New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 29

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 29

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1900

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,—
Measles .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Scarlet Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Bubonic Plague .. .. .. 8 .. 8 .. 14 38
Influenza .. .. 2 2 3 1 6 .. 8
Whooping-cough .. .. .. 1 3 2 2 1 21
Diphtheria .. .. 4 3 3 5 2 2 21
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. 8 .. 8 .. .. 21
Total Order 1 .. .. 6 18 6 14 9 17 91
ORDER 2:— Diarrhœal,—
Cholera Infantum .. .. 2 .. .. 3 .. .. 5
Diarrhœa .. .. 52 2 9 1 6 1 84
Dysentery .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 4
Total Order 2 .. .. 54 3 9 2 10 1 93
ORDER 5:— Venereal,—
Syphilis.. .. .. 4 1 1 3 1 .. 11
Stricture of Urethra .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Total Order 5 .. .. 4 2 1 4 1 .. 13
ORDER 6:— Septic,—
Hospital Gangrene .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Erysipelas .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 5
Septicæmia .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 5
Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 6
Total Order 6 .. .. 2 4 .. 1 .. 5 17
Total Class I. .. .. 66 27 16 21 20 23 214
CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Thrush .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Hydatids .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 3
Total Class II. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 4
CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Exposure .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 3
Athrepsia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Want of Breast-milk .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 3
Alcoholism .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 3 16
Malnutrition .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
Total Class III. .. .. 3 4 1 4 1 8 25
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 3 9
Rheumatism .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 8 6
Gout .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cancer .. .. .. 32 .. 36 .. 32 145
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. 2 .. 3 1 3 1 12
Tubercular Abscess .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 3
Tubercular Enteritis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 3
Tubercular Hip-joint Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Kidney-disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tubercular Laryngitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. 3 3 2 2 .. 1 28
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Ulcer of Intestine .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Salpingitis .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 1
Tuberculosis .. .. .. 1 1 3 .. 1 8
Tuberculosis of Intestine .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Phthisis .. .. 1 46 1 56 .. 47 204
Purpura .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 4
Anæmia .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 8
Diabetes .. .. .. 5 .. 4 .. 2 15
Rheumatic Arthritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Rheumatic Gout.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Total Class IV. .. .. 9 98 7 107 3 92 457


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🏥 Vital Statistics of Chief Cities for Year 1900 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
21 March 1901
Vital statistics, Causes of death, Zymotic diseases, Tuberculosis, Phthisis, Cancer, Diarrhoea, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Under-5 mortality