Vital Statistics




Jan. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 95

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during December, 1915—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.

I.—GENERAL DISEASES—continued.
(b.) Other General Diseases—continued.
41. Cancer of Caecum .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
42. " Uterus .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
45. " Other Organs .. .. .. 4 .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 10
50. Diabetes Mellitus .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 7
52. Addison’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
53. Lymphatic Leuchæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
54. Pernicious Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
55. Toxæmia .. .. .. .. 3 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. 7

II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
61. Meningitis .. .. .. 2 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 5
62. Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
63. Hæmorrhage of Spinal Cord .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. .. .. 4 .. .. 3 .. 3 .. 2 12
65. Cerebral Softening .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1
66. Paralysis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 6
67. General Paralysis of the Insane .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
71. Convulsions of Infants .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 4
74. Cerebral Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
79. Organic Heart-disease .. .. .. .. 9 .. 10 .. 9 .. 5 33
80. Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
81. Aneurysm of Aorta .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
82. Embolism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

IV.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
88. Enlargement of the Thyroid Gland .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
89. Acute Bronchitis .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 5
90. Chronic Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 3
91. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. 1 2 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 7
92. Pneumonia .. .. 1 4 1 5 .. 1 .. 1 13
93. Pleurisy .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 4
94. Pulmonary Congestion .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
96. Asthma .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
98. Pulmonary Hæmorrhage.. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

V.—DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
103. Gastritis .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
104. Gastro-enteritis (under two years) .. 5 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 7
105. Gastro-enteritis (over two years) .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
108. Appendicitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
109. Intestinal Obstruction, Hernia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
113. Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
114. Gall-stones .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
115. Abscess of Liver.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
115. Congestion of Liver .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
117. Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 4

VI.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
120. Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
120. Chronic Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 3 5
122. Disease of Kidney .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
124. Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
124. Retention of Urine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
126. Enlarged Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND CELLULAR TISSUE.
144. Multiple Abscess .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES.
146. Oseto-myelitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Congenital Heart-disease .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 3



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Vital Statistics, Deaths, Causes of Death, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin