New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 179

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



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TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during November, 1917—continued.

Causes of Death. Auckland Metropolitan Area. Wellington Metropolitan Area. Christchurch Metropolitan Area. Dunedin Metropolitan Area. Nine Suburban Areas. 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. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
VI.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
120. Bright’s Disease .. 3 .. 2 .. 4 .. 1 .. 5 15
122. Pyelonephritis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
124. Diseases of the Bladder .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 4
125. Stricture of Urethra.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
126. Diseases of the Prostate .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 5
128. Uterine Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. 6 .. 3 .. 4 .. 6 .. 8 27
VII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
134. Accidents of Pregnancy .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
137. Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
142. Gangrene .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Congenital Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
150. Congenital Heart Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Congenital Debility, Icterus, Sclerema 6 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 3 .. 11
151A. Congenital Birth 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4 .. 6
152. Other Causes peculiar to Early Infancy 1 .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 5
Totals .. .. 8 .. .. 7 .. .. .. 7 .. 22
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. 18 .. 5 .. 11 .. 13 .. 13 60
XIII.—EXTERNAL VIOLENCE.
156. Suicide—Asphyxiation .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
157. " Hanging .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 5
158. " Drowning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
165. Accident—Insect Bite .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
166. " Conflagration .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. 6
169. " Drowning .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 5
172. " Fall .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 4
174. " With Machinery .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
175. " Vehicles, Landslides, &c. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 4 8
176. " Injury by Animal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
185. " Fractured Spine .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
185. " Femur .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
185. " Skull .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
183. " Hip-joint .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 9 .. 5 .. 11 .. 3 .. 11 39
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED.
189. Ill-defined or not stated 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 5
Grand totals .. .. 24 98 8 59 9 61 1 62 18 87

Census and Statistics Office. MALCOLM FRASER,
Wellington, 11th December, 1917. Government Statistician.



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🏥 Report on Vital Statistics for Metropolitan and Suburban Areas (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
11 December 1917
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Metropolitan Areas, Suburban Areas, Population, Age Distribution, Causes of Death
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician