New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 10

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



JAN. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 283

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during December, 1918.

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.
I.—GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
6. Measles .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
8. Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
9. Diphtheria .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 5
10. Influenza .. .. 6 96 21 421 8 87 2 116 19 145 921
19. Parotiditis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Purulent Infection, Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. .. 13 .. 7 .. 9 .. 4 .. 6 39
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 3
30. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
31. Abdominal Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
32. Tuberculosis of Spine .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
33. Tuberculous Hip-disease .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
34. Tuberculosis of Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
35. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
37. Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
38. Gonococcus Infection .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 4
40. " Stomach and Liver .. .. 8 .. 2 .. 3 .. 5 .. 5 23
41. " Intestines, Rectum,&c. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 6
42. " Female Genital Organs .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 4
43. " Breast .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 5
44. " Skin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
45. " Abdomen .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1
45. " Larynx .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Pancreas .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. Cancer (undefined) .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
46. Disseminated Cancer .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
46. Tumour of Abdomen .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
48. Chronic Rheumatism and Gout .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 8
50. Diabetes .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
51. Grave’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 3
54. Anæmia, Chlorosis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
56. Alcoholism .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. 7 128 26 436 9 117 4 139 19 170 1,055
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
60. Encephalitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
61. Simple Meningitis .. 1 .. 2 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 5
61A. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 5
62. Locomotor Ataxia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
63. Paralysis Agitans .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
63. Progressive Muscular Atrophy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. .. 5 .. 4 .. 3 .. 1 .. 9 22
66. Paralysis without Specified Cause .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
68. Other Forms of Mental Alienation .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
69. Epilepsy .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 6
71. Convulsions of Infants (under 5 years) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
74. Tumour of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. 3 11 3 10 .. 6 1 4 1 12 51
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
77. Pericarditis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
78. Acute Endocarditis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
79. Organic Diseases of the Heart .. .. 10 .. 16 .. 6 .. 9 .. 11 52
80. Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
81. Diseases of Arteries, Atheroma, &c. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 7
Totals .. .. .. 10 .. 20 .. 9 .. 10 .. 14 63
IV.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
89. Acute Bronchitis .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 4
90. Chronic Bronchitis .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 5
91. Broncho-pneumonia .. 2 1 2 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 8
92. Pneumonia .. .. 1 5 1 10 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 20
93. Pleurisy .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
94. Pulmonary Congestion .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
96. Asthma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. 3
Totals .. .. 3 8 6 12 1 2 .. 7 2 2 43


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Vital Statistics, Deaths, Metropolitan Areas, Suburban Areas, Population, December 1918