Vital Statistics - Causes of Death




JULY 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1989

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,—
Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—
Diarrhœa .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 4

ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Syphilis .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 2

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 4

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Cancer .. .. .. .. 6 .. 7 .. 2 .. 2 17
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 6 1
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. 2 .. .. 14
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Diabetes .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. 2 .. 7 .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 14
Congenital Malformation.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Old Age.. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 4 .. 3 11

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 4 .. 3 .. .. .. .. 9
Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Paralysis Agitans .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
General Paralysis of Insane .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Convulsions .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Myelitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cerebral Abscess.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cerebral Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. .. 5 .. 6 .. 3 .. 2 16
Dilatation of Heart .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
Thrombosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Rupture of Artery .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Asthma .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Bronchitis .. .. .. 1 2 1 .. .. .. .. 2 6
Pneumonia .. .. .. 1 1 1 3 .. 1 1 .. 8
Empyema .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Gangrene of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Enteritis .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 6
Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. 4
Hernia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Icterus Neonatorum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Hepatitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2

ORDER 6:—
Diseases of Lymphatic System,—
Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

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