Vital Statistics




Mar. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 875

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.

CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic,—
Measles .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. 3
Scarlet Fever, Scarlatina.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 6
Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Whooping-cough.. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4

ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—
Infantile Cholera .. .. .. .. 5 2 .. 4 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Diarrhœa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 11
Dysentery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Stricture of Urethra .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 6:—
Septic,—
Pyæmia, Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Nourishment .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
Malnutrition .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rachitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3 .. .. 3 .. 6 14
Tubercular Mesenteric Disease .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Tuberculosis of Kidney .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Laryngitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 7
Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 2 1 3 9
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 2
Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 4 .. .. 1 .. 8
Old Age .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. 1 9

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 6
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 6
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1
Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Spinal Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Bulbar Paralysis.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Chronic Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. 6 .. .. 4 .. 4 20
Fatty Heart .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Aneurism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Embolism .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 .. 10
Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Stomatitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Acute Pharyngitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Hæmatemesis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Enteritis .. .. .. .. 14 1 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 19
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Gallstones .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Jaundice .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Abdominal Tumour .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Appendicitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2

ORDER 6:—
Diseases of Lymphatic System,—
Grave’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1



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