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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