New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 30

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1915.

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.

I.—GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.

  1. Typhoid Fever .. .. .. 1 4 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 9
  2. Enteric Fever .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
  3. Measles .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 6 2 15
  4. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. 3 5 1 2 1 2 14
  5. Whooping-cough .. .. .. 8 .. 4 .. 5 .. .. 20 .. 37
  6. Diphtheria .. .. .. 7 1 4 7 1 2 .. .. 22
  7. Influenza .. .. .. .. 6 1 4 1 5 1 6 24
  8. Erysipelas .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
  9. German Measles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

(b.) Other General Diseases.

  1. Septicæmia .. .. .. 1 6 1 2 .. 2 .. 1 13

  2. Tetanus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2

  3. Phthisis .. .. .. 1 41 .. 43 1 27 2 35 150

  4. Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1 4

  5. Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. 2 6

  6. Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. 4 1 .. 1 4 1 2 .. 13

  7. Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 2 .. 2 9

  8. Tuberculosis of Spine .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

  9. Spinal Caries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

  10. Tubercular Hip-disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2

  11. Tuberculosis of Knee-joint .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

  12. Kidney .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2

  13. Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

  14. Tubercular Glands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2

  15. Tuberculosis of other Organs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2

  16. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. 3 .. 2 1 1 .. 1 8

  17. Syphilis .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 4 9

  18. Gonococchic Ophthalmia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

  19. Cancer of Buccal Cavity, &c. .. .. .. .. 7 .. 2 1 3 13

  20. Stomach, Liver .. .. .. .. 25 .. 29 .. 24 .. 27 105

  21. Peritoneum, Intestines, Rectum .. .. .. 10 .. 7 .. 10 1 6 34

  22. Female Genital Organs .. .. .. .. 12 .. 11 .. 14 .. 7 44

  23. Breast .. .. .. .. 9 .. 6 .. 4 .. 7 26

  24. Face .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 4

  25. Skin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2

  26. Other Organs, or of Organs not specified .. .. .. .. 26 .. 15 1 16 .. 14 72

  27. Angioma of Neck .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

  28. Pelvic Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

  29. Mediastinal Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

  30. Acute Articular Rheumatism .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 3 .. 1 9

  31. Chronic Rheumatism .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 6

  32. Rheumatoid Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 4

  33. Scurvy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

  34. Diabetes .. .. .. .. 14 .. 12 .. 12 .. 11 49

  35. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 4 .. 4 11

  36. Addison’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 5

  37. Leucæmia .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 2 .. 1 6

  38. Anæmia—Pernicious, Splenic .. .. .. .. 8 .. 3 1 3 .. 8 23

  39. Toxæmia .. .. .. .. 4 3 2 .. .. .. 1 10

  40. Alcoholism .. .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. .. .. .2 7

Totals .. .. .. 29 199 18 171 25 153 33 160 788

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

  1. Encephalitis .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
  2. Meningitis .. .. .. 9 7 7 6 3 1 2 5 40
    61A. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 2
  3. Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 4 8
  4. Tabes Dorsalis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  5. Hæmorrhage of Spinal Cord .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
  6. Spinal Tumour .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
  7. Spinal Sclerosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3
  8. Sclerosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  9. Inflammation of the Spinal Cord .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  10. Myelitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
  11. Paralysis Agitans .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 3
  12. Bulbar Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 4
  13. Ascending Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
  14. Spastic Paraplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
  15. Dystrophia Muscularis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1


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