New Zealand Gazette – 1921 – No. 12

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✨ Vital Statistics



Feb. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 433

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during the Year 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 .. .. 8 .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 5 17
4. Malaria .. .. .. 1 15 10 19 1 11 .. 1
6. Measles .. 4 9 4 .. .. .. .. 1 6 79
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. 1 .. 2 16 1 2 1 1 2 5
8. Whooping-cough .. 6 8 2 .. .. 2 .. 29 .. 65
9. Diphtheria .. 7 4 2 2 7 2 3 2 10 42
10. Influenza .. 9 54 30 3 34 1 33 1 44 212
14. Dysentery .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
18. Erysipelas .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 4
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Purulent Infection and Septicæmia 1 3 .. 2 .. .. .. 3 .. 1 10
24. Tetanus 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 4
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. .. 89 2 81 1 6 .. 57 .. 69 360
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis .. 7 .. 1 1 2 .. .. .. 3 14
30. Tuberculous Meningitis .. 9 5 .. 3 1 3 1 5 2 5 34
31. Tuberculosis, Abdominal.. 2 5 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 1 12
32. Tuberculosis of Spine 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 4 9
33. " of Hip .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1
33. " of Joints .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 3
34. " of other Organs .. 1 1 3 1 .. .. 1 .. 3 10
35. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. 2 3 .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 2 12
36. Rickets 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3
37. Syphilis 3 4 1 .. 4 1 3 .. .. 1 17
38. Gonococcus Infection 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. .. 8 .. 10 .. 7 .. 6 .. 5 36
40. " Stomach and Liver .. 54 .. 24 .. 42 .. 26 .. 54 200
41. " Intestines, Rectum .. 26 .. 18 .. 15 .. 11 .. 21 91
42. " Female Genital Organs.. .. 14 .. 16 .. 12 .. 6 .. 9 57
43. " Breast .. 10 .. 3 .. 10 .. 9 .. 10 42
44. " Skin .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 4 .. .. .. .. 8
45. " Brain .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 1
45. " Neck .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 9
45. " Cervical Glands .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Thyroid .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
45. " Throat .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3 4
45. " Larynx .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 6
45. " Cervical Vertibræ .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Arm .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Shoulder .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Spine .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
45. " Chest .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Thorax .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Mediastinum .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 6
45. " Lung .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 3
45. " Abdomen .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 .. 6 1 1 13
45. " Pancreas .. 2 .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 6
45. " Spleen .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
45. " Kidney .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 5
45. " Prostate .. 3 .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. 4 9
45. " Bladder .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. 1 .. 3 10
45. " Iliac Region .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Pelvis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
45. " Leg .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. " Thigh .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Foot .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
45. " Heel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. " Bone .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
45. " Glands .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 5
45. Disseminated Cancer .. 9 .. 3 .. 13 .. 10 .. 6 41
45. Cancer (undefined) .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 6
46. Non-malignant Tumours.. .. 2 .. 4 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 9
47. Acute Articular Rheumatism .. 6 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 10
48. Chronic Rheumatism and Gout .. 7 .. 2 .. 4 .. 1 .. 2 16
50. Diabetes 1 22 1 14 .. 15 .. 11 .. 20 84
51. Exophthalmic Goitre .. 5 .. 4 .. 6 .. 2 .. 5 22
52. Addison’s Disease .. 4 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 5
53. Leucæmia .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. 1 1 3 9
54. Anæmia, Chlorosis .. 18 .. 6 .. 10 .. 6 .. 9 49
55. Other General Diseases 1 .. .. 2 1 1 .. 1 2 1 9
56. Alcoholism (acute or chronic) .. 7 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 8 18
57. Chronic Lead-poisoning .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
59. Morphinism .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 49 402 33 262 46 298 29 219 54 340 1732

II.—DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60. Encephalitis | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| 61. Meningitis | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 58 |
| 61a. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 19 |
| 62. Locomotor Ataxia | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
| 63. Paralysis Agitans | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 |



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🏥 Vital Statistics of Metropolitan and Suburban Areas for 1920 (continued from previous page)

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Vital Statistics, Deaths, Metropolitan Areas, Suburban Areas, Causes of Death