New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 17

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



438 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 17

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas,
registered during January, 1919—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—continued.
108. Appendicitis .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 4
109. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction 1 2 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 6
110. Faecal Fistula .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
114. Biliary Calculi .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
117. Simple Peritonitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
118. Sub-phrenic Abscess .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 3 4 1 5 1 1 1 2 .. 5 23
VI.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
119. Acute Nephritis 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
120. Bright’s Disease .. 1 .. 5 .. 2 .. .. .. 3 11
122. Diseases of the Kidneys and Annexa .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 6
126. Diseases of the Prostate .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 6
131. Ovarian Tumour .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 1 5 .. 7 .. 4 .. 3 .. 6 26
VII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
137. Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
138. Puerperal Eclampsia .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
142. Gangrene .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
145. Other Diseases of the Skin and Annexa 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 4
Totals .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 1 6
IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
146. Diseases of the Bones .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 4
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
150. Congenital Heart-disease .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
150. Congenital Malformation .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
150. Congenital Stricture of Pylorus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
150. Congenital Pyloric Stenosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 1 1 .. 7
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Congenital Debility, Icterus, Sclerema 2 .. 3 .. 2 .. .. .. 3 .. 10
151A. Premature Birth 6 .. 3 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 12
152. Other Causes peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Totals .. .. 8 .. 7 .. 4 .. .. .. 5 .. 24
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. 12 .. 5 .. 13 .. 3 .. 16 49
XIII.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
157. Suicide by Hanging .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
158. " Drowning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
160. " Cutting Throat .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
161. " Jumping from High Places .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
165. Accident—Poisoning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
169. " Drowning .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
172. " Fall .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
175. " Crushing.. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3
185. " Fractures .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
186. Other External Violence .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 4 .. 6 .. 4 .. 2 .. .. 16
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
187. Ill-defined Organic Disease .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
189. Not specified or Ill-defined .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 .. .. 4
Totals .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 2 .. .. 5
Grand totals .. .. 19 76 18 148 11 70 5 58 10 99 514

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 13th February, 1919. MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Government Statistician's Report on Vital Statistics for January 1919 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
13 February 1919
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Metropolitan Areas, Population, Age Groups, Causes of Death
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician