New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 30

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✨ Vital Statistics



Mar. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 741

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

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.

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

  1. Hæmatomyelia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
  2. Myasthenia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
  3. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. .. 38 .. 32 1 25 .. 36 132
  4. Cerebral Softening .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 3
  5. Paralysis, without Specified Cause .. .. 7 .. 6 .. 9 .. 12 34
  6. General Paralysis of the Insane .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. 4 9
  7. Acute Mania .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
  8. Organic Brain-disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
  9. Melancholia .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
  10. Chronic Dementia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
  11. Epilepsy .. .. .. 3 .. 4 1 1 .. 3 12
  12. Eclampsia .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3
  13. Convulsions of Infants .. .. 8 .. 4 .. 8 .. 6 .. 26
  14. Trigeminal Neuralgia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  15. Neuritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
  16. Cerebral Tumour .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 2 .. 3 10
  17. Cretinism .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
  18. Idiocy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
    76 Otits Media .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

Totals .. .. .. 17 73 13 69 13 48 9 75 317

III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.

  1. Pericarditis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 3
  2. Acute Endocarditis .. .. .. 7 .. 6 1 6 .. 1 21
  3. Organic Diseases of the Heart .. 1 117 3 84 .. 92 1 84 382
  4. Angina Pectoris .. .. .. 6 .. 3 .. 4 .. 6 19
  5. Diseases of Arteries, Aneurism, Atheroma, &c. .. .. 10 .. 12 .. 4 .. 12 38
  6. Embolism, Thrombosis .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 5 .. 3 12
  7. Varicose Veins .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
  8. Phlebitis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
  9. Bubo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  10. Lymphangitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

Totals .. .. .. 1 142 3 114 1 111 1 107 480

IV.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

  1. Diseases of the Larynx .. .. 1 2 1 1 .. .. 1 1 7
  2. “ Thyroid Body .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 3 .. .. 6
  3. Acute Bronchitis .. .. 2 3 6 3 6 2 2 5 29
  4. Chronic Bronchitis .. .. .. 14 .. 22 .. 10 .. 16 62
  5. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. 6 7 9 2 6 6 7 6 49
  6. Pneumonia .. .. 11 25 9 30 3 8 2 25 113
  7. Pleurisy .. .. .. 5 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 9
  8. Empyema .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
  9. Pulmonary Congestion .. .. .. 3 2 2 .. 1 .. 2 10
  10. Hypostatic Pneumonia .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 4
  11. Asthma .. .. .. .. 12 .. 5 .. 2 .. 4 23
  12. Pulmonary Hæmorrhage.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3
  13. Hæmoptysis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  14. Pneumoconiosis .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5

Totals .. .. .. 20 81 27 70 16 35 12 62 323

V.—DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.

  1. Diseases of the Pharynx.. .. 4 .. 1 .. 1 1 1 1 9
  2. Oesophageal Obstruction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
  3. Gastric Ulcer .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 3
  4. Gastritis .. .. .. 2 2 1 2 1 4 1 4 17
  5. Gastric Catarrh.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1
  6. Gastric Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
  7. Dyspepsia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
  8. Hæmatemesis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
  9. Pyloric Stenosis.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3
  10. Persistent Vomiting .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  11. Diarrhœa and Enteritis (children under two years of age) 25 .. 11 .. 11 .. 1 .. 48
  12. Diarrhœa and Enteritis (children over two years and adults) 6 8 2 6 2 4 .. 4 32
  13. Appendicitis .. .. .. .. 7 .. 4 .. 3 1 7 22
  14. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction .. 2 9 .. 3 1 7 .. 7 29
  15. Intussusception .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  16. Distension of Intestine .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
  17. Intestinal Stasis.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
  18. Gangrene of Intestine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  19. Hydatid Cyst of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2


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🏥 Vital Statistics of Chief Cities for 1915 (continued from previous page)

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