New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 80

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✨ Vital Statistics



SEPT. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2659

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during August, 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 3
6. Measles .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 1 .. .. 6
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
8. Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 5 .. 7
9. Diphtheria .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3
10. Influenza .. .. .. .. 8 .. 1 .. 5 .. 1 15
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Purulent Infection and Septi- 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
caemia
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. 9 1 12 .. .. .. 8 .. 10 40
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
30. Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
31. Abdominal Tuberculosis .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 4
32. Tuberculosis of Spine .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1
35. General Tuberculosis .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
37. Syphilis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
39. Cancer, Buccal Cavity .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 5
40. " Stomach, Liver .. 2 .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 5 11
41. " Intestines, Rectum .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 6
42. " Female Genital Organs .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3
43. " Breast .. 2 .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 6
45. " Abdomen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1
45. " Bladder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. " Iliac Region .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Kidney .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Lung .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
45. " Neck .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
45. " Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
45. " Thigh .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1
45. Disseminated Cancer .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 4
45. Cancer (undefined) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
47. Acute Rheumatism .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
48. Chronic Rheumatism .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 3
50. Diabetes .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 6
51. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
53. Leucaemia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 3
54. Anaemia, Chlorosis .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
55. Purpura Haemorrhagica 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
56. Alcoholism .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
57. Chronic Lead Poisoning .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 6 36 3 19 5 24 3 18 7 35
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
60. Encephalitis Lethargica .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
61. Simple Meningitis .. 2 2 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 8
61A. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis .. 1 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 4
62. Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
63. Myelitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
63. Spastic Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
63. Spinal Paraplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
64. Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apo- .. 8 .. 4 .. 5 .. 4 .. 7 28
plexy
65. Cerebral Softening .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
66. Paralysis without Specified .. 5 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. 4 13
Cause
67. General Paralysis of Insane .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
68. Other forms of Mental Alien- .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
ation
71. Convulsions of Infants .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
74. Other Diseases of Nervous Sys- .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
tem
Totals .. 3 20 2 10 .. 9 1 8 1 15
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULA-
TORY SYSTEM.
77. Pericarditis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
78. Acute Endocarditis .. .. 3 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 6
79. Organic Diseases of Heart .. .. 30 .. 14 23 .. 15 .. 22 104
80. Angina Pectoris .. .. 3 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 7
81. Diseases of Arteries, &c. .. .. 2 .. 2 1 .. 3 .. .. 8
82. Embolism and Thrombosis .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
85. Internal Haemorrhage .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 40 .. 19 .. 27 .. 19 .. 25
IV.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRA-
TORY SYSTEM.
88. Myxoedema .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
89. Acute Bronchitis .. .. 2 3 2 4 .. 1 1 .. 13
90. Chronic Bronchitis .. .. 6 .. 6 16 .. 2 .. 3 33
91. Broncho-pneumonia .. 2 3 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 19
92. Pneumonia .. 1 8 2 13 .. 10 .. 3 1 6
93. Pleurisy .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 2 5
94. Pulmonary Congestion .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 2
96. Asthma .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Totals .. 3 22 8 23 3 34 1 8 5 12


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