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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 18

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas,*
registered during January, 1921.

Causes of Death

Auckland
Metropolitan
Area.
Under
5 Years
and over.

Wellington
Metropolitan
Area.
Under
5 Years
and over.

Christchurch
Metropolitan
Area.
Under
5 Years
and over.

Dunedin
Metropolitan
Area.
Under
5 Years
and over.

Nine
Suburban
Areas.
Under
5 Years
and over.

Total

I.--GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.

1. Enteric Fever
   .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
2. Measles .. 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 9
3. Whooping-cough .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 5
4. Diphtheria .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 5
5. Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 4
   (b.) Other General Diseases.
6. Septicaemia.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
7. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. 5 .. 5 .. 3 .. 4 .. 7 .. 24
8. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
9. Tuberculous Meningitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. 5
10. Tuberculous Peritonitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
11. White Swellings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
12. Rickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
13. Syphilis .. .. 2 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 5
14. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
15. Stomach and Liver .. .. 3 .. 6 .. 3 .. 5 .. 4 21
16. Intestines, Rectum, &c. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 5
17. Female Genital Organs .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 6
18. Breast .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 7
19. Bladder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
20. Abdomen .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
21. Thorax .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
22. Rheumatoid Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
23. Diabetes .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
24. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
25. Leukocythemia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
26. Pernicious Anerna .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3
27. Other General Diseases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
28. Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
    Totals .. .. .. 14 21 1 18 2 16 4 24 2 21 123

II.--DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
61. Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 6
68. Paralysis Agitans .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
63. Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 4
63. Other Diseases of Spinal Cord .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
64. Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy .. 4 .. 4 .. 5 .. 5 .. 6 .. 24
66. Hemiplegia.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3 .. 2 .. .. 6
67. General Paralysis of the Insane .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
68. Other Forms of Mental Alienation .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3
71. Convulsions .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 5
72. Chorea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
73. Neuritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
74. Cerebral OEdema .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 1 9 3 9 1 11 1 9 5 8 57

III.--DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
78. Acute Endocarditis .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 6
79. Organic Diseases of the Heart .. 14 .. 4 .. 10 .. 5 .. 6 .. 39
81. Diseases of Arteries .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 5
82. Embolism and Thrombosis .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 6
83. Phlebitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
86. Laryngitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 20 .. 7 .. 15 1 5 .. 10 58

IV.--DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
89. Acute Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
90. Chronic Bronchitis .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 7
91. Broncho-pneumonia .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 7
92. Pneumonia .. .. 4 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 7
93. Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
94. Pulmonary Congestion .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
96. Asthma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
98. Hydatid Disease of Lung .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 1 6 1 2 2 4 2 3 4 2 27

• Excluding Invercargill (returns not to hand).