New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 59

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✨ Vital Statistics



1992
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 59

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during May, 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 1
9. Diphtheria .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 4
10. Influenza .. .. .. 5 13 2 9 2 1 6 11 49
(b.) Other General Diseases.
24. Tetanus .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. .. .. 13 .. 9 .. 6 .. 4 35
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
30. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
32. Tuberculosis of Spine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
33. " Hip .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
34. " Other Organs.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
36. Rickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
37. Syphilis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 4
40. " Stomach, Liver .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 3 .. 5 18
41. " Intestines, Rectum.. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 5
42. " Female Genital Organs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
43. " Breast .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
44. " Skin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
45. " Bladder .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Foot .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Larynx .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Neck .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Pancreas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
45. " Pelvis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
45. " Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
45. " Shoulder .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Throat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. Disseminated Cancer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 4
45. Cancer (undefined) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
46. Non-malignant Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
48. Chronic Rheumatism .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 2
50. Diabetes .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 7
51. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
52. Addison's Disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
53. Leucæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
54. Anæmia, Chlorosis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3
55. Hæmophilia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
56. Alcoholism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 7 47 4 25 1 23 3 20 166
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
60. Encephalitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
61. Simple Meningitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 5
61A. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
63. Myelitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage .. .. .. 8 .. 6 .. 4 .. 5 27
65. Cerebral Softening .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
66. Paralysis without Specified Cause .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 5
68. Other Forms of Mental Alienation .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. 1 5
69. Epilepsy .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3
74. Other Diseases of Nervous System .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Totals .. .. .. 2 13 .. 9 .. 10 2 8 53
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
78. Acute Endocarditis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 4
79. Organic Disease of Heart .. .. .. 17 .. 6 .. 22 .. 17 74
80. Angina Pectoris .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 5
81. Arteriosclerosis .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 5 12
82. Embolism and Thrombosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
84. Status Lymphaticus.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
85. Other Diseases of Circulatory System .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 22 .. 7 1 25 .. 24 98
IV.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
89. Acute Bronchitis .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. 4
90. Chronic Bronchitis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 8
91. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. 3 2 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 8
92. Pneumonia .. .. .. 1 2 .. 5 .. 2 .. 2 16
93. Pleurisy .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
94. Congestion of Lungs.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
96. Asthma .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3
Totals .. .. .. 4 8 2 9 1 4 .. 5 41


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