Vital Statistics




MAY 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1221

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.

CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic,—
Influenza .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2

ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—
Diarrhœa .. .. .. 4 .. 2 1 2 .. 2 .. 11
Dysentery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

ORDER 6:—
Septic,—
Septicæmia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast-milk .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Malnutrition .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. 5 .. 2 .. 5 17
Tubercular Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 5 .. 3 .. 7 17
Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 5
Atelectasis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Foramen Ovale .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Senile Decay .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 5

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. 2 2
Cerebral Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 5
Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Convulsions .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 6
Cerebral Congestion .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Tumour of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 6 1 3 13
Fatty Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Senile Gangrene.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Emphysema .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Asthma.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Pneumonia .. .. .. 1 1 1 2 .. 2 1 .. 8
Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Empyema .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Œdema of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Dyspepsia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Gastritis .. .. .. 1 2 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 6
Enteritis .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Perforation of Bowels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Appendicitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1



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