New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 21

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✨ Vital Statistics



Mar. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 923

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1913—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.

X.—MALFORMATIONS.

  1. Congenital Heart-disease .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3
  2. Congenital Hydrocephalus .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 4
  3. Congenital Malformations .. 6 .. 2 .. .. 3 .. 11
  4. Congenital Obstruction of Gall Duct .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
  5. Meningocele .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
  6. Patent Foramen Ovale .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2
  7. Spina Bifida .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2

Total .. .. 11 .. 2 1 3 1 6 .. 24

XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.

  1. Congenital Debility, Marasmus, &c. 38 .. 18 .. 25 .. 18 .. 99
    151A. Premature Birth .. 31 .. 34 .. 37 .. 36 .. 138
  2. Atelectasis .. 3 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 7
  3. Birth Accident .. 6 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 9
  4. Hæmorrhage of the Newly-born .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 3
  5. Septicæmia of Umbilicus .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
  6. Umbilical Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

Total .. .. 80 .. 57 .. 67 .. 55 .. 259

XII.—OLD AGE.

  1. Senility .. .. .. .. 65 .. 38 .. 61 .. 45 209

XIII.—VIOLENCE.

  1. Suicide—By Poison .. .. .. 9 .. 3 .. 2 .. .. 14
  2. " By Asphyxia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
  3. " By Hanging .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 5 .. 2 11
  4. " By Drowning .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
  5. " By Firearms .. .. .. 2 .. 5 .. 3 .. 2 12
  6. " By Cutting-instruments.. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 .. 2 8
  7. " By Burning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  8. Accident—Poison .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
  9. " Suffocated in a Burning House .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 3
  10. " Burns .. 2 6 1 2 .. 3 .. .. 14
  11. " Absorption of Gases .. 1 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4
  12. " Drowning .. .. 11 1 9 1 3 1 7 33
  13. " Firearms .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 2
  14. " Fall .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  15. " Fall down Hold of Ship .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
  16. " Fall down Stairs .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1
  17. " Fall—Fracture of Skull .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3
  18. " Fall from Window .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 3
  19. " Fall of Earth .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
  20. " Machinery .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 4
  21. " Collision with Tram-car .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
  22. " Collision playing Football .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  23. " Crushing .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
  24. " Crushed by Steam-roller .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  25. " Crushed under a Punt .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  26. " Railways .. 1 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 8
  27. " Struck by Motor-car .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  28. " Thrown from Bicycle .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
  29. " Vehicles .. 1 2 .. 2 .. 2 .. 4 11
  30. " Injuries by Animals .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1
  31. " Exposure and Cold .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
  32. " Homicide .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  33. " Dislocation of Neck .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
  34. Fractures .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
  35. Accident—Fracture of Collar-bone .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
  36. " Fracture of Leg .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  37. " Fracture of Skull .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 4
  38. " Fracture of Spine .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  39. " Undefined .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
  40. " Concussion of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  41. " Concussion of Spine .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
  42. " Compression of Brain .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
  43. " Explosion—Gunpowder .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
  44. " Fall of Timber .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2
  45. " Hoisting Cargo .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
  46. " Hæmorrhage (wound) .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1
  47. " Struck by a Stone .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  48. " Struck by a Swing .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  49. " Suffocation .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
  50. " Suffocation by Food in Larynx during Sleep .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  51. " Suffocation while Vomiting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

Total .. .. 9 61 4 37 3 39 1 31 185

XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.

  1. Syncope .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 4 1 7
  2. Heart-failure .. .. .. .. 4 .. 10 .. 1 .. 15
  3. Debility .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 2 .. 6

Total .. .. .. .. 9 .. 11 .. 7 .. 1 28

General Totals .. .. 241 731 133 527 145 565 128 592 3,062

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