✨ Vital Statistics Report
1622
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 46
TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Fifteen Urban Areas, registered during May, 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 | .. | 12 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 |
| 9. Diphtheria .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10. Influenza .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| (b.) Other General Diseases. | |||||||||||
| 24. Tetanus .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 28. Tuberculosis of Lungs | .. | 10 | .. | 4 | .. | 7 | .. | 9 | .. | 9 | 39 |
| 30. Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 31. Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 32. Tuberculosis of Spine | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 35. General Tuberculosis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 37. Syphilis .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| 40. " Stomach and Liver | .. | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 21 |
| 41. " Peritoneum, Intestines, Rectum | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 |
| 42. " Female Genital Organs | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
| 43. " Breast .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 44. " Skin .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 45. " Abdomen .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 45. " Axilla .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 45. " Axillary Glands | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 45. " Lung .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| 45. " Pancreas .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| 45. " Spine .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 45. " Throat .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 45. " (undefined) | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| 46. Non-malignant Tumours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| 48. Rheumatoid Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| 50 Diabetes .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 6 |
| 51. Exophthalmic Goitre | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 54. Anaemia, Chlorosis .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 |
| 55. Purpura Hæmorrhagica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
| 56. Alcoholism .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Totals .. | 4 | 40 | .. | 15 | .. | 27 | .. | 12 | 5 | 32 | 135 |
| II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE. | |||||||||||
| 60. Encephalitis .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 61. Simple Meningitis .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| 64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | .. | 11 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | 6 | .. | 7 | 31 |
| 65. Softening of Brain .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 66. Paralysis without specified cause | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| 67. General Paralysis of Insane .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 68. Other Forms of Mental Alienation | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
| 69. Epilepsy .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| 71. Convulsions of Infants .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 74. Other Diseases of Nervous System | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 76. Otitis Media .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Totals .. | 2 | 24 | .. | 4 | .. | 11 | .. | 8 | .. | 8 | 57 |
| III.—DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. | |||||||||||
| 78. Acute Endocarditis .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 79. Organic Diseases of the Heart | .. | 20 | .. | 11 | .. | 16 | .. | 8 | .. | 14 | 69 |
| 80. Angina Pectoris .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| 81. Diseases of Arteries, Atheroma, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| 82. Embolism and Thrombosis .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
| 85. Other Diseases of Circulatory System | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Totals .. | .. | 24 | 1 | 13 | .. | 19 | .. | 10 | .. | 15 | 82 |
| IV.—DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. | |||||||||||
| 87. Laryngitis .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 88. Goitre .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 89. Acute Bronchitis .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 90. Chronic Bronchitis .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 10 |
| 91. Broncho-pneumonia .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 92. Pneumonia .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 14 |
| 94. Pulmonary Congestion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
| 96. Asthma .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Totals .. | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .. | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 38 |
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