✨ Vital Statistics Table
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 72
CAUSES OF DEATH.
| AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. | WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. | CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. | DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. | TOTAL. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. |
CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic,—
Bubonic Plague* .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Diphtheria .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. 4
ORDER 2:—
Diarrhoeal,—
Chronic Dysentery .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 6:—
Septic,—
Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Exposure .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 2
Chronic Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Cancer .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 2 7 14
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. 7 .. 8 .. 4 1 25
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 6 1
Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Diabetes Mellitus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 4 .. 9
Patent Foramen Ovale .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Spina Bifida .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Imperfect Development .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 1
Old Age .. .. .. .. 4 .. 2 .. 4 .. 12
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Pachymeningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Melancholia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Idiocy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1
Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
Abscess on Brain .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1
Tumour on Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
Cerebral Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Special Sense,—
Otitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 5 .. 2 11
Dilatation of Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 4
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1
Aneurism .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
Senile Gangrene .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Embolism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Thrombosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 4 .. 1 11
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 4 2 10
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Sore Throat .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1
Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Gall-stones .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
Jaundice .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
- Cause so certified, but difference of opinion existed among medical men.
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🏥 Registrar-General’s Report on Causes of Death by Borough for July 1900
🏥 Health & Social WelfareCauses of Death, Vital Statistics, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Boroughs, July 1900