New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 50

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



May 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1593

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during April, 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.
1. Typhoid Fever .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
9. Diphtheria .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. 5
10. Influenza .. 1 2 .. 2 1 4 .. 7 .. 5 22
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Purulent Infection and Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
24. Tetanus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. 5 .. 6 .. 4 .. 7 .. 6 28
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
31. Tubercular Peritonitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
32. Tuberculosis of Spine 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
35. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
37. Syphilis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
40. " Stomach, Liver .. 4 .. 2 .. 7 .. 3 .. 6 22
41. " Intestines, Rectum .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 3 8
42. " Female Genital Organs .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
43. " Breast .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
44. " Skin .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
45. " Bone .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. Disseminated Cancer .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 4
45. Cancer (undefined) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
46. Non-malignant Tumour .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
47. Acute Articular Rheumatism.. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
48. Chronic Rheumatism .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
50. Diabetes .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 6
51. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
54. Anæmia, Chlorosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 4 6
56. Alcoholism .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Totals .. 2 31 2 18 2 23 .. 21 1 32 132
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
60. Encephalitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
60. " Lethargica .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
61. Simple Meningitis .. 4 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
61A. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
63. Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis.. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
63. Paralysis Agitans .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
63. Progressive Muscular Atrophy .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
63. Syringomyelia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
63. Transverse Myelitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. 6 .. 2 .. 1 .. 4 .. 5 18
66. Paralysis without Specified Cause .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
67. General Paralysis of Insane .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
68. Other Forms of Mental Alienation .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
74. Cerebral Tumour .. 1 2 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 6
Totals .. 11 16 .. 2 .. 3 .. 8 .. 8 48
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
79. Organic Diseases of Heart .. 21 .. 6 .. 12 .. 6 .. 9 54
80. Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3
81. Arterio Sclerosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
82. Embolism and Thrombosis .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Totals .. .. 23 .. 8 .. 13 .. 8 .. 9 61
IV.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
89. Acute Bronchitis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
90. Chronic Bronchitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4 6
91. Broncho-pneumonia .. 4 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
92. Pneumonia .. 5 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 6 17
93. Pleurisy .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
94. Congestion of Lungs.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
96. Asthma .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
98. Tumour of Lung .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 9 8 1 4 1 3 .. .. .. 10 36


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