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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 15
TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas
registered during January, 1920—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 | . . | 2 | . . | 1 | 4 |
| 103. Other Diseases of Stomach | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 3 |
| 104. Enteritis (under 2 years of age) | . . | . . | . . | 3 | . . | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 5 |
| 105. """"""(over 2 years of age) | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 |
| 108. Appendicitis | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 2 | 4 |
| 109. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 2 | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 4 |
| 113. Cirrhosis of Liver | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
| 115. Other Diseases of Liver | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | 4 |
| 117. Peritonitis | . . | 2 | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 4 |
| 118. Pancreatitis | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
| Totals | . . | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | . . | 5 | 1 | 5 | 31 |
| VI.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 119. Acute Nephritis | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 2 |
| 120. Bright’s Disease | . . | 1 | . . | 4 | . . | 2 | . . | 4 | 3 | . . | 14 |
| 124. Cystitis | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
| 126. Diseases of the Prostate | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 2 |
| 129. Uterine Tumour | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
| Totals | . . | 3 | . . | 6 | . . | 2 | . . | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| VII.—PUERPERAL STATE. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 134. Etopic Gestation | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 |
| 135. Puerperal Hemorrhage | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 2 | . . | 1 | . . | 4 |
| 137. Septicemia | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 2 |
| 139. Syncope | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 |
| 140. Anemia | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
| Totals | . . | 1 | . . | 2 | . . | 2 | . . | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 142. Senile Gangrene | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 |
| IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 146. Diseases of the Bones | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | . . | 4 |
| X.—MALFORMATIONS. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 150. Congenital Obstruction of Intestines | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | 2 |
| XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 151. Congenital Debility, Icterus, &c. | 1 | . . | 6 | . . | 2 | . . | 1 | . . | 3 | . . | 13 |
| 151A. Premature Birth | 3 | . . | 4 | . . | 4 | . . | 3 | . . | 3 | . . | 17 |
| 152. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 3 | . . | 5 |
| Totals | 4 | . . | 11 | . . | 6 | . . | 5 | . . | 9 | . . | 35 |
| XII.—OLD AGE. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 154. Senility | . . | 11 | . . | 8 | . . | 2 | . . | 7 | 6 | . . | 34 |
| XIII.—EXTERNAL CAUSES. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 155. Suicide by Poison | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 |
| 157. Hanging | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 3 |
| 160. Cutting Throat | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 2 |
| 167. Burns | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
| 168. Accident—Asphyxia | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 |
| 169. Accidental Drowning | . . | 2 | . . | 2 | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 7 |
| 175. Traumatism by Crushing | . . | 1 | . . | 3 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 5 |
| 184. Homicide | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
| Totals | . . | 6 | . . | 5 | . . | 4 | . . | 1 | 4 | 21 |
| XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 189. Ill-defined or not stated | . . | . . | . . | 5 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 6 |
| Grand totals | . . | 5 | 91 | 20 | 88 | 12 | 55 | 7 | 57 | 15 | 90 | 440 |
Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 17th February, 1920.
J. W. BUTCHER,
Acting Government Statistician.

• Excluding Gisborne. Returns not yet received.