New Zealand Gazette – 1922 – No. 62

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



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TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Fifteen Urban Areas, registered during July, 1922—continued.

Causes of Death. Auckland Urban Area.
Under 5 Years		 Auckland Urban Area.
5 Years and over.		 Wellington Urban Area.
Under 5 Years		 Wellington Urban Area.
5 Years and over.		 Christchurch Urban Area.
Under 5 Years		 Christchurch Urban Area.
5 Years and over.		 Dunedin Urban Area.
Under 5 Years		 Dunedin Urban Area.
5 Years and over.		 Others.
Under 5 Years		 Others.
5 Years and over.		 Total.
V. — DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
103. Gastritis 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
105. Gastro-enteritis (2 years and over) .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
108. Appendicitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
109. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
110. Other Diseases of Intestines .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
113. Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
115. Tumour of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
117. Simple Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
118. Pancreatitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals 1 2 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 5 11
VI.—NON VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
119. Acute Nephritis .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 4
120. Bright's Disease .. 3 .. 3 .. 4 .. .. .. 4 14
122. Pyelonephritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
124. Diseases of Bladder .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 4
125. Stricture of Urethra .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
126. Enlargement, &c., of Prostate .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 7
Totals .. 5 .. 8 .. 7 .. 3 1 8 32
VII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
134. Hyperemesis Gravidarum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
136. Prolonged Labour .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
137. Puerperal Septicæmia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
142. Gangrene .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
143. Furuncle .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
144. Acute Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
145. Other Diseases of Skin and Annexa .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 5
IX. DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
146. Osteomyelitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Cleft Palate .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
150. Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 3
150. Congenital Heart-disease 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 5
150.   "   Hydrocephalus .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
150.   "   Malformation of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
150.   "   Pyloric Stenosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Totals 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 6 .. 3 .. 13
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Congenital Debility, Icterus, &c. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 4 .. 8
151A. Premature Birth 4 .. 7 .. 1 .. 1 .. 8 .. 21
152. Other Causes peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 5
Totals 6 .. 11 .. 2 .. 2 .. 13 .. 34
XII. OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. 16 .. 6 .. 12 .. 7 .. 6 47
XIII.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
155. Suicide by Poison .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
156.   "   Coal Gas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
157.   "   Hanging .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
158.   "   Drowning .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
159.   "   Firearms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
160.   "   Cutting Throat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
166. Conflagration .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
167. Burns, Scalds .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
169. Accidental Drowning .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 4
171. Traumatism by Cutting Instrument .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
174. Elevator Accident .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
175. Struck by Motor-car .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
175. Run over by Truck .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
177. Overexertion .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
186. Football Accident .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
186. Accident (undefined) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Totals .. 7 .. 3 .. 2 .. 3 1 8 24
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
189. Ill-defined or not specified .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Grand totals 12 129 16 79 8 90 9 74 23 121 561

Census and Statistics Office,

Wellington, N.Z., 16th August, 1922.

MALCOLM FRASER,

Government Statistician.



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

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