New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 6

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 6

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during November, 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.
V.—DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
102. Ulcer of Stomach .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
103. Indigestion.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
105. Enteritis (two years and over).. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 .. .. 4
107. Intestinal Parasites.. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
108. Appendicitis 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 4
109. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 5
110. Constipation 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
111. Acute Yellow Atrophy of Liver .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
113. Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
117. Simple Peritonitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Totals .. 3 4 .. 3 .. 3 2 6 .. 3 24
VI.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
120. Bright’s Disease .. 2 .. 1 .. 4 .. 3 .. 2 12
122. Diseases of the Kidneys and Annexa .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 3
124. Cystitis .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
126. Diseases of Prostate.. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. 5 .. 2 .. 5 1 4 .. 2 19
VII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
135. Placenta Prævia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
136. Parturition.. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 6
137. Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
139. Puerperal Eclampsia .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 11
VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
142. Gangrene .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
146. Diseases of the Bones .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
150. Congenital Heart Disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
150. Congenital Pyloric Stenosis 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
150. Congenital Deformities .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 2 .. .. .. 5
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Congenital Debility, Icterus, Sclerema 6 .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 2 .. 12
151A. Premature Birth 5 .. 3 .. 3 .. 1 .. 6 .. 18
152. Other Causes peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 11 .. 5 .. 4 .. 4 .. 8 .. 32
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. 29 .. 4 .. 23 .. 8 .. 18 82
XIII.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
157. Suicide by Hanging .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
158. " Drowning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Firearms.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
160. " Cutting Throat .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
161. " Jumping from Window .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
165. Accident—Conflagration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
167. " Burns .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
168. " Suffocation .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
169. " Drowning .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 7
170. " Firearms.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
172. " Fall .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
175. " Crushing.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
186. " Other External Violence .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 5 1 6 .. 5 .. 4 .. 2 23
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
189. Not specified or ill defined .. .. .. 4 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 7
Grand totals 56 939 22 164 21 387 13 201 30 507 2,340

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 20th January, 1919.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Report on Vital Statistics for Metropolitan and Suburban Areas (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
20 January 1919
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Metropolitan Areas, Suburban Areas, November 1918
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician