New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 135

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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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 October, 1919.

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.
1.—GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 1
9. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 5
10. Influenza .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
19. Chicken-pox .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septicæmia and Purulent In-
fection .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
24. Tetanus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
26. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. 3 1 5 .. 3 .. 5 .. 5 22
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
30. Tubercular Meningitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3
31. Abdominal Tuberculosis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 4
34. Tuberculosis of Other Organs.. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
35. General Tuberculosis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
37. Syphilis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 4
40. Stomach, Liver .. 4 .. 6 .. 2 .. 4 .. 4 20
41. Intestines, Rectum.. .. 2 .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 7
42. Female Genital Organs .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 3
43. Breast .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
45. Abdomen .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. Larynx .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
45. Neck .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. Throat .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. Disseminated Cancer .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 4
45. Cancer (Undefined) .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
46. Mediastinal Tumour.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
47. Acute Articular Rheumatism .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
48. Chronic Rheumatism and Gout .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3
50. Diabetes .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 5
51. Grave’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
52. Addison’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
53. Lymphadenoma .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
54. Pernicious Anæmia .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
55. Hæmophilia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
55. Obesity .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. 1 22 3 24 2 16 .. 19 2 21
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM
AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL
SENSE.
61. Meningitis .. .. 4 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 3 .. 11
61A. Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
63. Paralysis Agitans .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apo-
plexy .. 9 .. 7 .. 6 .. 4 .. 8 34
66. Paralysis without Specified
Cause .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
67. General Paralysis of Insane .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
68. Chronic Brain Disease .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
69. Epilepsy .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
71. Convulsions of Infants .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4
73. Neuritis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
74. Other Diseases of Nervous
System .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Totals .. .. .. 19 4 13 .. 7 .. 5 4 10
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULA-
TORY SYSTEM.
78. Acute Endocarditis .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
79. Organic Diseases of Heart .. 14 1 8 .. 20 .. 6 .. 22 71
80. Angina Pectoris .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
81. Diseases of Arteries, Atheroma,
&c. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 4
82. Embolism and Thrombosis .. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 5
84. Enlargement of Thymus Gland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 18 1 13 .. 21 .. 8 1 23
IV.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRA-
TORY SYSTEM.
89. Acute Bronchitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 5
90. Chronic Bronchitis .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 9
91. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
92. Pneumonia .. .. 1 2 .. 9 .. 2 .. 2 .. 1


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