New Zealand Gazette – 1922 – No. 39

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 39

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Fifteen Urban Areas, registered during April, 1922.

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.	5 Years and over.	Under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
I. — GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
1. Typhoid Fever	..	..	..	11	..	1	..	..	..	..	12
7. Scarlet Fever	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
9. Diphtheria ..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	1	..	..	3
10. Influenza ..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	1	..	1	4
14. Dysentery ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
18. Erysipelas ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis	..	..	..	7	..	1	..	2	..	3	14
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	2
30. Tuberculous Meningitis	..	1	..	..	..	2	1	2	2	..	9
31. Tubercular Peritonitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	2
33. Tuberculosis of Joints	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	2
34. Tuberculosis of Pelvis	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
35. General Tuberculosis	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
37. Syphilis ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	2
39. Cancer of Tongue ..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	2
40. " Stomach and Liver..	..	..	..	8	..	3	..	7	..	5	26
41. " Intestines, Rectum	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	1	..	1	4
42. " Female Genital Organs	..	..	..	2	..	1	..	1	..	1	5
43. " Breast ..	..	..	..	2	..	1	..	..	..	2	5
45. " Bladder ..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	2
45. " Groin ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
45. " Larynx ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	2
45. " Lung ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
45. " Pancreas ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
45. " Prostate ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	3
45. " Thigh ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	2
45. " Urethra ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
45. " (undefined)	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
47. Acute Articular Rheumatism ..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	1	..	1	5
48. Rheumatoid Arthritis	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	2
50 Diabetes ..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	2	..	1	5
51. Exophthalmic Goitre	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	2
53. Leucæmia ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	2
54. Pernicious Anæmia ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
56 Alcoholic Gastritis ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Totals ..	..	2	42	..	15	1	25	3	19	2	20
II. — DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
60. Encephalitis	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	2
61. Simple Meningitis ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
61A. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
62. Locomotor Ataxia ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	2
64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage	..	..	..	4	..	7	..	1	..	4	18
65. Cerebral Softening ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
66. Paralysis without specified cause	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	1	3
67. General Paralysis of insane	..	..	..	2	..	2	..	..	..	..	4
68. Other Forms of Mental Alienation	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
69. Epilepsy ..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
71. Convulsions of Infants	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	3
Totals ..	..	1	12	..	10	..	3	1	5	1	6
III. — DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
77. Pericarditis..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
78. Acute Endocarditis	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
79. Organic Diseases of the Heart	..	..	..	16	..	9	..	10	..	7	17
80. Angina Pectoris	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	2	4
81. Rupture of Artery ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
82. Embolism and Thrombosis	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	1	5
Totals ..	..	1	18	..	12	..	11	..	9	..	20
IV. — DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
87. Laryngitis ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
89. Acute Bronchitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
90. Chronic Bronchitis	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	2
91. Broncho-pneumonia..	..	..	..	1	1	..	1	..	..	..	4
92. Pneumonia	..	1	..	3	..	2	..	1	..	2	10
93. Pleurisy ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	2
94. Œdema of Lungs	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
98. Tumour of Lung	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
98. Hæmorrhage of Lung	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
Totals ..	..	1	8	1	2	2	1	1	1	5	23