Vital Statistics




FEB. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1911—continued.

CAUSES OF DEATH. AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. TOTAL.
Under 5 Years. and over. Under 5 Years. and over. Under 5 Years. and over. Under 5 Years. and over.
IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION. 1 1 ... ... ...
146. Non-tuberculous Disease of the Bones ...
147. Arthritis 1
Total 1 1 ... ... 4
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Encephalocele
150. Hydrocephalus 1 1 ... ... 3
150. Malformation of Bowels 2
150. Malformation of Heart ... ... 1
150. Malformation
150. Spina Bifida ... ...
Total 3 4 ... 5 16
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY. 20 22 12 82
151. Congenital Debility, Marasmus, &c. 28 ... ... ...
151A. Premature Birth 22 31 24 19 96
152. Atelectasis 2 2 ... 2 6
152. Difficult Birth 1 ... ... ... 2
152. Umbilical Haemorrhage 1 1 3 1 6
153. Malnutrition 1 ... ... ... 1
Total 55 54 50 34 193
XII.—OLD AGE. 66 ... 34 165
154. Senility ... ... ... 40
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
155. Suicide—By Poison 11 3 1 ...
156. By Coal-gas 1 ... ... ...
157. By Hanging ... ... 2 1
159. By Firearms 1 2 1 ...
160. By Cutting-instruments 1 2 1 ...
163. Other Suicides 1 ... 1 2
165. Accident—Poison 1 2 ... 2
167. Burns 4 1 ... 1
168. Suffocation 1 ... ... 1
168. Under Anaesthetic ... ... 2 2
169. Drowned 4 10 3 4
170. Firearms ... 2 ... 1
172. Fall 2 ... 4 3
172. Fall—Concussion of Brain ... ... 1 ...
172. Fall down Lift 1 ... ... ...
172. Fall from Bicycle ... ... 2 ...
172. Fall off Ladder ... ... ... 1
172. Fall over Cliff 1 ... ... 1
172. Fall—Fracture of Skull ... 1 2
173. Fall of Earth ... ... ... 1
174. Machinery ... ... 1 1
175. Crushed by Engine 1 ... ... 2
175. Collision with Trap ... ... 1 ...
175. Run over—Train, Lorry, Tram, Motor-car, &c. 2 ... 2 12
175. Run over by Gun-carriage ... ... ... 1
176. Injuries by Animals 1 ... ... 3
179. Effects of Heat 1 ... 1 2
181. Accident—Electrocution ... ... ... 2
185. Fractures 11 ... 5 ...
186. Crushed ... 1 ... 1
186. Hanged ... 1 ... 1
186. Knocked down by Sling, Cargo ... ... ... 1
186. Murder, Manslaughter 2 ... ... 2
186. Accident—Strangled in Fence ... ... ... 1
186. Suffocated, Overlain 1 ... 3 2
Total 7 51 5 40 164
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
187. Debility 15 2 ... 19
188. Syncope 2 8 ... 12
189. Heart-failure 2 36 ... 57
189. Found dead ... 1 ... 1
189. Shock after Operation ... ... ... 1
Total 4 60 11 1 90
General Totals 203 707 189 518 2,982


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🏥 Table of Causes of Death in Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs (1911) - Continued (continued from previous page)

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Vital statistics, Deaths, Causes of death, Urban areas, Population health, Diseases of bones, Malformations, Diseases of early infancy, Old age, Violence, Ill-defined diseases