Vital Statistics




APRIL 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 933

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 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Influenza .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Diphtheria .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Enteric Fever .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2

ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—
Cholera Infantum .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. 1
Diarrhœa .. .. .. 19 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 28
Dysentery .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4

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

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Sub-acute Rheumatism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Rheumatism .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. 1 .. 3 .. 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 11
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Enteritis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 1 .. 1 .. 7
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 3
Hæmophilia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 5
Imperforate Anus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Senile Decay .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 10

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 2 .. 6
Softening of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 3
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 4
Convulsions .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. 1 2 .. 3 .. 3 .. 6 .. 15
Fatty Heart .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Aneurism .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Embolism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Asthma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
Tonsillitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Hæmatemesis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Melœna .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Gastritis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Gastric Ulcer .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Enteritis .. .. .. 6 1 1 .. 1 .. 5 .. .. 14
Internal Perforation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Intestinal Obstruction .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Hernia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 4
Degeneration of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Pyelitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 5
Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Prostatic Disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1902, No 31





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🏥 Registrar-General’s Report on Causes of Death for March 1902 (continued from previous page)

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Causes of death, Vital statistics, Mortality, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Zymotic diseases, Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Diarrhoea, Heart disease