New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 86

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✨ Vital Statistics Table



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 86

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas,
registered during April, 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 .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 9
122. Other Diseases of the Kidneys and Annexa .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 4
129. Uterine Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
131. Ovarian Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 2 .. 3 1 3 1 5 .. 4 19
VII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
134. Accidents of Pregnancy, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
135. Placenta Prævia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
136. Other Accidents of Labour .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
137. Puerperal Septicæmia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
138. Puerperal Eclampsia .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 9
VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
142. Gangrene of the Perineum .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
145. Eczema .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Congenital Hydrocephalus .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
150. Spina Bifida .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
150. Meningomyelocele .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 8
151A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 4 .. 4 .. 2 .. 4 .. 3 17
152. Other Causes peculiar to Early Infancy .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 4
Totals .. .. .. 7 .. 5 .. 5 .. 5 .. 7 29
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. .. .. .. .. 9 .. 2 .. 7 .. 10 ..
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
157. Suicide—Hanging or Strangulation .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
166. Accident—Burns (conflagration) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
169. " Drowning.. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 4
172. " Fall .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
175. " Vehicles, &c. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 6
181. " Electrocuted .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
185. " Fractured Ribs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
185. " Tibia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
186. " (ill-defined) .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 9 .. 3 .. 2 .. 2 .. 4 20
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED.
188. Syncope .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
189. Ill-defined or not stated .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 5
Totals .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 6
Grand totals .. .. .. 20 80 10 55 16 54 7 57 11 59

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

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Causes of Deaths in Metropolitan and Suburban Areas (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
14 May 1917
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Metropolitan Areas, Suburban Areas, April 1917
  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician