Vital Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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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,—
Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 7 1
Influenza .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 6 .. .. .. 18
Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 2:—
Diarrhoeal,—
Gastro-intestinal Catarrh .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Syphilis (Hereditary) .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 3

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

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Delirium Tremens .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Malnutrition .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatism (Chronic) .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 5 .. 3 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. 5 .. 3 12
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. 4 .. .. 3 .. 5 19
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Rheumatic Gout.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Cyanosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Congenital Brain-defect .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Old Age .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 2 .. .. 9 .. 5 20

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 1 .. 2 5
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 3 .. .. 7
Softening of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Paralysis of Insane .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Fits (periodic) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 3
Disseminated Sclerosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Myelitis.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Spastic Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Cerebral Tumour .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 2 .. .. 7 .. 4 17
Pericarditis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 3
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 5 .. 2 9
Senile Gangrene .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
Clot of Blood in Pulmonary Artery.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Croup .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Asthma .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 2 4 1 1 .. .. 9 1 4 22
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. 1 4 .. 5 4 .. 3 5 22
Empyema .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Œdema of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 3
Lung-disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1



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