New Zealand Gazette – 1906 – No. 17

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✨ Causes of Death Statistics



Mar. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 707

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1905.

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,—
Scarlet Fever, Scarlatina.. .. 1 1 1 2 .. .. .. 5
Typhoid Fever .. .. 1 6 .. 2 .. 1 .. 10
Influenza .. .. 3 .. 3 1 3 .. 13
Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2
Diphtheria .. .. 2 1 2 2 .. .. 1 8
Total Order 1 .. 4 11 3 9 2 4 1 4
ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—
Cholera Infantum .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
Cholera.. .. .. .. 11 1 7 1 .. 2
Diarrhœa .. 13 3 11 .. 7 1 2 ..
Total Order 2 .. 18 3 11 1 7 2 2 ..
ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Syphilis .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 6 .. ..
ORDER 6:—
Septic,—
Erysipelas .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1
Septicæmia .. .. .. 3 3 1 .. 4 1
Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. 2 1
Total Order 6 .. .. 7 3 4 .. 6 .. 2
Total Class I .. 24 21 20 14 15 12 3 6
CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Hydatids .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast-milk .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Scurvy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Alcoholism .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 2
Delirium Tremens .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 1
Malnutrition .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
Total Class III .. 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 3
CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Acute Rheumatism .. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. 2 6
Rickets.. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Cancer .. .. .. 35 .. 47 .. 49 .. 60
Tabes Mesenterica .. 5 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 7
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 8 10
Tubercular Meningitis .. 2 .. 2 6 1 4 2 5
Tubercular Enteritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
Tubercular Bladder .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Tubercular Kidney .. .. 37 2 26 1 43 .. 47
Phthisis .. 1 3 1 3 1 .. .. 3
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Hæmophilia .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 7 1
Purpura .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 17
Anæmia, Leucocythemia.. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 7 .. 5
Diabetes .. .. 6 .. 5 .. 9 .. 12
Rheumatic Arthritis .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Total Class IV .. 10 88 7 93 5 116 4 143
CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. 17 .. 33 .. 30 .. 30 ..
Atelectasis .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3
Patent Foramen Ovale .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
Spina Bifida .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 3
Other Congenital Defects.. .. .. .. 5 .. 2 .. 1 ..
Senile Decay .. .. 42 .. 35 .. 36 .. 44
Total Class V .. 18 42 41 35 35 37 31 44
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. 4 4 8 3 3 6 2
Apoplexy .. .. .. 31 .. 17 .. 20 ..
Softening of Brain .. .. .. 8 .. 1 .. 1 ..
Hemiplegia .. .. .. 5 .. 2 .. 2 ..


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Causes of death, Zymotic diseases, Parasitic diseases, Dietetic diseases, Violence, Statistics

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🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Causes of death, Statistics, Zymotic diseases, Parasitic diseases, Dietetic diseases