Vital Statistics Report




1176 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 40

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 FEBBILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic,—
Influenza .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 3
Diphtheria .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Enteric Fever .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—
Cholera Infantum .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1
Diarrhœa .. .. .. 7 2 1 .. 6 .. 1 1 18
Dysentery .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 6:—
Septic,—
Erysipelas .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Blood-poisoning .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast-milk .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Acute Rheumatism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. 4 .. 2 .. 2 5 13
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 5 .. 1 .. 8 4 18
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Tubercular Hip-joint Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 5
Imperforate Anus .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Senile Decay .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 5 8

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 3
Cerebritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 1 9
Paralysis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 4 6
Convulsions .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3
Paraplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Tumour on Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. .. 2 .. 4 .. 6 .. 2 14
Syncope .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 5
Thrombosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Phlebitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Croup .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Asthma .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 1 4
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 2 5
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
Enteritis .. .. .. 8 .. 3 .. 2 .. 3 .. 16
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Hernia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cholæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Hepatic Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Jaundice .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 6:—
Diseases of Lymphatic System and Ductless Glands,—
Adenitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Goitre .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2



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