New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 22

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✨ Vital Statistics



Mar. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 641

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1901.

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,—
Chicken-pox .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Measles .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. 2
Scarlet fever .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Influenza .. .. 2 12 4 10 6 19 74
Whooping-cough.. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 20 4
Diphtheria .. .. .. 2 4 3 1 1 13
Typhoid fever .. .. .. 11 .. 5 .. 2 24
Total Order 1 .. .. 4 25 9 18 9 27 120
ORDER 2:— Diarrhœal,—
Cholera Infantum .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Diarrhœa .. .. 28 3 7 3 6 2 54
Dysentery .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 2 1
Total Order 2 .. .. 28 3 7 3 8 2 57
ORDER 4:— Zoogenous,—
Vaccination Erysipelas .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 5:— Venereal,—
Syphilis .. .. 4 1 3 .. 1 1 11
Stricture of Urethra .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Total Order 5 .. .. 4 1 3 1 1 1 12
ORDER 6:— Septic,—
Phagedæna .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3
Pyæmia, Septicæmia .. .. .. 2 .. 3 1 3 11
Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 4
Total Order 6 .. .. .. 4 .. 5 2 4 19
Total Class I. .. .. 36 34 19 27 20 34 209
CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Hydatids .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 6
CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Exposure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Want of Breast-milk .. .. 4 .. 2 .. .. .. 6
Alcoholism .. .. .. 1 .. .. 5 2 8
Delirium Tremens .. .. .. 1 .. 1 5 .. 7
Malnutrition .. .. 4 .. 2 .. .. .. 6
Total Class III. .. .. 8 2 4 1 .. 10 28
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Acute Rheumatism .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 8
Rheumatism .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 4 4
Rickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. 32 .. 38 .. 43 154
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. .. 6 1 .. .. 7
Tubercular Enteritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Kidney .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tubercular Laryngytis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. 2 1 5 3 3 4 23
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. 3 1 .. .. .. 2 6
Tuberculosis .. .. .. 2 4 5 3 2 16
Morbus Coxe .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Phthisis .. .. .. 41 2 53 .. 43 207
Purpura .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
Anæmia .. .. .. 1 1 2 1 4 9
Leucocythæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Diabetes .. .. .. 3 .. 7 .. 8 24
Rheumatic Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 3
Rheumatic Gout .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Total Class IV. .. .. 6 86 19 111 5 102 471


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🏥 Vital Statistics of Chief Cities for Year 1901 (continued from previous page)

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Vital Statistics, Deaths, Mortality, Causes of Death, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Boroughs, 1901