✨ Vital Statistics Table
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 16
TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1909—continued.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. | WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. | CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. | DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. | TOTAL. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Under 5 Years. | |
| I.—GENERAL DISEASES. | |||||
| 1. Typhoid Fever .. | .. | 5 | .. | 7 | .. |
| 4. Intermittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 6. Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 7. Scarlet Fever .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
| 8. Whooping-cough | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | 4 |
| 9. Croup .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 |
| 9A. Diphtheria | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. |
| 10. Influenza | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 |
| 17. Elephantiasis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 18. Erysipelas | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 |
| 20. Purulent Infection and Septicemia | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | .. |
| 27. Phthisis | .. | 43 | 1 | 56 | 1 |
| 27. Tuberculosis | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. |
| 28. Tuberculosis of the Meninges | .. | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 29. Tuberculosis of the Peritoneum | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. |
| 30. Potts’s Disease .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
| 33. Tuberculosis of Other Organs | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| 33. Lupus .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| 34. General Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| 36. Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| 36. Syphilis, Hereditary | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. |
| 39. Cancer of the Mouth, Jaw | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. |
| 40. " Stomach and Liver.. | .. | 23 | .. | 16 | .. |
| 41. " Peritoneum, Intes- | .. | 15 | .. | 12 | .. |
| 42. " Uterus | .. | 10 | .. | 7 | .. |
| 43. " Breast | .. | 5 | .. | 4 | .. |
| 44. " Face, Nose, Skin | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
| 45. Cancer of Other Organs | .. | 17 | 1 | 15 | .. |
| 46. Other Tumours .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| 47. Acute Articular Rheumatism | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | .. |
| 48. Chronic Rheumatism and Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 49. Scurvy .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| 50. Diabetes | .. | 8 | .. | 9 | .. |
| 51. Exophthalmic Goitre | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| 52. Addison’s Disease | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
| 53. Leucæmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 54. Anæmia | .. | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 56. Acute and Chronic Alcoholism | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. |
| 57. Lead-poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 59. Morphia Habit | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total | .. | 18 | 172 | 26 | 171 |
II.—DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE. | | | | | | | | | |
| 61. Simple Meningitis | .. | 7 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 49 |
| 62. Progressive Locomotor Ataxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| 63. Other Diseases of the Spinal Cord | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 18 |
| 64. Congestion and Hæmorrhage of the Brain | .. | 2 | 23 | .. | 19 | .. | 25 | 1 | 31 | 101 |
| 65. Softening of the Brain | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 8 |
| 66. Paralysis, Hemiplegia | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | 6 | .. | 8 | 21 |
| 67. General Paralysis | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 6 |
| 68. Other Forms of Mental Alienation.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| 69. Epilepsy | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 9 |
| 70. Eclampsia (non-puerperal) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 71. Convulsions of Children under five years of age | .. | 8 | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | 7 | .. | 24 |
| 72. Tetanus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 73. Chorea .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| 74c. Other Diseases of the Nervous System | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 7 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 19 |
| 76. Diseases of the Ear | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Total | .. | 19 | 52 | 19 | 48 | 12 | 49 | 11 | 55 | 265 |
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. | | | | | | | | | |
| 77. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 6 |
| 78. Acute Endocarditis | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 10 |
| 79. Organic Heart-disease | .. | 1 | 100 | 12 | 78 | 3 | 78 | 3 | 95 | 370 |
| 80. Angina Pectoris .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | 9 |
| 81. Diseases of the Arteries, Atheroma, Aneurisms, &c. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 10 | 21 |
| 82. Embolism and Thrombosis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 6 | 13 |
| 83. Disease of the Veins | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| 85. Hæmorrhage | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | .. | 2 | 114 | 12 | 88 | 4 | 88 | 4 | 125 | 437 |
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NZ Gazette 1910, No 16
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🏥 Table of Deaths by Cause in Four Chief Cities and Suburbs, 1909
🏥 Health & Social WelfareVital statistics, Deaths, Causes of death, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1909