✨ Causes of Death Statistics
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 25
TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1904.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
| AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. | WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. | CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGH. | 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 .. .. .. 4
Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. 1 2 1 .. .. 4
Bubonic Plague .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Influenza .. .. .. .. 4 .. 5 .. 3 1 18 26
Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. 3
Diphtheria .. .. .. 2 1 4 1 1 1 .. 10
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. 9 .. 4 .. 2 4 19
Total Order 1 .. .. 2 16 10 11 2 6 3 17 67
ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—
Simple Cholera .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cholera Infantum .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 6 2 1 .. 11
Diarrhœa .. .. .. 16 3 27 2 12 2 16 .. 78
Dysentery .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Total Order 2 .. .. 20 4 28 2 18 3 17 .. 92
ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Syphilis .. .. .. 1 1 4 1 4 .. 4 .. 15
Stricture of Urethra .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Total Order 5 .. .. 1 1 4 2 4 .. 4 .. 16
ORDER 6:—
Septic,—
Erysipelas .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 3 5
Pyæmia, Septicæmia .. .. .. .. 5 2 4 .. 2 1 14
Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 4 8
Total Order 6 .. .. 1 7 2 6 .. 3 .. 8 27
Total Class I. .. .. 24 28 44 21 24 12 24 25 202
CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Aphthæ .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Hydatids .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 3 8
Worms .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Class II. .. .. 1 1 1 2 .. 2 .. 3 10
CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast-milk .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 5
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 2 8
Delirium Tremens .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Malnutrition .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Total Class III. .. .. 1 3 1 2 4 2 .. 2 15
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 3
Rheumatism .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 1 5
Gout .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Rickets .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Cancer .. .. .. .. 45 .. 44 .. 38 1 56 184
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 5
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 3 2 8
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. 2 .. 1 6 3 4 5 11 32
Tubercular Hip disease .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Tubercular Disease of Pelvic Bone .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tubercular Kidney .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Tubercular Enteritis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Acute Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 49 1
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 45 .. 50 1 41 2 49 188
Tuberculosis .. .. .. 3 1 1 8 1 3 .. 3 20
Hæmophilia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Anæmia .. .. .. .. 5 .. 1 .. 3 .. 6 15
Diabetes .. .. .. .. 6 .. 3 .. 9 .. 6 24
Osteo-arthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Total Class IV. .. .. 9 106 5 114 7 103 12 140 496
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. 12 .. 27 .. 23 .. 38 .. 100
Atelectasis .. .. 2 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 5
Cleft Palate .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Other Congenital Defects.. .. 1 .. 2 .. 4 .. 1 .. 8
Old Age .. .. .. .. 39 .. 13 .. 31 .. 36 119
Total Class V. .. .. 16 39 29 13 30 31 40 36 234
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NZ Gazette 1905, No 25
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🏥 Causes of Death Statistics for Four Cities 1904
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