New Zealand Gazette – 1921 – No. 96

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Thirteen Urban Areas, registered during October, 1921.

Causes of Death.	Auckland Urban Area.	Wellington Urban Area.	Christchurch Urban Area.	Dunedin Urban Area.	Others.	Total.
	Under 5 Years. and over.	Under 5 Years. and over.	Under 5 Years. and over.	Under 5 Years. and over.	Under 5 Years. and over.
I. - GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
1. Typhoid Fever	..	..	..	..	..	2
7. Scarlet Fever	..	..	..	..	..	1
8. Whooping Cough	..	..	1	..	..	1
9. Diphtheria	..	..	..	..	2	2
10. Influenza	..	..	1	..	..	6
(b.) Other General Diseases.
24. Tetanus	..	..	..	..	..	1
28. Tuberculosis of Lungs	..	12	..	7	..	35
30. Tuberculous Meningitis	..	..	..	1	..	1
31. Tuberculous Peritonitis	..	1	..	..	1	2
34. Tuberculosis of Glands	..	..	..	1	..	1
35. Disseminated Tuberculosis	..	2	..	..	..	3
37. Syphilis	..	1	..	..	..	2
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity	..	..	..	..	1	2
40. " Stomach and Liver..	..	7	..	3	..	20
41. " Peritoneum, Intestines, Rectum	..	3	..	1	..	12
42. " Female Genital Organs	..	1	..	2	..	4
43. " Breast	..	1	..	..	..	3
44. " Skin	..	..	..	..	..	1
45. " Abdomen	..	..	..	1	..	1
45. " Bladder	..	..	..	1	..	1
45. " Kidney	..	..	..	1	..	1
45. " Larynx	..	..	..	..	..	1
45. " Pancreas	..	..	..	..	1	2
45. " Prostate	..	..	..	..	..	1
45. Cancer, Undefined	..	..	..	..	..	1
45. Disseminated Cancer	..	..	..	..	2	3
46. Non-malignant Tumour	..	..	..	1	..	1
47. Acute Articular Rheumatism..	..	1	..	..	..	3
48. Chronic Rheumatism	..	..	..	..	1	3
50. Diabetes	..	..	..	2	..	6
51. Exophthalmic Goitre	..	..	..	..	..	2
53. Leucæmia	..	2	..	..	..	6
54. Pernicious Anaemia	..	1	..	..	..	4
56. Alcoholism	..	..	..	2	..	3
Totals	..	40	1	20	1	138
II.-DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
61. Simple Meningitis	1	..	1	..	1	5
63. Other Diseases of Spinal Cord	..	..	..	1	..	1
64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy	..	9	..	7	..	24
66. Paralysis without Specified Cause	..	1	..	..	..	5
67. General Paralysis of Insane..	..	..	..	1	..	1
68. Mania	..	1	..	..	..	1
70. Convulsions (non-puerperal)..	..	..	..	..	..	1
71. Convulsions of Infants	..	..	..	1	..	1
74. Other Diseases of the Nervous System	..	2	..	..	1	3
76. Diseases of the Ears..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Totals	1	13	1	9	5	43
III.-DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
78. Acute Endocarditis	..	..	1	..	..	5
79. Organic Diseases of the Heart	..	12	..	8	..	57
80. Angina Pectoris	..	..	..	..	..	1
81. Diseases of Arteries	..	..	..	1	..	4
82. Thrombosis	..	..	..	..	..	2
84. Lymphadenoma	..	..	..	..	..	1
Totals	..	13	..	11	16	70
IV.-DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
89. Acute Bronchitis	..	..	1	1	..	3
90. Chronic Bronchitis	..	3	..	2	..	9
91. Broncho-pneumonia	..	2	3	..	..	10
92. Pneumonia	..	1	4	..	2	14
93. Pleurisy	..	..	..	..	..	2
94. Congestion of Lungs	..	1	..	..	1	2
96. Asthma	..	..	1	..	..	1
98. Other Diseases of Respiratory System	..	3	..	..	..	3
Totals	4	14	1	8	4	44