New Zealand Gazette – 1922 – No. 2

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 2

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

Causes of Death.	Auckland Urban Area.	Wellington Urban Area.	Christchurch Urban Area.	Dunedin Urban Area.	Others.	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.
V.—DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
103. Haemorrhage of Stomach	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .
104. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years)	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	1
105. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (2 years and over)	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .
108. Appendicitis	. .	. .	. .	2	. .	1
109. Intestinal Obstruction	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .
113. Cirrhosis of Liver	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1
115. Other Diseases of Liver	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .
118. Pancreatitis	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .
Totals	. .	1	5	1	2	1
VI.—NON- VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
119. Acute Nephritis	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	1
120. Bright's Disease	. .	3	. .	5	. .	2
122. Other Diseases of Kidneys	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .
124. Diseases of Bladder	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .
126. Hypertrophy of Prostate	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .
130. Pelvic Cellulitis	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .
132. Salpingitis	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .
Totals	. .	. .	6	. .	7	. .
VII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
134. Accidents of Pregnancy	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .
136. Labour	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1
137. Puerperal Septicaemia	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .
138. Eclampsia	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .
Totals	. .	2	. .	1	. .	1
VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
144. Cellulitis of Neck	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .
145. Ulcers	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .
Totals	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	1
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Congenital Heart Disease	. .	. .	1	. .	1	. .
150. Stricture of Bowel	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .
150. Spina Bifida	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .
150. Other Congenital Malformations	1	. .	. .	. .	2	. .
Totals	. .	2	. .	2	. .	3
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Congenital Debility, Icterus, &c.	3	. .	1	. .	1	. .
151A. Premature Birth	4	. .	5	. .	3	. .
152. Other Causes peculiar to Early Infancy	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1
153. Lack of Care	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .
Totals	. .	7	. .	6	. .	5
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility	. .	7	. .	5	. .	4
XIII.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
155. Suicide by Poison	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .
156. Asphyxia	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .
157. Hanging	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .
158. Drowning	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .
163. Other Suicides	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .
165. Accidental Poisoning	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .
168. Asphyxia	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .
169. Drowning	. .	3	. .	1	. .	1
170. Traumatism by Firearms	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .
172. Fall	. .	1	. .	1	. .	. .
175. Other Crushing	. .	2	. .	1	. .	1
183. Homicide by Cutting Instrument	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .
185. Fracture of Hip	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .
186. Other External Violence	. .	1	. .	1	. .	. .
Totals	. .	1	11	1	7	1
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
189. Ill-defined or not specified	. .	2	. .	. .	. .	. .
Grand totals	. .	18	122	16	71	13