New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 22

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✨ Vital Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1916—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.
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Purulent Infection—Septicæmia ..	..	2	1	2	..
24. Tetanus ..	2	1	..	1	..
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis ..	2	52	..	40	..
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis	2	2	..	1	..
30. Tubercular Meningitis ..	3	2	6	2	5
31. Intestinal Tuberculosis ..	..	1	1	1	1
32. Tubercular Caries of Spine	..	..	..	..	..
33. " Hip-disease ..	..	1	..	1	..
33. " Knee-joint ..	..	1	..	1	..
34. Tuberculosis of Genital Organs	..	2	..	..	..
34. Genito-urinary Tuberculosis	..	..	..	1	..
34. Tuberculosis of Kidney ..	..	..	..	1	..
34. Tubercular Glands ..	..	..	..	1	..
35. General Tuberculosis ..	..	2	..	2	..
36. Rickets ..	..	..	..	..	1
37. Syphilis • ..	1	2	3	..	..
38. Ophthalmia Neonatorum	1	..	..	..	..
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity, &c.	..	3	..	5	..
40. " Stomach, Liver, &c.	..	31	..	18	..
41. " Intestines, Rectum, &c.	..	13	..	15	..
42. " Female Genital Organs..	..	6	..	10	..
43. " Breast ..	..	8	..	4	..
44. " Face ..	..	..	..	1	..
44. Sarcoma of Nasopharynx	..	..	..	..	..
44. Rodent Ulcer of Eyes	..	1	..	..	..
44. Rodent Ulcer ..	..	1	..	..	..
45. Cancer of Bladder ..	..	6	..	1	..
45. " Parotid Gland ..	..	..	..	1	..
45. " Abdomen ..	..	2	..	..	..
45. " Throat ..	..	2	..	..	..
45. " Neck ..	..	4	..	1	..
45. " Pancreas ..	..	3	..	1	..
45. " Pelvis..	..	..	..	1	..
45. " Prostate ..	..	..	..	1	..
45. " Larynx ..	..	1	..	..	..
45. " Mediastinum ..	..	..	..	1	..
45. " Lung ..	..	..	..	..	..
45. " Shoulder ..	..	..	..	..	..
45. " Kidney ..	..	..	..	1	..
45. " Heart ..	..	..	..	..	..
45. " Thyroid ..	..	..	..	1	..
45. " Tibia ..	..	..	..	..	..
45. " Inguinal Glands	..	1	..	..	..
45. " Joint ..	..	1	..	..	..
45. Malignant Goitre ..	..	..	..	..	..
45. Disseminated Cancer	..	1	..	1	..
45. Melanotic Cancer	..	1	..	..	..
45. Cancer (organs not specified)	..	4	..	1	..
46. Tumour of Chest ..	..	..	..	..	..
46. Abdominal Tumour ..	..	..	..	1	..
47. Acute Articular Rheumatism	..	4	..	3	..
48. Chronic Rheumatism and Gout	..	3	..	..	..
49. Infantile Scurvy ..	..	..	1	..	..
50. Diabetes ..	..	9	..	13	..
51. Exophthalmic Goitre	..	1	..	2	..
51. Grave’s Disease ..	..	..	..	1	..
52. Addison’s Disease	..	2	..	..	..
53. Hodgkin’s Disease	..	1	..	..	..
53. Leucocythemia ..	..	1	1	..	..
53. Lymphatic Leukæmia	..	..	..	1	..
53. Lymphadenoma	..	..	..	..	..
54. Anæmia, Chlorosis	..	1	13	1	5
55. Toxæmia ..	..	..	..	..	1
55. Adiposis ..	..	..	..	..	..
55. Purpura ..	1	..	1	..	..
56. Alcoholism ..	..	9	..	3	..
57. Lead Poisoning	..	2	..	..	..
59. Opium Poisoning	..	..	..	1	..
Totals ..	39	222	33	162	28

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

| 60. Encephalitis .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
| 61. Meningitis .. | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 30 |
| 61A. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis (Epidemic) | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 62. Locomotor Ataxia | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| 63. Myelitis .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 |
| 63. Poliomyelitis .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 68. Infantile Paralysis | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 10 |

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