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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 4
TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Urban Areas registered during the Year 1921--continued.
| Causes of Death. | Auckland Urban Area. | Wellington Urban Area. | Christchurch Urban Area. | Dunedin Urban Area. | Others. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
| XIII.--EXTERNAL VIOLENCE. | | | | | | | ||||
| 155. Suicide by Poisoning | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 |
| 156. Asphyxia | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| 157. Hanging | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
| 158. Drowning | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 13 |
| 159. Firearms | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 |
| 160. Cutting- or Piercing-instruments | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
| 162. Crushing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 163. Other Suicides ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| 164. Poisoning by Food | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 165. Other Acute Poisoning | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 8 |
| 166. Conflagrations ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 |
| 167. Burns, Scalds ., | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 17 |
| 168. Accidental Asphyxia | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 |
| 169. Drowning | ... | 11 | ... | 13 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 42 |
| 170. Traumatism by Firearms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
| 171. Cutting-instruments | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 172. Fall | ... | 9 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 26 |
| 174. Machines | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| 175. other Crushing | ... | 14 | ... | 12 | 1 | 11 | ... | 5 | 1 | 61 |
| 176. Injuries by Animals | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| 180. Lightning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 181. Electricity | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 182. Homicide by Firearms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 183. Cutting-instruments | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| 184. other Means | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| 185. Fractures (cause not specified) | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 17 |
| 186. Other External Violence.. | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 17 |
| Totals .. .. .. | 6 | 67 | 2 | 54 | 4 | 53 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 62 |
| XIV.--ILL-DEFINED DISEASES. | |||||
| 189. Cause not Stated or Ill-defined | ... | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Grand totals .. .. | 238 | 1,266 | 177 | 790 | 146 | 868 | 89 | 653 | 248 | 970 |
| Total. | |||||
| 5445 |
VITAL STATISTICS OF URBAN AREAS, 1917-21.
Births.
| Urban Areas. | Number of Births. | Rate per 1,000 of Mean Population. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | |
| Auckland | 2,986 | 2,911 | 2,603 | 3,260 | 3,178 | 22·33 | 21·77 | 19·47 | 22·17 | 20·69 |
| Wellington | 2,405 | 2,205 | 2,012 | 2,402 | 2,249 | 25·25 | 23·15 | 21·13 | 23·64 | 21·44 |
| Christchurch | 2,129 | 1,875 | 1,835 | 2,357 | 2,144 | 22·96 | 20·22 | 19·79 | 22·44 | 20·04 |
| Dunedin | 1,544 | 1,284 | 1,233 | 1,602 | 1,472 | 22·47 | 18·69 | 17·94 | 21·72 | 19·93 |
| Gisborne | 414 | 345 | 330 | 349 | 369 | 32·70 | 27·25 | 26·07 | 23·82 | 25·12 |
| Napier.. | 386 | 369 | 367 | 452 | 372 | 25·51 | 24·39 | 24·25 | 27·22 | 21·88 |
| New Plymouth.. | 304 | 266 | 265 | 390 | 320 | 31·04 | 27·16 | 27·05 | 35·27 | 27·00 |
| Wanganui | 505 | 459 | 481 | 600 | 586 | 25·87 | 23·52 | 24·65 | 27·02 | 25·39 |
| Palmerston North | 397 | 359 | 327 | 402 | 405 | 28·34 | 25·63 | 23·35 | 26·25 | 24·81 |
| Nelson.. | 234 | 219 | 214 | 225 | 224 | 23·49 | 21·98 | 21·48 | 21·47 | 21·08 |
| Grey Valley Boroughs | 203 | 159 | 174 | 227 | 195 | 24·24 | 18·99 | 20·78 | 26·40 | 22·85 |
| Timaru.. | 370 | 307 | 290 | 348 | 328 | 26·98 | 22·38 | 21·14 | 23·16 | 21·35 |
| Invercargill | 447 | 479 | 370 | 477 | 414 | 25·03 | 26·82 | 20·71 | 24·97 | 21·40 |
| Totals .. | 12,324 | 11,237 | 10,501 | 13,091 | 12,256 | 24·10 | 21·97 | 20·53 | 23·36 | 21·27 |
Deaths.
| Urban Areas. | Number of Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 of Mean Population. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | |
| Auckland | 1,397 | 2,416 | 1,428 | 1,636 | 1,504 | 10·45 | 18·07 | 10·68 | 11·13 | 9·79 |
| Wellington | 892 | 1,496 | 1,061 | 1,081 | 967 | 9·37 | 15·71 | 11·14 | 10·64 | 9·22 |
| Christchurch | 1,024 | 1,435 | 999 | 1,242 | 1,014 | 11·04 | 15·47 | 10·77 | 11·83 | 9·48 |
| Dunedin | 796 | 1,113 | 778 | 910 | 742 | 11·58 | 16·20 | 11·32 | 12·34 | 10·05 |
| Gisborne | 108 | 138 | 114 | 118 | 113 | 8·53 | 10·90 | 9·00 | 8·05 | 7·69 |
| Napier | 149 | 254 | 161 | 210 | 167 | 9·85 | 16·79 | 10·64 | 12·65 | 9·82 |
| New Plymouth | 104 | 137 | 84 | 124 | 127 | 10·62 | 13·99 | 8·58 | 11·21 | 10·71 |
| Wanganui | 172 | 276 | 213 | 222 | 178 | 8·81 | 14·14 | 10·91 | 10·00 | 7·71 |
| Palmerston North | 129 | 236 | 148 | 152 | 136 | 9·21 | 16·85 | 10·57 | 9·92 | 8·33 |
| Nelson | 128 | 134 | 95 | 131 | 105 | 12·85 | 13·45 | 9·54 | 12·50 | 9·88 |
| Grey Valley Boroughs | 87 | 115 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 10·39 | 13·73 | 11·58 | 11·28 | 11·13 |
| Timaru | 116 | 159 | 125 | 145 | 139 | 8·46 | 11·59 | 9·11 | 9·65 | 9·05 |
| Invercargill | 135 | 361 | 173 | 190 | 158 | 7·56 | 20·21 | 9·68 | 9·95 | 8·17 |
| Totals | 5,237 | 8,270 | 5,476 | 6,258 | 5,445 | 10·24 | 16·17 | 10·71 | 11·17 | 9·45 |
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