New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 10

Page 361

✨ Vital Statistics



Jan. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 361

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during the Year 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.

I.—GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.

  1. Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. 7 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 3 14
  2. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. 4 2 1 2 12
  3. Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3
  4. Diphtheria and Croup .. .. 10 3 6 6 9 13 11 14 11 4 87
  5. Influenza .. .. .. .. .. 28 8 88 1 30 1 5 .. 19 180
  6. Dysentery .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
  7. Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 5
  8. Other Epidemic Diseases .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

(b.) Other General Diseases.

  1. Purulent Infection and Septicæmia .. 4 1 2 .. 1 .. 3 .. 4 15
  2. Tetanus .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 4
  3. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. .. 2 85 2 56 .. 41 .. 53 .. 72 311
  4. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. 6 .. 1 .. 1 1 10
  5. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. 3 2 1 .. 2 4 8 8 5 3 36
  6. Abdominal Tuberculosis .. .. .. 1 .. 6 .. 1 .. 4 1 1 14
  7. Pott’s Disease .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 4
  8. White Swellings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 1 1 5
  9. Tuberculosis of other Organs .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 6 9
  10. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. 1 4 .. 2 .. .. .. 3 .. 2 12
  11. Rickets .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
  12. Syphilis .. .. .. 3 1 4 1 1 .. .. .. 1 12
  13. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. .. .. 10 .. 9 .. 6 .. 2 .. 9 36
  14. " Stomach and Liver .. .. .. 51 .. 41 .. 44 .. 20 .. 49 205
  15. " Intestines, Rectum .. .. .. 25 .. 22 .. 15 .. 16 .. 21 99
  16. " Female Genital Organs.. .. .. 12 .. 6 .. 11 .. 9 .. 12 50
  17. " Breast .. .. .. 14 .. 3 .. 2 .. 7 .. 8 34
  18. " Skin .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 9
  19. " Brain .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
  20. " Temporal Region .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1
  21. " Orbit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
  22. " Parotid Gland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
  23. " Cervical Gland .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  24. " Neck .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 7
  25. " Fauces .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  26. " Thyroid Gland.. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
  27. " Throat .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
  28. " Larynx .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 1 6
  29. " Lung .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
  30. " Mediastinum .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 4
  31. " Heart.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
  32. " Abdomen .. .. 1 4 .. 2 .. 1 .. 8 .. 2 18
  33. " Pancreas .. .. .. 4 .. 4 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 11
  34. " Kidney .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 8
  35. " Bladder .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 8
  36. " Prostate .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 5 15
  37. " Pelvis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
  38. " Pelvic Gland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1
  39. " Male Genital Organs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
  40. " Bone .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
  41. Cancer (undefined) .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 4 .. 4 .. 3 15
  42. Disseminated Cancer .. .. .. 10 .. 4 .. 11 .. 8 .. 7 40
  43. Non-malignant Tumours.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 1 .. 5
  44. Acute Articular Rheumatism .. .. .. 4 .. 2 .. 2 .. 4 .. 2 14
  45. Chronic Rheumatism and Gout .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 3 .. 4 .. 3 15
  46. Diabetes .. .. .. .. 22 .. 19 .. 19 .. 10 .. 13 83
  47. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 5 .. 2 .. 6 15
  48. Addison’s Disease .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
  49. Leucæmia .. .. .. .. 5 .. 5 .. 3 .. .. .. 1 15
  50. Anæmia, Chlorosis .. .. 1 11 .. 6 .. 4 .. 8 .. 7 37
  51. Other General Diseases .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. 5 11
  52. Alcoholism (acute or chronic) .. .. .. 6 .. 3 .. 1 .. 3 .. 4 17
  53. Chronic Lead Poisoning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2

Totals .. .. .. 26 352 24 322 17 240 24 219 23 299 1546

II.—DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.

  1. Encephalitis .. .. .. 1 5 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2 1 11
  2. Encephalitis Lethargica .. .. .. 2 .. 5 .. 2 1 1 .. 2 13
  3. Simple Meningitis .. .. 5 15 2 10 3 11 1 5 11 2 65
    61A. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis .. 1 1 1 4 .. 1 .. 1 2 2 13
  4. Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. 2 .. 4 .. .. .. 1 .. 3 10


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🏥 Monthly Births and Deaths in Metropolitan and Suburban Areas for 1919 (continued from previous page)

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Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Monthly Data, Metropolitan Areas, Suburban Areas