New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 75

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



Aug. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2509

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during July, 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 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
6. Measles .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3
8. Whooping-cough .. .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 4
9. Diphtheria .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 7
10. Influenza .. 3 .. 1 .. 4 .. .. .. .. 8
(b.) Other General Diseases.
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. 11 .. 10 .. 8 .. 7 .. 5 41
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
30. Tubercular Meningitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
37. Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
38. Gonococcus Infection 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
39. Cancer of Jaw .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
40. " Stomach, Liver .. 3 .. 3 .. 2 .. 3 .. 3 14
41. " Intestines, Rectum .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 10
42. " Female Genital Organs .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. 3 8
43. " Breast .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
44. " Skin .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
45. " Cervical Glands .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Heel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. " Larynx .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
45. " Mediastinum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
45. " Neck .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. " Prostate .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Spine .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. Disseminated Cancer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3
47. Acute Rheumatism .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
50. Diabetes .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 4
51. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
53. Leucæmia .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
54. Pernicious Anæmia .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4
56. Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. 2 31 2 23 1 31 4 19 1 20
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
60. Abscess of Brain .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
61. Meningitis .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 5
61A. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
63. Myelitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
63. Spinal Sclerosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. 11 .. 4 .. 2 .. 5 .. 8 30
66. Paralysis without Specified Cause .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 5
67. General Paralysis of Insane .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 5
68. Chronic Brain-disease .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
69. Epilepsy .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
71. Convulsions of Infants .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
74. Degeneration of Brain .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
74. Tumour of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. 2 20 1 10 1 3 1 6 .. 15
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
78. Acute Endocarditis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
79. Organic Diseases of Heart .. 27 .. 12 .. 24 .. 19 .. 16 98
80. Angina Pectoris .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
81. Diseases of Arteries, &c. .. 1 .. 3 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 7
82. Embolism and Thrombosis .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 8
84. Status Epilepticus .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 30 1 18 .. 30 .. 21 .. 18
IV.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
89. Acute Bronchitis .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 7
90. Chronic Bronchitis .. .. 3 .. 3 .. 5 .. 1 .. 13
91. Broncho-pneumonia.. .. 1 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 2 1 9
92. Pneumonia .. 2 6 1 7 .. 8 .. 1 4 29
93. Pleurisy .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
94. Pulmonary Congestion .. .. .. 2 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 5
96. Asthma .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 5
98. Abscess of Lung .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. 4 15 3 13 3 18 2 3 2 10


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