New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 35

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



Mar. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 823

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during February, 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.
I. — GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
1. Typhoid Fever .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
9. Diphtheria .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
10. Influenza .. .. 1 13 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 18
14. Dysentery .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Purulent Infection, Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
24. Tetanus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. 5 .. 6 .. 4 .. 2 .. 3 20
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
30. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 .. 4
31. " Appendicitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
34. " Nephritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
35. General Tuberculosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity, &c. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 3
40. " Stomach, Liver .. 3 .. 3 .. 6 .. 1 .. .. 15
41. " Intestines, Rectum .. 2 .. 4 .. 3 .. 2 .. .. 10
42. " Female Genital Organs .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 5
43. " Breast .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 4
45. " Kidney .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Neck .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Thyroid .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Head of Pancreas .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Brain .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Prostate Gland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
45. " Abdomen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
45. " Mediastinum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1
45. " Pelvic Colon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
48. Rheumatoid Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
50. Diabetes .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 4
51. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
54. Anæmia, Chlorosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
55. Purpura Hæmorrhagica .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
56. Alcoholism (Acute and Chronic) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Totals .. 1 20 1 34 .. 20 .. 17 3 14
II. — DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
60. Encephalitis .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
61. Meningitis .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 4
62. Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. .. 5 .. 6 .. 1 .. 4 4 20
66. Paralysis without Specified Cause .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 2 7
67. General Paralysis of the Insane .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
68. Other Forms of Mental Alienation .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
69. Epilepsy .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
71. Convulsions of Infants (under 5 years) 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 5
Totals .. 1 15 2 9 2 1 1 7 2 8
III. — DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
77. Pericarditis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
78. Acute Endocarditis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
79. Organic Diseases of the Heart .. 10 .. 5 .. 10 .. 9 .. 9 43
80. Angina Pectoris .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 5
81. Diseases of Arteries, Atheroma, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 3
82. Pulmonary Embolism .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
85. Hæmorrhage: Other Diseases of the Circulatory System .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
Totals .. .. 10 .. 9 .. 16 .. 11 .. 13
IV. — DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
90. Chronic Bronchitis .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
91. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
92. Pneumonia .. .. .. 6 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 9
94. Pulmonary Congestion, Pulmonary Apoplexy .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
96. Asthma .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
98. Abscess of Lung .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 5 .. 8 .. 2 .. 3 .. 1


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