Causes of Death Statistics




Jan. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 187

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 .. .. 2 4
Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2

ORDER 2:—
Diarrhoeal,—
Diarrhoea .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 5

ORDER 6:—
Septic,—
Septicaemia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Thrush .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Cancer .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 7
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. 1 1 .. 3 .. .. 2 .. 5 14
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 3 1 3 .. 2 .. 1 1
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Purpura .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Rheumatic Gout .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. .. .. 4 .. 10
Atelectasis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cyanosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Malformation (Congenital) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Old Age.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 5 7

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Inflammation of Brain .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
Paralysis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Paralysis of Insane .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Convulsions .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 3
Cerebral Tumour .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Spinal Caries .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. .. 4 .. 4 .. 7 .. 4 19
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 4
Senile Gangrene .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Croup .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Asthma .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2
Pneumonia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 1 2 6
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Duodenal Ulcer .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Intussusception .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Contracted Liver .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Appendicitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1
Abscess of Pancreas .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Granular Kidney .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Albuminuria .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Diabetes Insipidus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1



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🏥 Summary of Causes of Death by Age Group in Major Boroughs, December 1900 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
15 January 1901
Causes of Death, Zymotic Diseases, Constitutional Diseases, Developmental Diseases, Dietetic Diseases, Mortality, Age Groups, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin