Vital Statistics




Sept. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2093

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 .. .. .. .. .. 11 .. .. .. 11
Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Influenza .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Whooping-cough.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Diphtheria .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Enteric Fever .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 4

ORDER 2:—
Diarrhoeal,—
Diarrhoea .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. 3

ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Syphilis.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Cancer .. .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. .. 5 10
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Tubercular Pyonephrosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 8 .. 5 3 17
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
Hæmophilia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Leuchæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Rheumatic Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 4 .. 2 .. 10
Atelectasis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Patent Foramen Ovale .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Old Age.. .. .. .. .. 5 .. 2 .. 7 .. 3 17

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 2 .. 3 10
Softening of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Hemiphlegia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Mania (Acute) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Chorea .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Myelitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Paraphlegia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Progressive Muscular Atrophy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Neurasthenia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 6 .. 3 .. 5 18
Fatty Heart .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 3
Aneurism .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
Embolism (Cerebral) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Asthma .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 3 3 4 3 1 5 1 1 21
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. 5 5 .. 2 3 3 2 2 22
Pleurisy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 3
Gangrene of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Gastric Ulcer .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Enteritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Volvulus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1
Hernia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2



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