New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 47

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



Mar. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 971

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total of Nine Suburban Areas registered during February, 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.
119. Acute Nephritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
120. Nephritis, Bright’s Disease .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 4 .. .. .. 4 13
122. Other Diseases of the Kidneys and Annexa .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
123. Renal Calculus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
124. Diseases of the Bladder .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 .. .. .. 1 5
130. Hysterectomy .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. .. 8 1 3 1 6 .. .. .. 6 25
VII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
134. Accidents of Pregnancy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
136. Other Accidents of Labour .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
137. Puerperal Septicemia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4
VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
142. Senile Gangrene .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
145. Other Diseases of the Skin and Annexa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Congenital Heart-disease .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
150. " Meningocele .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
150. Pyloric Stenosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
150. Enlarged Thymus Gland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 6
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, &c. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. 6
151a. Premature Birth .. .. .. .. 5 .. 4 .. 6 .. 1 .. 16
152. Other Causes peculiar to Early Infancy 3 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 6
153. Lack of Care .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 4 .. 7 .. 7 .. 6 .. 5 .. 29
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. .. .. .. 7 .. 5 .. 8 .. 4 .. 5 29
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
157. Suicide—Hanging .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Firearms .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
160. " Cutting or Piercing Instruments .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
164. Accident—Poison .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
166. " Burns (Conflagration) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
168. " Suffocation .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
169. " Drowning .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 4
172. " Fall .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
179. " Effects of Heat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
185. " Fractured Femur .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
186. Other Accidents .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 16
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED.
188. Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
189. Ill-defined or not stated .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 6
Totals .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 7
Grand totals .. .. 18 89 21 46 17 55 13 52 16 65 392

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 14th March, 1917.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

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