New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 100

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



Dec. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3291

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during November, 1920.

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.
4. Malaria .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
6. Measles .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 3 2 .. .. 4 3 17
8. Whooping-cough .. 1 .. 1 1 5 .. 1 .. 7 .. 16
9. Diphtheria .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3
10. Influenza .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
18. Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Pyæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. 8 .. 13 .. 8 .. 4 .. 10 43
30. Tuberculous Meningitis 1 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 5
34. " Nephritis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
34. Tuberculosis of Nose .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
35. General Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
36. Rickets .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
37. Syphilis .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 3 1 .. .. 1 7
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 11
40. " Stomach and Liver .. .. 5 .. 2 .. 4 .. 2 .. 1 9
41. " Intestines, Rectum, &c. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
42. " Female Genital Organs .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 4
43. " Breast .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 3
45. " Abdomen .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
45. " Bladder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Chest .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Larynx .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
45. " Mediastinum .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Spleen .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. " Throat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 4
45. Disseminated Cancer .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
48. Rheumatoid Arthritis .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 8
50. Diabetes .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
51. Exophthalmic Goitre .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
52. Addison’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
53. Leucocythæmic .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
54. Pernicious Anæmia .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
54. Chlorosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
56. Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. 5 28 5 26 9 37 2 15 12 26 165
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
60. Encephalitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
60. " Lethargica .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
61. Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. 3
62. Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
63. Bulbar Paralysis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
63. Spastic Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
63. Pseudo-hypertropic Muscular Paralysis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
63. Lateral Sclerosis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
63. Myelitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
63. Syringomyelia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. 6 .. 8 .. 2 .. 4 .. 7 27
66. Hemiplegia.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 3
67. General Paralysis of Insane .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
68. Chronic Brain-disease .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
69. Epilepsy .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
71. Convulsions of Infants 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 1 19 .. 10 1 7 1 8 1 7 55
III.—DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
78. Acute Endocarditis .. .. .. .. 6 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 7
79. Organic Heart-disease .. 24 .. 11 .. 15 .. 9 .. 9 68
80. Angina Pectoris .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 4
81. Diseases of Arteries, Atheroma, &c. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 6
82. Thrombosis.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
84. Status Lymphaticus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 29 .. 17 1 20 .. 10 .. 12 89
IV.—DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
86. Nasopharyngeal Catarrh .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
87. Laryngitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
89. Acute Bronchitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. 4
90. Chronic Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 2 .. 3 9
91. Broncho-pneumonia.. 1 1 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 .. 8
92. Pneumonia .. .. .. 1 7 .. 1 .. 5 1 5 .. 1 21
93. Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1
94. Congestion of Lungs.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
95. Gangrene of Lung .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
98. Miners’ Phthisis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 2 10 2 2 4 10 4 9 1 5 49


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