New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 32

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



Mar. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 965

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during February, 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.
8. Whooping-cough .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
9. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
10. Influenza .. 1 4 .. 4 .. 7 .. 9 .. 31
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septicæmia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. 6 1 4 2 .. 2 1 16
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
30. Tuberculous Meningitis 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
31. " Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
34. Tuberculosis of Kidney .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
37. Syphilis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
40. Cancer of Stomach, Liver .. 4 .. 4 5 .. 2 2 17
41. " Intestines, Rectum .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 4
42. " Female Genital Organs .. 2 .. 2 3 .. .. .. 7
43. " Breast .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. " Abdomen .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
45. " Bladder .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
45. " Cervical Vertebre .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
45. " Mesentery Gland .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Neck .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
45. " Pancreas .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
45. " Prostate .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. Disseminated Cancer .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 3
45. Cancer (undefined) .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
46. Abdominal Tumour .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
47. Acute Articular Rheumatism.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
50. Diabetes .. .. 2 .. 1 2 .. 1 2 8
51. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 3
54. Anæmia .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3
Totals .. 4 26 1 22 .. 27 .. 17 1 20
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
60. Cerebral Abscess .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
61. Simple Meningitis .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 6
63. Bulbar Paralysis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
63. Paralysis Agitans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. 5 .. 3 3 .. 5 5 21
65. " Softening .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
66. Hemiplegia.. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
67. General Paralysis of Insane .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
68. Chronic Brain Disease .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4
69. Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
71. Convulsions of Infants .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
74. Cerebral Œdema .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 13 2 5 1 6 2 5 3 7
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
79. Organic Diseases of Heart .. 16 .. 11 11 .. 11 19 68
80. Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 3
81. Arterio Sclerosis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 3
82. Embolism and Thrombosis .. 3 1 1 .. .. .. .. 5
Totals .. .. 19 1 12 .. 13 .. 14 .. 20
IV.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
88. Toxic Goitre .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
89. Acute Bronchitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
90. Chronic Bronchitis .. 2 .. 1 2 .. .. 1 6
91. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 3
92. Pneumonia .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 1 1 7
94. Hypostatic Pneumonia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
96. Asthma .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 9 1 3 .. 2 .. 3 .. 2
V.—DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
102. Ulcer of Stomach .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
103. Gastritis 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
104. Enteritis (under 2 years of age) 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 3 .. 8
105. " (over 2 years of age) 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4
108. Appendicitis .. 2 .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 5
109. Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1


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