Causes of Death Statistics




JULY 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1587

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,—
Influenza .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Whooping-cough.. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Diphtheria .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. 1 4
Enteric Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

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

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Acute Rheumatism .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Rheumatism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. 8 .. 1 .. 2 16
Tubercular Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. 7 .. 4 19
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 4 .. 4 .. .. 1
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Tuberculosis of Peritoneum .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Leucocythæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 2 .. 2 .. 8
Atelectasis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Congenital Malformation.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3 .. 4 1
Old Age.. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. 10

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 2 .. 3 8
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. 3 8
Hemiphlegia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Convulsions .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 4
Laryngismus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Rupture of Blood-vessel in Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. 1 6 .. 3 1 2 .. 3 16
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Aneurism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Renaud’s Disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 3 3 .. 1 6 .. 2 15
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. 2 .. 2 8
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Tumour of Thyroid Gland .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Hæmatemesis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Gastric Ulcer .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Enteritis .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 3
Obstruction of Intestine .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Appendicitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Intussusception .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 6:—
Diseases of Lymphatic System,—
Cretenism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Nephritis .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 3
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 3
Uræmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1902, No 59





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🏥 Summary of Deaths by Age and Cause in Principal Boroughs, June 1902 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Causes of Death, Zymotic Diseases, Constitutional Diseases, Developmental Diseases, Violence, Ill-defined Causes, Proportion per Cent, Age under 5, 5 Years and over