New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 20

Page 969

✨ Mortality Statistics



Mar. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 969

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1907—continued.

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 VI.—LOCAL DISEASES—contd.
ORDER 1—continued.
Diseases of Nervous System—continued.
Hemiplegia .. 6 .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 10
Paralysis .. 1 .. 4 .. 3 1 13 29
Paralysis Agitans .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
General Paralysis of Insane .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 1 5
Chorea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Epilepsy .. .. .. 2 .. 5 .. .. 8
Convulsions .. 8 .. 10 .. 1 15 .. 41
Laryngismus Stridulus .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 6
Myelitis .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 9
Spinal Disease .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 3
Abscess of Brain, Tumour on Brain .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4 6
Brain-disease .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 4 8
Congestion of Brain .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3
Hydrocephalus .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 5
Bulbar Paralysis.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Total Order 1 .. 15 49 18 61 15 52 18 72
ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Special Sense,—
Otitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. 2 64 7 51 1 69 2 53
Pericarditis .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 1
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 2 .. 12
Angina Pectoris .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 3 .. 3
Syncope .. 1 9 .. 14 1 21 .. 14
Aneurism .. .. 3 .. 6 .. 3 .. 4
Senile Gangrene.. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Embolism, Thrombosis .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 7 .. 3
Phlebitis .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. ..
Other Diseases of Circulatory System .. .. 4 .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Total Order 3 .. 3 89 7 82 2 106 2 93
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. 2 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 ..
Croup .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Asthma .. .. 7 .. 1 .. 4 .. 1
Bronchitis .. 4 20 19 19 11 13 4 16
Pneumonia .. 34 25 24 23 22 34 16 28
Pleurisy .. 1 5 .. 2 .. 3 .. 4
Congestion of Lungs .. 1 1 .. 3 1 1 2 5
Abscess of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Other Diseases of Respiratory System .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 1
Total Order 4 .. 43 59 44 49 35 57 25 57
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. 2 .. 3 .. .. .. .. ..
Sore Throat, Quinsy, &c. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 ..
Dyspepsia .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. ..
Hæmatemesis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. ..
Gastritis .. 2 5 2 .. .. 4 2 1
Gastric Ulcer .. .. 7 .. 3 1 2 .. 1
Enteritis .. 44 3 49 3 35 6 20 6
Ulceration, Perforation of Intestine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Obstruction of Intestine .. .. 4 1 2 1 8 .. 1
Stricture or Strangulation of Intestine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Intussusception of Intestine .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 ..
Hernia .. .. 1 1 3 .. 1 .. ..
Fistula .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
Peritonitis .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 3 .. 2
Ascites .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1
Gallstones .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 2 .. 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. 3 .. 4 .. 4 .. 3
Hepatitis, Jaundice .. .. 5 1 .. .. 7 2 2
Tumour of Liver .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Appendicitis .. .. 8 .. 6 .. 9 .. 5
Other Diseases of Digestive System .. .. 6 .. 1 .. .. .. 3
Total Order 5 .. 50 47 60 32 38 48 26 29


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Mortality statistics, Causes of death, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1907, Diseases