✨ Vital Statistics
Mar. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 727
TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1900—continued.
| 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 V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | |||||||||
| Premature Birth | 13 | .. | 22 | .. | 25 | .. | 27 | .. | 87 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Cyanosis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Foramen Ovale | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Spina Bifida | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 |
| Hare-lip | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Other Congenital Defects.. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 6 |
| Old Age.. | .. | 20 | .. | 14 | .. | 32 | .. | 18 | 84 |
| Total Class V. | 21 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 18 | 193 |
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
| Meningitis | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Apoplexy | .. | 19 | .. | 18 | .. | 14 | 1 | 84 | 86 |
| Softening of Brain | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 |
| Hemiplegia | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 9 |
| Paralysis | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 12 | 22 |
| Paralysis of Insane | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Dementia | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Hypochondriasis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| Convulsions | 12 | .. | 15 | 1 | 18 | .. | 5 | .. | 51 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Loco Ataxy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Myelitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Paraplegia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cerebral Abscess.. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Cerebral Embolism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Cerebral Tumour | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 9 |
| Congestion of Brain | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Disease of Brain .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
| Disseminated Sclerosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Spinal Caries | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Spinal Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Total Order 1 | 22 | 41 | 19 | 41 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 75 | 256 |
ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Special Sense,—
| Otitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
| Heart-disease | 1 | 39 | .. | 39 | 2 | 45 | .. | 45 | 171 |
| Fatty Degeneration of Heart | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | 4 | 19 |
| Angina Pectoris | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | 12 |
| Syncope | .. | 11 | .. | 8 | 2 | 11 | .. | 16 | 48 |
| Aneurism | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 10 |
| Senile Gangrene.. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Embolism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Phlebitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Degeneration of Arteries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Total Order 3 | 1 | 61 | .. | 53 | 4 | 77 | .. | 76 | 272 |
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
| Laryngitis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 |
| Other Diseases of Larynx and Trachea | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Asthma.. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 |
| Bronchitis | .. | 11 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 64 |
| Pneumonia | .. | 8 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 76 |
| Pleurisy | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 8 |
| (Edema of Lungs | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Congestion of Lungs | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| Fibroma of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Gangrene of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Lung-disease | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Total Order 4 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 30 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 32 | 182 |
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NZ Gazette 1901, No 29
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Vital Statistics of Chief Cities for Year 1900
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🏥 Health & Social Welfare21 March 1901
Vital statistics, Causes of death, Developmental diseases, Local diseases, Circulatory system, Respiratory system, Nervous system, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Under-5 mortality