Causes of Death Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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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,—
Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 1 5
Influenza .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

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

ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Syphilis (Hereditary) .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Stricture of Urethra .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

ORDER 6:—
Septic,—
Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Worms .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 6

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Rheumatism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Rickets .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 5 .. 7 .. .. 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 5 .. 9 .. .. 24
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Acute Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 5 .. 8 16
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 5 .. 8 16
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
Leucocythemia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 4 .. 9
Spina Bifida .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Malformation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Old Age.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 4 .. 5 14

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. 1 .. 3 7
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 5 .. 4 13
Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 3
Paralysis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
Paralysis of Insane .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Epileptic Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 3

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. .. 3 .. 4 .. 4 1 6 18
Pericarditis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Fatty Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Thrombosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Asthma .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 2 1 2 3 .. 11
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 1 3 3 4 15
Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,
Hæmatemesis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 3
Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
Intestinal Obstruction .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 4
Intussusception of Bowel.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Hernia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2 4
Hepatic Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Liver-disease .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Appendicitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 3



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Causes of Death, Mortality, Statistics, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Age Groups, Disease Classification