New Zealand Gazette – 1911 – No. 61

Page 2373

✨ Causes of Death Statistics



JULY 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2373

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. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.

II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.

  1. Meningitis .. .. .. 1 1 4 1 1 .. .. 8
  2. Apoplexy, Cerebral Haemorrhage .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. 8
  3. Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  4. Convulsions (children under 5 years) 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
  5. Cerebral Tumour .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2
  6. Cretinism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.

  1. Heart-disease .. .. 1 7 .. 6 1 9 .. 6 30
  2. Arterio Sclerosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  3. Atheroma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  4. Haemorrhage .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2

IV.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

  1. Acute Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  2. Chronic Bronchitis .. .. .. 4 .. 3 .. 2 .. 3 12
  3. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2
  4. Pneumonia .. .. .. 2 .. 3 1 1 .. 1 8
  5. Gangrene of Lung .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  6. Asthma .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  7. Enlarged Thymus Gland.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

V.—DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.

  1. Stricture of the OEsophagus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  2. Ulcer of Bowels, Stomach .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
  3. Diarrhoea (children under 2 years) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  4. Enteritis (children under 2 years).. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
  5. Enteritis (children over 2 years) .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 4
  6. Appendicitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
  7. Hernia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
  8. Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
  9. Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
  10. Cholecystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  11. Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 1 .. 4
  12. Subphrenic Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

VI.—DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.

  1. Nephritis .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 3
  2. Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 3 6
  3. Kidney-disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
  4. Enlarged Prostate .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2

VII.—PUERPERAL STATE.

  1. Abortion, Miscarriage .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3

VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.

  1. Pemphigus .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

XI.—INFANCY.

  1. Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 4
    151A. Premature Birth .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 7

XII.—OLD AGE.

  1. Senility .. .. .. .. 11 .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 17

XIII.—VIOLENCE.

  1. Suicide by Poison .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
  2. Accident—Burns .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  3. " Drowned .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  4. " Run over by Tram .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
  5. " Kicked by Horse .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  6. " Contact with Electric Wire .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
  7. Fall over Cliff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.

  1. Syncope .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
  2. Asthenia .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
  3. Heart-failure, &c. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 4

Totals .. .. .. 10 52 10 35 10 44 7 37 215



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