New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 28

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✨ Vital Statistics



Mar. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 659

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during the Year 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.
I.—GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
1. Typhoid Fever .. .. .. 11 .. .. 1 .. ..
4. Malaria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. ..
6. Measles .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 2 .. ..
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4
8. Whooping-cough .. .. .. 2 1 13 .. 3 ..
9. Diphtheria and Croup .. .. 17 7 12 8 8 22
10. Influenza .. .. .. .. 31 866 27 539 22 372
14. Dysentery .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. ..
18. Erysipelas .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1
19. Other Epidemic Diseases .. 1 .. .. .. .. ..
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Purulent Infection and Septicaemia 1 4 .. 2 .. 4
24. Tetanus .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1
26. Pellagra .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. 2 98 1 64 1 63
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis .. 1 3 .. 5 .. ..
30. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. 2 2 3 3 3 3
31. Abdominal Tuberculosis .. .. 1 4 .. 1 3 5
32. Pott's Disease .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. ..
33. White Swellings .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1
34. Tuberculosis of other Organs .. .. 2 .. 4 .. 1
35. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. ..
36. Rickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
37. Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. 2 3 3 .. 2
38. Gonococcus Infection .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. ..
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. .. .. 9 .. 5 .. 6
40. Cancer of Stomach and Liver .. .. 46 .. 20 .. 29
41. " Intestines, Rectum .. .. .. 8 .. 13 .. 11
42. " Female Genital Organs .. .. .. 10 .. 9 .. 8
43. " Breast .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. 6 .. 16
44. " Skin .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 1
45. " Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
45. " Parotid Gland .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. ..
45. " Cervical Gland .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
45. " Neck .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. ..
45. " Thyroid Gland .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. ..
45. " Throat .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. ..
45. " Larynx .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
45. " Shoulder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 ..
45. " Axilla .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
45. " Hand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
45. " Spine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
45. " Lung .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. ..
45. " Mediastinum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
45. " Sternum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
45. " Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
45. " Abdomen .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 ..
45. " Spleen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
45. " Pancreas .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. ..
45. " Kidney .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. ..
45. " Bladder .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 2 ..
45. " Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. 1
45. " Sacrum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. ..
45. " Pelvis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. ..
45. " Pelvic Gland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
45. " Male Genital Organs .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
45. " Hip .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. ..
45. " Bone .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
45. " Glands (undefined) ' .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
45. " Cancer (undefined) .. .. .. 8 .. 1 ..
45. " Disseminated Cancer .. .. .. 3 .. 2 ..
46. Non-malignant Tumours.. .. .. 1 1 2 .. 2
47. Acute Articular Rheumatism .. .. .. 3 .. .. 1
48. Chronic Rheumatism and Gout .. .. .. 4 .. 2 ..
50. Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. 20 .. 16 .. 20
51. Exophthalmic Goître .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 1 ..
52. Addison's Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 4
53. Leucæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4
54. Anæmia, Chlorosis .. .. .. .. 1 11 .. 9 ..
55. Other General Diseases .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 ..
56. Alcoholism (acute or chronic) .. .. .. 2 .. 5 1
57. Chronic Lead Poisoning .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. ..

Totals .. .. .. 65 1,187 60 741 45 622 23 452 55 827 4077



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