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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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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. |
| XIII.--EXTERNAL VIOLENCE. | |||||
| 155. Suicide by Poisoning | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... |
| 156. Asphyxia | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| 157. Hanging | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | ... |
| 158. Drowning | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| 159. Firearms | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| 160. Cutting- or Piercing-instruments | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 162. Crushing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 163. Other Suicides ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 164. Poisoning by Food | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 165. Other Acute Poisoning | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 166. Conflagrations ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 167. Burns, Scalds ., | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| 168. Accidental Asphyxia | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 169. Drowning | ... | 11 | ... | 13 | ... |
| 170. Traumatism by Firearms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 171. Cutting-instruments | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 172. Fall | ... | 9 | ... | 3 | ... |
| 174. Machines | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| 175. other Crushing | ... | 14 | ... | 12 | 1 |
| 176. Injuries by Animals | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 180. Lightning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 181. Electricity | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 182. Homicide by Firearms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 183. Cutting-instruments | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 184. other Means | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| 185. Fractures (cause not specified) | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | ... |
| 186. Other External Violence.. | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Totals .. .. .. | 6 | 67 | 2 | 54 | 4 |
| XIV.--ILL-DEFINED DISEASES. | |||||
| 189. Cause not Stated or Ill-defined | ... | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Grand totals .. .. | 238 | 1,266 | 177 | 790 | 146 |
| 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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