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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 28
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--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.|
|X.--MALFORMATIONS.| | | | | | | |
|150. Hydrocephalus ...|...|...|4|1|...|...|1|3|...|1|8|
|150. Congenital Malformations of the Heart|10|1|2|...|2|1|...|9|...|30|
|150. Patent Foramen Ovale ..|...|...|1|...|...|...|...|...|...|1|
|150. Cleft Palate ...|...|...|1|...|...|...|...|...|...|1|
|150. Imperforate Anus ...|...|...|...|1|...|...|...|...|...|1|
|150. Spina Bifida ...|...|...|3|...|2|...|...|...|...|5|
|150. Congenital Malformation ...|...|...|...|...|1|...|...|...|...|3|
|150. Intestinal Obstruction ...|...|...|...|1|...|...|...|...|...|1|
|150. Pyloric Stenosis ...|...|1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|1|
|150. Stenosis of Lungs ...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|1|...|
|Totals ...|15|1|11|1|4|1|5|1|12|1|52|
|XI.--DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.| | | | | | | |
|151. Congenital Debility, Icterus, Scleroma|36|...|32|...|18|...|...|12|...|25|123|
|151A. Premature Birth ...|47|...|44|...|32|...|...|24|...|62|209|
|152. Other Causes peculiar to Early Infancy |20|...|...|7|...|8|...|2|...|12|49|
|153. Lack of Care ...|1|...|...|...|...|...|...|1|...|...|2|
|Totals ...|104|...|83|...|58|...|39|...|99|...|383|
|XII.--OLD AGE.| | | | | | | |
|154. Senility ...|...|173|...|70|...|...|135|...|124|...|155|657|
|XIII.--EXTERNAL VIOLENCE.| | | | | | | |
|155. Suicide--Poisoning ...|...|...|2|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|2|
|156. Asphyxia ...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|3|
|157. Hanging or Strangulation ...|...|...|1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|4|
|158. Drowning ...|...|...|...|...|4|...|1|...|...|...|7|
|159. Firearms ...|...|...|...|...|...|1|...|3|...|...|5|
|160. Cutting Instruments ...|...|...|...|1|...|1|...|3|...|...|9|
|161. Jumping from High Places ...|...|...|...|...|...|1|...|...|...|...|3|
|163. Other Suicides ...|...|...|2|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|2|
|165. Other Acute Poisonings ...|...|1|...|...|...|1|...|...|...|...|4|
|166. Accident--Conflagration ...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|2|
|167. Burns ...|...|1|3|...|3|2|...|...|...|2|3|17|
|168. Absorption of Deleterious Gases ...|...|2|...|...|1|...|...|...|...|1|5|
|169. Drowning ...|...|...|...|12|...|6|...|1|8|...|3|1|15|46|
|170. Firearms ...|...|...|...|2|...|...|...|2|...|...|2|6|
|172. Fall ...|...|...|...|9|...|...|2|...|1|...|...|4|17|
|173. Mines and Quarry ...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|2|
|174. Machines ...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|1|
|175. Crushing ...|...|...|12|1|8|...|11|...|7|...|15|54|
|176. Injuries by Animals ...|...|...|...|...|...|1|...|...|...|...|...|1|
|177. Starvation ...|...|...|...|...|...|1|...|...|...|...|...|1|
|178. Exposure to Cold ...|...|...|...|...|...|1|...|...|...|...|...|1|
|185. Fractures (cause not specified) ...|...|...|2|...|2|...|2|...|...|2|5|13|
|186. Other External Violence ...|...|2|2|...|5|...|4|...|...|3|...|2|18|
|Totals ...|4|50|5|36|3|43|...|27|5|58|231|
|XIV.--ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.| | | | | | | |
|187. Ill-defined Organic Disease ...|...|...|2|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|2|
|188. Syncope ...|...|...|2|...|1|...|4|...|...|4|...|2|9|
|189. Not Specified or Ill-defined ...|1|7|...|1|13|1|8|1|4|...|11|47|
|Totals ...|1|11|1|14|1|12|1|4|...|13|58|
|Grand Totals ...|277|2,189|226|1,270|154|1,281|92|1,021|232|1,578|8,270|
BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATES.
The total number of births registered as occurring in the four metropolitan areas in 1918 was 8,275, the rates being as follow:—
Birth-rates per 1,000 of Population.
|City/Area|Rate|
|---|---|
|Auckland City|24.71|
|Auckland Metropolitan Area|21.77|
|Wellington City|23.57|
|Wellington Metropolitan Area|23.15|
|Christchurch City|20.35|
|Christchurch Metropolitan Area|20.22|
|Dunedin City|18.51|
|Dunedin Metropolitan Area|18.69|