New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 41

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✨ Vital Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 41]

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during April, 1913—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.	5 Years and over.	Under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
61. Meningitis	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	2
63. Myelitis	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy	..	4	..	4	..	2	..	7	17
66. Paralysis, Hemiplegia	..	3	..	..	..	1	..	1	5
67. General Paralysis of Insane	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
68. Mania	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
74. Tumour on Brain	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
76. Otitis Media	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
79. Heart-disease	..	5	..	5	..	6	..	6	22
80. Angina Pectoris..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	2	4
81. Arterio-sclerosis, Aneurism	..	1	..	2	..	1	..	1	5
82. Embolism, Thrombosis	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	2
IV.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
89. Acute Bronchitis	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
90. Chronic Bronchitis	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
91. Broncho-pneumonia	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
92. Pneumonia	1	2	..	2	..	1	..	2	8
93. Pleurisy	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
96. Asthma	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	2
V.—DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
103. Gastritis	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	2
104. Enteritis (under 2 years)..	5	..	3	..	1	..	..	..	9
105. Diarrhoea (2 years and over)	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
105. Enteritis (2 years and over)	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
108. Appendicitis	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	1	3
109. Intestinal Obstruction	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	2
110. Melæna	..	..	..	..	..	2	1	..	1
113. Cirrhosis of Liver	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	3
115. Gall-stones	..	1	..	2	..	..	..	..	1
117. Peritonitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
VI.—DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
119. Nephritis	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	1
120. Bright's Disease	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	3	5
122. Suppression of Urine	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
126. Enlarged Prostate	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	3	4
130. Uterine Prolapse	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
VII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
134. Miscarriage	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
135. Puerperal Hæmorrhage	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
137. Puerperal Septicæmia	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	1	3
IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
146. Necrosis of Jaw	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
146. Osteomyelitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Meningocele	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
XI.—DISEASES OF INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, &c.	3	..	4	..	3	..	3	..	13
151A. Premature Birth	4	..	3	..	3	..	..	..	10
152. Umbilical Sepsis	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility	..	2	..	4	..	2	..	1	9
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
155. Suicide by Poisoning	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
160. " Cutting-instruments	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
169. Accident—Drowning	..	2	..	1	..	..	..	..	3
172. " Fracture of Skull	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	2
175. " Thrown from Trap	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	2
175. " Run over by Train	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
176. " Kick by Horse	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
178. Exposure and Cold	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
186. Accident—Fall of Timber	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
186. " Explosion of Gunpowder	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED CAUSES.
189. Heart-failure	..	1	..	3	..	..	..	..	4
Totals	17	54	10	47	9	41	4	49	231