New Zealand Gazette – 1921 – No. 56

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✨ Vital Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 56

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

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.
I.-GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
1. Typhoid Fever	..	..	1	..	..	..
7. Scarlet Fever	..	..	..	..	..	..
8. Whooping Cough	..	..	2	..	..	2
9. Diphtheria	..	..	1	..	2	1
10. Influenza	..	..	..	1	..	..
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septicaemia	..	..	3	..	1	..
24. Tetanus	..	..	1	..	2	..
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis	..	..	4	..	4	..
30. Tuberculous Meningitis	..	..	..	..	..	..
31. Tuberculous Peritonitis	..	..	..	..	..	..
34. Tuberculosis of Kidney	..	..	..	..	..	..
35. General Tuberculosis	..	..	1	..	..	..
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity	..	..	1	..	1	..
40. Stomach and Liver	..	4	..	3	..	..
41. Intestines, Rectum, &c.	..	..	..	..	..	2
42. Female Genital Organs	..	1	..	1	..	..
43. Breast	..	2	..	..	..	1
44. Nose	..	..	..	..	..	1
45. Antrum	..	..	..	..	..	..
45. Bladder	..	..	2	..	..	..
45. Groin	..	..	..	..	..	..
45. Hip	..	..	..	..	..	..
45. Pancreas	..	..	..	..	..	..
45. Prostate	..	..	1	..	..	..
45. Disseminated Cancer	..	..	3	..	..	..
47. Acute Rheumatism	..	..	1	..	..	..
43. Spondylitis Deformans	..	..	..	..	..	..
49. Scurvy	..	..	..	..	..	1
50. Diabetes	..	..	2	..	2	..
51. Exophthalmic Goitre	..	..	..	..	..	..
53. Lymphatic Leucæmia	..	..	..	..	..	..
54. Anaemia	..	..	..	..	1	..
55. Adiposity	..	..	..	..	1	..
56. Alcoholism	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals	..	..	4	28	4	15
II.-DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
61. Simple Meningitis	..	2	..	..	..	..
63. Other Diseases of Spinal Cord	..	2	..	..	..	..
64. Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy	..	6	..	5	..	..
66. Paralysis without specified cause	..	..	..	..	1	..
67. General Paralysis of Insane	..	..	..	..	..	..
68. Other Forms of Mental Aliena- tion	..	2	..	..	1	..
69. Epilepsy	..	1	..	..	..	..
71. Infantile Convulsions	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals	..	..	2	11	..	7
III.-DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
78. Acute Endocarditis	..	..	1	..	..	..
79. Organic Diseases of the Heart	..	21	..	10	..	..
80. Angina Pectoris	..	..	..	..	..	..
81. Diseases of Arteries, Atheroma, &c.	..	..	2	..	2	..
82. Embolism, Thrombosis	..	..	..	2	..	..
Totals	..	..	26	..	12	..
IV.-DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
89. Acute Bronchitis	..	1	1	..	1	..
90. Chronic Bronchitis	..	2	..	3	..	2
91. Broncho-pneumonia	..	..	1	1	1	1
92. Pneumonia	..	6	1	1	..	1
93. Pleurisy	..	..	..	..	..	..
94. Hypostatic Pneumonia	..	..	..	..	..	..
95. Gangrene of Lung	..	..	..	..	..	..
97. Pulmonary Emphysema	..	1	..	..	..	..
Totals	..	..	10	3	5	2