New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 33

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 33

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1914.

CAUSES OF DEATH.

AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. TOTALS.
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.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.

  1. Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. 5 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 9
  2. Measles .. .. .. .. 5 2 5 .. .. .. .. 12
  3. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 2 1 .. 6
  4. Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. 4 .. 2 1 4 .. 1 12
  5. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. 8 2 6 .. 1 1 1 2 21
    9A. Croup .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
  6. Influenza .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. 2 .. 5 .. 1 12
  7. Dysentery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
  8. Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2

(b.) Other General Diseases.

  1. Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 8 .. 1 14
  2. Tetanus .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
  3. Actinomycosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  4. Pellagra .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
  5. Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. 58 .. 45 1 33 .. 46 183
  6. Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 2 .. 2 8
  7. Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  8. Tubercular Meningitis .. .. 7 1 2 4 1 4 2 2 23
  9. Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 2 3 1 .. 2 11
  10. Tuberculosis of Spine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
  11. Tubercular Hip-disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  12. Tuberculosis of Kidney .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 4
  13. Tubercular Abscess .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  14. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
  15. Mollities Ossium .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  16. Syphilis .. .. .. .. 3 2 2 1 2 .. 1 .. 10
  17. Ophthalmia Neonatorum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  18. Cancer of Buccal Cavity, &c. .. .. .. 3 .. 4 .. 1 .. 4 12
  19. " Stomach, Liver .. .. .. 33 .. 24 .. 28 .. 29 114
  20. " Peritoneum, Intestines, Rectum .. 1 8 .. 10 .. 4 .. 11 34
  21. " Female Genital Organs .. .. 10 .. 12 .. 8 .. 5 35
  22. " Breast .. .. .. 5 .. 6 .. 11 .. 4 26
  23. " Skin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 4
  24. " Other Organs, or of Organs not specified .. .. 28 .. 22 .. 11 1 12 74
  25. Tumours .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
  26. Acute Articular Rheumatism .. .. .. .. 2 .. 7 .. .. .. 1 10
  27. Gout .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  28. Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. 13 .. 15 .. 8 .. 9 45
  29. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 5
  30. Addison's Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  31. Leucæmia .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 6
  32. Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. 11 2 1 1 1 .. 6 21
  33. Purpura Hæmorrhagica .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 1 .. 1 5
  34. Toxæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  35. Hæmophilia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
  36. Acromegaly .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  37. Obesity .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  38. Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 12

Totals .. .. .. 30 210 24 171 17 143 6 157 758

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

  1. Abscess of Brain .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 3
  2. Meningitis .. .. .. .. 11 8 13 9 4 7 4 1 57
  3. Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 5
  4. Other Diseases of the Spinal Cord.. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. 1 .. 3 10
  5. Apoplexy, Cerebral Hæmorrhage .. .. 37 .. 28 .. 26 2 42 135
  6. Cerebral Softening .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. 2 6
  7. Paralysis, without Specified Cause .. .. 9 .. 3 .. 6 .. 8 26
  8. General Paralysis of the Insane .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 2 .. 4 11
  9. Other Forms of Mental Alienation .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 .. 2 8
  10. Epilepsy .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. 2 .. 4 .. 5 15
  11. Convulsions, Non-puerperal (5 years and over) .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3
  12. Convulsions (under 5 years) .. 4 .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 11
  13. Chorea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1
  14. Cerebral Tumour .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 7
  15. " Compression .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
  16. Neurasthenia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  17. Otitis Media .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

Totals .. .. .. 16 75 16 58 6 54 8 70 303



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🏥 Report on Vital Statistics of Principal Towns for Year 1914 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
4 March 1915
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Causes of Death, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin