New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 19

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 19

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1902—continued.

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 V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth 18 .. 36 .. 26 .. 26 .. 106
Atelectasis 5 .. 2 .. 4 .. 2 .. 13
Cyanosis 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3
Spina Bifida .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 3
Imperforate Anus .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Other Congenital Defects.. 3 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 6
Old Age.. .. 29 .. 26 .. 32 .. 35 122
Total Class V. 27 29 43 26 32 32 31 35 255
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis 5 5 3 7 5 7 2 13 47
Apoplexy .. 17 .. 17 .. 23 .. 33 90
Softening of Brain .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 5
Hemiplegia .. 10 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 13
Paralysis .. 7 .. 4 .. 8 .. 18 37
Paralysis of Insane .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 1 5
Chorea .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Epilepsy .. 1 .. 2 1 2 .. 2 8
Convulsions 12 1 10 .. 4 .. 6 .. 33
Idiopathic Tetanus .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Laryngismus Stridulus .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Bulbar Paralysis.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Myelitis.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Paraplegia .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Locomotor Ataxia .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Abscess on Brain .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Brain-disease .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Congestion of Brain .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Degeneration of Brain .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
Gumma of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Neuritis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Edema of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tumour on Brain .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 6
Total Order 1 17 52 16 39 11 49 8 75 267
ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Special Sense,—
Mastoid Abscess.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease 2 36 .. 43 2 42 .. 49 174
Pericarditis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. 10 .. 2 .. 2 .. 4 18
Angina Pectoris .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 3 .. 4 12
Syncope .. 12 .. 4 1 10 1 3 31
Aneurism .. 9 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 12
Senile Gangrene.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Embolism; Thrombosis .. 2 .. 2 .. 4 .. 3 11
Phlebitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Renaud’s Disease 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Order 3 3 73 .. 53 3 64 1 65 262
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 4
Croup .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 5
Asthma.. .. 4 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 8
Bronchitis 9 24 15 14 9 22 6 20 119
Pneumonia 24 35 14 37 15 15 13 23 176
Pleurisy 1 3 .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 9
Abscess on Lungs .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Congestion of Lungs .. 4 .. .. .. 1 4 3 12
Gangrene of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tumour of Thyroid Gland .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Order 4 37 72 29 55 25 41 25 53 337
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition 11 .. 7 .. 3 .. 1 .. 22
Tonsilitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Hæmatemesis .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 4
Melæna .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Diseases of Stomach .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Gastritis 3 6 2 2 4 .. 1 .. 18


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Vital statistics, Causes of death, Mortality, Infectious diseases, Diarrhoeal diseases, Tuberculosis, Cancer, Phthisis, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1902