Causes of Death Statistics




Feb. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 691

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,—
Influenza .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 3
Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 4 8
Diphtheria .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—
Cholera Infantum .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 3
Diarrhœa .. .. .. 1 .. 1 9 1 1 .. 14
Dysentery .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2

ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Syphilis (congenital) .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

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

CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Hydatid of Brain .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Delirium Tremens .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. 7 .. 2 .. 11 .. 21
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 3
Tubercular Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 5
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 4 .. 4 1 3 .. 7 19
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 2
Anæmia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
Diabetes .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 4
Rheumatic Arthritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3 .. 6
Atelectasis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cleft Palate .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Maldevelopment .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Senile Decay .. .. .. .. 6 .. 5 .. 4 .. 5 20

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. 4 1 2 .. 3 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 16
Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 3 4
Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Convulsions .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
Myelitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Bulbar Paralysis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Paraplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Congestion of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. .. 6 .. 7 .. 4 .. 3 20
Fatty Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 3 .. 1 8
Aneurism .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2

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



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