New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 5

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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 December, 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 .. 5 .. 2 .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 13
124. Diseases of the Bladder .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 4
125. Diseases of the Urethra, &c. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
126. Diseases of the Prostate .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
132. Salpingitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 9 .. 3 .. 3 .. 2 .. 3 20
VII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
134. Accidents of Pregnancy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
136. Other Accidents of Labour .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
137. Puerperal Septicæmia .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
140. Puerperal Mania .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 6
VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
142. Gangrene .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
144. Cellulitis of Elbow .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
IX. DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
147. Pyoarthrosis of Hips .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Congenital Heart Disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1
150. Cleft Palate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
150. Mongol 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
150. Congenital Absence of Rectum 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 4
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Congenital Debility, Icterus, Sclerema .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. 5
151A. Congenital Birth 6 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 4 .. 13
152. Other Causes peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 4
Totals 6 .. 3 .. 5 .. .. .. 8 .. 22
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. 14 .. 1 .. 8 .. 3 .. 4 30
XIII.—EXTERNAL VIOLENCE.
155. Suicide—Poisoning .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
161. " Fall from High Place .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
163. " (Manner undefined) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
165. Accident—Poisoning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
167. " Burns .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1
168. " Anæsthetic .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1
169. " Drowning .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
172. " Fall .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
175. " Vehicles, Landslides, &c. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 1 6
176. " Injury by Animal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
182. Homicide—Firearms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
184. Homicide .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
185. Accident—Fracture of Neck of Femur .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
186. Accident (undefined) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Totals .. 3 .. 6 .. 1 .. 3 .. 4 27
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED.
189. Ill-defined or not stated 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 3
Grand totals 25 109 11 51 11 89 3 54 21 64 438

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

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
15 January 1918
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Metropolitan Areas, Suburban Areas, Population, Age Distribution, Causes of Death
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician