New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 154

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✨ Vital Statistics Table



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 154

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during October, 1918—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.
V.—DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
99. Ranula .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
100. Tonsilitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
102. Ulcer of the Stomach .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
103. Other Diseases of the Stomach .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
104. Enteritis (under two years) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
105. ,, (two years and over).. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
108. Appendicitis .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
109. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
113. Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
115. Other Diseases of the Liver .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 1 6
117. Simple Peritonitis (non-puerperal) .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3
Totals .. .. 1 4 .. 2 1 5 .. 7 2 3
VI.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
119. Acute Nephritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 1 .. 4
120. Bright’s Disease .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 6 13
123. Stone in Kidney .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
124. Purulent Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
126. Diseases of Prostate.. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 4
130. Hysterectomy .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
131. Ovarian Cyst .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 8 .. 3 .. 2 .. 5 1 6
VII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
137. Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
139. Puerperal Embolism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
144. Cellulitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
146. Osteomyelitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Congenital Malformation of Heart 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Congenital Debility, Icterus, Sclerema 5 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 4 .. 12
151A. Premature Birth .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 2 .. 6 .. 13
152. Other Causes peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. 5 .. 2 .. 6 .. 4 .. 10 ..
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. .. .. 9 .. 7 .. 12 .. 4 ..
XIII.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
157. Suicide by Hanging or Strangulation .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
158. Suicide by Drowning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Suicide by Firearms.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
160. Suicide by Cutting or Piercing Instruments .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
165. Accident—Poisoning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
167. " Burns .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
169. " Drowning .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
170. " Firearms.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
172. " Fall .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
175. " Crushing.. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 6
176. " Animals .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
177. " Insufficient Nourishment .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
185. " Fractures .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 7 1 4 .. 4 .. .. 5 21
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
188. Cardiac Syncope .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
189. Not specified or ill defined 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 4
Grand totals .. 18 129 11 66 15 97 7 56 17 90

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 15th November, 1918.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
15 November 1918
Vital Statistics, Death Causes, Metropolitan Areas, Suburban Areas, Population
  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician