New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 17

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✨ Vital Statistics



Feb. 25.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1903.

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 4 2 3 .. 12 5 2 .. 28
Scarlet Fever .. 2 2 4 4 8 9 21 50
Influenza 1 3 1 1 .. 2 2 5 15
Whooping-cough 17 .. 5 .. 7 .. .. .. 29
Mumps 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Diphtheria .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2 1 5
Typhoid Fever 1 7 .. 5 .. 2 .. 1 16
Total Order 1 24 14 12 11 23 17 16 28 145
ORDER 2:— Diarrheal,—
Cholera Infantum 2 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 4
Diarrhoea 30 7 20 1 7 1 2 2 70
Dysentery 1 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
Total Order 2 33 9 20 2 8 2 2 2 78
ORDER 5:— Venereal,—
Syphilis 2 1 1 .. .. .. 1 1 6
Stricture of Urethra .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 4
Total Order 5 2 2 1 1 .. .. 1 3 10
ORDER 6:— Septic,—
Erysipelas .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 4 6
Pyaemia, Septicaemia 1 .. 1 .. 2 4 1 3 12
Puerperal Fever .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Puerperal Septicaemia .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. .. 4
Total Order 6 1 1 1 4 2 6 1 7 23
Total Class I. 60 26 34 18 33 25 20 40 256
CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Hydatids .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Worms 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Class II. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Exposure .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Want of Breast-milk 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
Alcoholism .. 3 .. 4 .. 4 .. 11 22
Delirium Tremens .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 4
Malnutrition 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Total Class III. 7 4 .. 5 .. 6 .. 12 34
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. 2 .. 6 .. 2 1 3 14
Rheumatism .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Rickets .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 3
Cancer .. 37 1 46 .. 33 .. 62 179
Tabes Mesenterica 5 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 6
Tubercular Peritonitis 1 2 .. .. 1 1 1 3 9
Tubercular Enteritis 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Tubercular Disease of Kidney .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Tubercular Disease of Knee .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Tubercular Disease of Spine .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Tubercular Laryngitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tubercular Meningitis 5 4 3 1 1 2 2 7 25
Acute Hydrocephalus 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 5
Phthisis 2 36 .. 46 1 36 1 52 174
Tuberculosis .. 4 2 3 .. 2 1 11 23
Hip-disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Purpura .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 3
Anaemia .. 2 1 1 .. 3 .. 3 10
Diabetes .. 3 .. 6 .. 8 .. 8 25
Rheumatic Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Total Class IV. 19 92 9 110 4 92 9 153 488


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🏥 Vital Statistics of Chief Cities for 1903 (continued from previous page)

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Vital statistics, Causes of death, Mortality, Population, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Registrar-General, 1903