Vital Statistics - Causes of Death




Dec. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2737

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 .. .. .. 17 2 6 1 .. .. .. .. 26
Scarlet Fever, Scarlatina.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Whooping-cough.. .. .. 5 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 7
Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

ORDER 2:—
Diarrheal,—
Diarrhoea .. .. .. 3 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 5

ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Syphilis (Hereditary) .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 2
Stricture of Urethra .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

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

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
Gout .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Cancer .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 8
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 2 5
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 6 .. 5 16
Tuberculosis (General) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Diabetes .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 3

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 5
Atelectasis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Cyanosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Old Age.. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 4 8

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 3 5
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 .. 2 8
Hemiplegia, Brain-paralysis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Paralysis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Bulbar Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Laryngismus Stridulus .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Degeneration of Brain .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
Cerebral Abscess.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 5 .. 2 11
Pericarditis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 3
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Aneurism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Embolism, Thrombosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Bronchitis .. .. .. 4 1 .. 2 1 .. .. 2 10
Pneumonia .. .. .. 6 3 2 2 5 2 .. 5 25

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,
Dentition .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Hæmatemesis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Gastritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Ulcer of Stomach .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Enteritis .. .. .. 2 2 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 6
Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
Hernia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Icterus .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Appendicitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1



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Vital Statistics, Mortality, Causes of Death, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, November 1902, Age Groups, Disease Classification