New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 92

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



Nov. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3075

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas,* registered during October, 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 .. 2 .. 3 .. .. .. 2 1
6. Measles .. 1 4 .. 1 .. 3 .. 3 .. 19
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. 2 .. 4 1 .. .. 7 .. 1
8. Whooping-cough .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16
9. Diphtheria .. 1 1 .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 6
10. Influenza .. .. 2 3 .. .. .. 1 .. 4 12
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septicæmia .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 5 2
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. 11 .. 7 .. 6 .. .. .. 1 32
26. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 2
30. Tubercular Meningitis 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4
32. Tuberculosis of Spine .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 1
35. General Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4
37. Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 4
40. " Stomach and Liver .. 8 .. 2 .. 3 .. 2 .. 4 19
41. " Intestines, Rectum .. 2 .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. 4 12
42. " Female Genital Organs .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4
43. " Breast .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. " Abdomen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
45. " Bone .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Brain .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Lymphatic Gland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
45. Disseminated Cancer .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 7
48. Chronic Rheumatism .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
50. Diabetes .. 6 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 11
51. Exophthalmic Goitre .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 4
54. Anæmia .. 4 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 5
55. Purpura Hæmorrhagica .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals 5 42 9 29 5 24 4 18 10 30 176
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
60. Cerebral Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
61. Simple Meningitis 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. 6
61A. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
63. Bulbar Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
63. Disseminated Sclerosis .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
63. Myelitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
63. Paralysis Agitans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. 3 .. 5 .. 7 .. 4 .. 11 30
65. Cerebral Softening .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
66. Paralysis without Specified Cause .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
67. General Paralysis of Insane .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
68. Other Forms of Mental Alienation .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
69. Epilepsy .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 4
71. Convulsions of Infants 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3
74. Cerebral Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 3
Totals 4 11 .. 8 .. 8 1 9 4 16 61
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
79. Organic Diseases of Heart .. 16 .. 11 .. 13 .. 14 .. 14 68
80. Angina Pectoris .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 5
81. Diseases of Arteries, &c. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. .. 6
82. Embolism and Thrombosis .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 .. .. .. 2 8
85. Auricular Fibrillation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. 20 .. 14 .. 17 .. 19 .. 18 88
IV.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
88. Disease of Thyroid .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
89. Acute Bronchitis .. 1 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 5
90. Chronic Bronchitis .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 2 10
91. Broncho-pneumonia .. 1 2 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 6
92. Pneumonia .. 1 3 5 8 2 1 6 .. 5 31
93. Pleurisy .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
94. Pulmonary Congestion .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4
96. Asthma .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 4
98. Abscess on Lung .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Totals 2 12 8 9 1 6 1 13 1 11 64

Excluding Gisborne; returns not yet received.



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