New Zealand Gazette – 1922 – No. 39

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



MAY 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1363

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Fifteen Urban Areas, registered during April, 1922—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. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
V.—DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
100. Septic Tonsilitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
102. Ulcer of Stomach .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
103. Gastritis .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
104. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) 3 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 6
105. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (2 years and over) .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 9
108. Appendicitis .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 .. 2 8
109. Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
111. Acute Yellow Atrophy of Liver .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
113. Cirrhosis of Liver .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 5
114. Biliary Calculi .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 4
115. Other Diseases of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
117. Peritonitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Totals .. 4 10 2 7 2 3 .. 6 1 11
VI.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
120. Bright’s Disease .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 3 .. .. 4 11
122. Pyelitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 3
124. Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
125. Stricture of Urethra .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1
126. Enlargement, &c., of Prostate .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
132. Haematosalpinx .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
133. Tumour of Breast .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 5 1 1 9 21
VII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
137. Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
138. Puerperal Albuminuria, Convulsions .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3
139. Puerperal Syncope .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 1 7
VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
144. Cellulitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
146. Diseases of the Bones .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
147. Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 3
X.—CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS.
150. Congenital Heart Disease 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
150. Congenital Pyloric Stenosis 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Congenital Debility, Icterus, &c. 1 .. 4 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 8
151A. Premature Birth 6 .. 2 .. 11 .. 2 .. 3 .. 24
152. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Totals .. 7 .. 6 .. 13 .. 3 .. 5 ..
XII. OLD AGE
154. Senility .. .. .. 11 .. 7 .. 4 .. 7 ..
XIII.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
160. Suicide by Cutting Throat .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
166. Conflagration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
168. Accidental Asphyxia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
169. Drowning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
170. Traumatism—Firearms .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
172. Fall .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
175. Crushing .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 3 6
186. Other External Violence .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 3
Totals .. .. 4 .. 2 1 3 .. 1 5 17
Grand totals .. 19 109 9 60 19 58 9 50 12 84

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 15th May, 1922.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Report on Vital Statistics for Urban Areas, April 1922 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
15 May 1922
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Urban Areas, Population, Causes of Death
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician