New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 21

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✨ Vital Statistics



Mar. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 921

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1913.

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 .. 1 2 .. 4 .. 1 .. .. 8
4. Malaria .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
6. Measles .. .. .. .. 3 3 3 1 10
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
8. Whooping-cough 21 1 12 .. 10 .. 8 1 53
9. Diphtheria 8 3 .. 1 1 .. 2 .. 15
9A. Croup 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
10. Influenza .. 2 1 3 .. 3 .. 3 12
14. Dysentery .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
18. Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
20. Purulent Infection and Septicæmia .. 1 .. 1 .. 5 .. 2 9
24. Tetanus .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 4
28. Phthisis .. 31 .. 48 .. 37 .. 47 163
28. Tuberculosis 1 12 1 11 .. 10 .. 2 37
29. Miliary Tuberculosis 1 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 5
30. Tuberculous Meningitis 2 4 3 3 3 4 .. 5 24
31. Abdominal Tuberculosis 1 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 7
32. Pott’s Disease .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
33. Tubercular Hip-disease .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 3
34. Tuberculosis of Other Organs .. 3 .. .. .. 2 .. 2 7
35. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. 4 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 5
36. Rickets 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
37. Syphilis 1 .. 1 1 .. 3 .. .. 6
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity, &c. .. 2 .. 3 .. .. .. 2 7
40. " Stomach, Liver .. 33 .. 26 .. 30 .. 28 117
41. " Peritoneum, Intestines, Rectum .. 13 .. 11 .. 10 .. 14 48
42. " Female Genital Organs .. 13 .. 10 .. 6 .. 11 40
43. " Breast .. 7 .. 4 .. 7 .. 10 28
44. " Skin .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 3 6
45. " Other Organs, or of Organs not specified .. 13 .. 17 1 12 .. 12 55
46. Other Tumours .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
47. Acute Articular Rheumatism .. 2 .. 4 .. 6 1 .. 13
48. Chronic Rheumatism and Gout .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 1 5
50. Diabetes .. 11 .. 8 .. 11 .. 15 45
51. Exophthalmic Goitre .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 5
52. Addison’s Disease .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
53. Leucæmia .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 3
54. Anæmia 1 4 .. 1 .. 7 .. 3 16
55. Other General Diseases 1 2 1 1 1 1 .. 1 8
56. Alcoholism (Acute or Chronic) .. 5 .. 2 .. 2 .. 3 12
Total 40 189 19 166 20 170 15 174 793

II.—DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE. |
| 60. Encephalitis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 61. Meningitis | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 37 |
| 62. Locomotor Ataxia | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 8 |
| 63. Other Diseases of the Spinal Cord | 1 | 4 | .. | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 64. Apoplexy, Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 2 | 40 | 1 | 22 | .. | 26 | .. | 43 | 134 |
| 65. Softening of the Brain | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| 66. Paralysis, without Specified Cause | .. | 8 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 9 | 22 |
| 67. General Paralysis of the Insane | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 10 |
| 68. Other Forms of Mental Alienation | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 9 |
| 69. Epilepsy | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 13 |
| 70. Convulsions (Non-puerperal) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| 71. Convulsions of Infants | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 6 | .. | 18 |
| 72. Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| 74. Other Diseases of Nervous System | .. | 7 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 15 |
| 76. Diseases of the Ear | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 16 | 80 | 5 | 47 | 12 | 58 | 10 | 69 | 297 |

III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. |
| 77. Pericarditis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 |
| 78. Acute Endocarditis | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 6 | .. | 6 | 19 |
| 79. Heart-disease | 2 | 132 | 3 | 71 | 2 | 92 | 1 | 82 | 385 |
| 80. Angina Pectoris | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 10 | 19 |
| 81. Diseases of the Arteries, Atheroma, Aneurism, &c. | .. | 16 | .. | 14 | .. | 7 | 1 | 17 | 55 |
| 82. Embolism, Thrombosis | .. | 3 | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | 17 |
| 83. Diseases of the Veins | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
| 84. Diseases of Lymphatic System | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 85. Hæmorrhage, Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 4 | 161 | 4 | 98 | 2 | 113 | 2 | 123 | 507 |



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