Causes of Death Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 79

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,—
Influenza .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Enteric Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—
Diarrhœa .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2

CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Hydatid of Kidney .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Acute Rheumatism .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Rheumatism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Cancer .. .. .. .. 2 .. 6 .. 5 .. 3 16
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 3 .. 3 10
Purpura .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Diabetes .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 5

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 6
Cyanosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. .. 1
Old Age .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 8

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. 7 2
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 14
Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Paralysis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 4
Convulsions .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 4
Cerebral Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Myelitis.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Locomotor Ataxy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Spinal Caries .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. .. 6 .. 6 1 3 .. 1 17
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 3
Rupture of Aorta (Aneurism) .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Embolism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Thrombosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Phlebitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Degeneration of Arteries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Croup .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Bronchitis .. .. .. 1 2 .. 1 1 1 1 .. 7
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 3 1 1 1 10
Œdema of Lungs .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Hæmorrhage of Stomach .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Hernia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Jaundice .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Abdominal Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Chronic Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Chronic Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Abscess of Kidney .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. ..



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