New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 21

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 21

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1912—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 BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.

  1. Non-tuberculous Disease of the Bones

.. 2 .. 1 .. 4 .. 2 9

  1. Arthritis

.. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2

Total .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 4 .. 2 11

X.—MALFORMATIONS.

  1. Imperforate Anus

.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

  1. Malformation of Heart

.. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2

  1. Malformation

.. 8 .. 2 .. 4 .. 5 19

  1. Meningocele

.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

  1. Patent Foramen Ovale

.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

  1. Spina Bifida

.. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 3

Total .. .. .. 9 .. 5 .. 5 .. 8 .. 27

XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.

  1. Congenital Debility, Marasmus, &c.

14 .. 24 .. 20 .. 7 .. 65

151A. Premature Birth

26 .. 36 .. 33 .. 18 .. 113

  1. Haemorrhage at Birth

1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

  1. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Early Infancy

16 .. 4 .. 6 .. .. .. 26

Total .. .. .. 57 .. 64 .. 59 .. 25 .. 205

XII.—OLD AGE.

  1. Senility

.. 49 .. 38 .. 52 .. 52 191

XIII.—VIOLENCE.

  1. Suicide—By Poison

.. 4 .. 6 .. 1 .. .. 11

  1. " By Asphyxia

.. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2

  1. " By Hanging

.. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 6 10

  1. " Drowning

.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2

  1. " By Firearms

.. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 5

  1. " By Cutting-instruments..

.. 3 .. 3 .. .. .. 2 8

  1. " By Precipitation from a Height

.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

  1. " By Crushing

.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

  1. Accident—Poison

.. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 5

  1. " Burns

.. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 9

  1. " Absorption of Gases

.. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 3

  1. " Under Anesthetic

.. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

  1. " Suffocation

.. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 5

  1. " Drowning

.. 7 .. 6 .. 1 .. 1 15

  1. " Firearms

.. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3

  1. " Fall ..

.. 4 .. 3 .. 4 .. .. 11

  1. " Fall—Concussion of Brain

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

  1. " Fall—Fracture of Leg ..

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

  1. " Fall—Fracture of Skull

.. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2

  1. " Quarry

.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

  1. " Machinery

.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

  1. " Crushing

.. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 10

  1. " Motor-bicycle

.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

  1. " Railway

.. 2 .. 3 .. 1 .. 3 10

  1. " Tram-car

.. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 6

  1. " Vehicles

.. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. .. 5

  1. " Injuries by Animals

.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

  1. " Electrocution

.. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2

  1. Homicide—Firearms

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

  1. " Other means

.. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 4

  1. Fractures

.. .. 7 .. 1 .. .. .. 9

  1. Accident—Broken Ribs

.. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 3

Total .. .. .. 4 41 5 45 4 26 4 21 150

XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.

  1. Syncope

.. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 1 6

  1. Debility

.. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2

  1. Heart-failure

.. .. .. 6 .. 8 .. 5 .. 2 21

  1. Suppuration

.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

Total .. .. .. .. 8 .. 11 .. 8 .. 3 30

General Totals .. .. 173 662 141 509 132 544 90 576 2,827



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