Mortality Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 17

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1910—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. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.

IX.—DISEASES OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
146. Necrosis of Bone .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
147. Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Total .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2

X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Hare-lip .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Malformation of Heart .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 6
" Larynx .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
" Skull .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
" Stomach .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
Meningocele .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Spina Bifida .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 4
Total .. .. .. 5 .. 4 .. 3 .. 6 .. 18

XI.—INFANCY.
151. Congenital Debility, Marasmus .. 30 .. 15 .. 20 .. 13 .. 78
151. Icterus of the Newly Born .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 4
151A. Premature Birth .. .. 20 .. 39 .. 32 .. 39 .. 130
152. Atelectasis .. .. 4 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 5
152. Umbilical Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
153. Malnutrition .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Total .. .. .. 55 .. 56 .. 55 .. 54 .. 220

XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senile Debility .. .. .. .. 56 .. 25 .. 55 .. 40 176

XIII.—VIOLENCE.
155. Suicide—By Poison .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 1 .. 6
157. " By Hanging or Strangling .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 4
158. " By Drowning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
159. " By Firearms .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 1 1 7
160. " By Cutting-instruments .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 1 6
161. " By Throwing himself under Loaded Dray .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
165. Accident—Poison .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
167. " Burns, Scalds .. .. 2 3 1 1 1 4 1 13
168. " Suffocation by Gas .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
168. " Chloroform, Anæsthetic .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 3
169. " Drowning .. .. 1 5 8 1 .. 2 17
171. " Laceration of Brain .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. .. .. 2
172. " Fall .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 4
172. " Fall from Bicycle .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
172. " Fall from Ladder .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
172. " Fall from Tram, Dray, Train .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 1 5
172. " Injury to Brain .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
172. " Fall on Spike .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
173. " Fall of Earth .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
174. " Caught in Machinery .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
175. " Collision with Trap .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
175. " Railway .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 3 5
175. " Run over, Motor-car, Cart, &c. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 4 .. 8
179. Exposure to Sun .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
181. Accident—Contact with Live Wire .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
184. Murder, Manslaughter .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 3
185. Accident—Fractures .. .. .. 7 .. 3 .. .. 2 12
186. " At Birth .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 5
186. " Concussion of Brain .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
186. " Overlain .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 4
186. " Suffocation, Vomiting .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total .. .. .. 5 35 3 35 3 23 3 17 124

XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
188. Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 3 7
189. Debility .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
189. Found dead .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
189. Heart-failure .. .. .. .. 6 .. 6 .. 5 .. 6 23
Total .. .. .. 1 6 .. 6 .. 11 .. 9 33

General Totals .. .. .. 214 567 187 505 138 530 147 503 2791



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Mortality statistics, Causes of death, Diseases of the organs of locomotion, Malformations, Infancy, Old age, Violence, Ill-defined diseases, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin