New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 21

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✨ Vital Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 21

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1912.

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.
I.—GENERAL DISEASES.
1. Typhoid Fever ..	..	8	..	3	..	1	..	1	13
6. Measles	..	1	..	..	3	..	2	1	7
7. Scarlet Fever	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	2
8. Whooping Cough	..	..	1	..	..	..	6	..	7
9. Diphtheria	..	2	..	1	1	..	1	2	13
9A. Croup	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
10. Influenza	..	..	..	4	..	2	..	1	12
14. Dysentery	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	2
18. Erysipelas	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	2
20. Purulent Infection and Septicæmia	..	..	..	5	1	3	..	2	15
24. Tetanus	..	2	..	..	..	1	..	1	5
28. Phthisis	..	1	..	37	..	46	1	41	162
28. Tuberculosis	..	4	..	3	1	1	..	4	13
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis	..	3	..	..	..	..	..	1	4
30. Tuberculous Meningitis	..	4	4	2	..	2	5	6	26
31. Abdominal Tuberculosis	..	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	10
32. Pott’s Disease	..	1	..	2	..	1	..	2	6
34. Tuberculosis of Other Organs	..	2	..	2	2	2	..	..	8
35. Disseminated Tuberculosis	..	2	..	1	..	2	..	1	6
36. Rickets	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
37. Syphilis	..	3	2	1	1	1	..	1	9
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity, &c.	..	..	..	5	..	2	..	3	10
40. " Stomach, Liver	..	22	..	27	..	29	..	34	112
41. " Peritoneum, Intestines, Rectum	..	11	..	4	..	3	..	9	27
42. " Female Genital Organs	..	7	..	6	..	6	..	3	22
43. " Breast	..	6	..	3	..	7	..	9	25
44. " Skin	..	1	..	1	..	1	..	3	6
45. " Other Organs, or of Organs not specified	..	20	1	19	..	18	..	15	73
46. Other Tumours	..	1	..	2	..	1	..	..	4
47. Acute Articular Rheumatism	..	1	..	2	..	2	1	2	10
48. Chronic Rheumatism and Gout	..	1	..	1	..	2	..	3	7
49. Scurvy	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	2
50. Diabetes	..	13	..	12	1	16	..	12	54
51. Exophthalmic Goitre	..	1	..	1	..	2	..	4	8
52. Addison’s Disease	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
53. Leucæmia	..	2	..	1	..	2	..	1	6
54. Anæmia, Chlorosis	..	6	..	2	..	2	..	1	11
55. Other General Diseases	..	2	..	..	1	..	..	2	7
56. Alcoholism (Acute or Chronic)	..	6	..	3	..	4	..	4	17
59. Morphinism	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
Total	15	182	9	150	14	160	21	176	727

II.—DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE. | | | | | | | | | |
| 60. Encephalitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| 61. Meningitis | .. | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 53 |
| 63. Other Diseases of the Spinal Cord | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 11 |
| 64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | .. | 3 | 46 | .. | 27 | 23 | .. | 28 | 127 |
| 65. Softening of the Brain | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 11 |
| 66. Paralysis, without Specified Cause | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 11 | 23 |
| 67. General Paralysis of the Insane | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 6 |
| 68. Other Forms of Mental Alienation | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| 69. Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 4 | 13 |
| 70. Convulsions (Non-puerperal) | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 |
| 71. Convulsions of Infants | .. | 5 | .. | 8 | .. | 6 | .. | 4 | 23 |
| 73. Neuralgia, Neuritis | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 |
| 74. Other Diseases of Nervous System | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 | 15 |
| Total | 15 | 72 | 18 | 51 | 15 | 52 | 11 | 63 | 297 |

III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. | | | | | | | | | |
| 77. Pericarditis | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 7 |
| 78. Acute Endocarditis | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 5 | 17 | .. | .. | 28 |
| 79. Organic Heart-disease | .. | 3 | 110 | 3 | 74 | 96 | 2 | 128 | 419 |
| 80. Angina Pectoris | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 8 |
| 81. Diseases of the Arteries, Atheroma, Aneurism, &c. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | 8 | 2 | .. | 17 | 39 |
| 82. Embolism, Thrombosis | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 9 | 7 | .. | 5 | 27 |
| 83. Diseases of the Veins | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 85. Hæmorrhage, Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Total | 4 | 138 | 3 | 98 | 4 | 126 | 2 | 157 | 532 |

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