Mortality Statistics




May 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1213

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:—
Measles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 7
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2

ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœa .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 4

ORDER 5:—
Syphilis, Hereditary .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 6:—
Pyæmia, Septicæmia .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 4

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.

Want of Breast-milk .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Delirium Tremens .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Malnutrition .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.

Cancer .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 2 .. 4 11
Tubercular Empyæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Phthisis .. .. .. 1 4 .. 5 .. 1 .. 7 18
Hæmophilia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Diabetes .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Anæmia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.

Premature Birth .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 5
Spina Bifida .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 5 1
Old Age .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. 4 .. 16

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 7
Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Paralysis Agitans .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Paraplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Neuritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Special Sense,—
Otitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

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

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 5
Pneumonia .. .. .. 2 .. 1 2 3 1 .. 3 12
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
Gastric Ulcer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Hæmorrhage from Stomach .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Enteritis .. .. .. 11 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 12
Perityphlitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Hernia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Jaundice .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Disease of Liver, Chronic .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Appendicitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1



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