New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 16

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✨ Vital Statistics



Feb. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 541

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons in the Urban Areas, registered during January, 1923.

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.—EPIDEMIC, ENDEMIC, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
1. Enteric Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
8. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
10. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3
11. Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
16. Dysentery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
23. Lethargic Encephalitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
29. Tetanus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
31. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. .. 5 .. 8 .. 3 .. 6 6 28
32. Tuberculous Meningitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 4
34. Tuberculosis of Spine .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 3
36. Tuberculosis of other Organs.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 3
38. Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
41. Purulent Infection and Septi- cæmia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 1 9 .. 11 1 5 2 6 51
II.—GENERAL DISEASES.
43. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. .. 4 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 6
44. " Stomach and Liver .. .. 11 .. 2 .. 6 .. 6 3 28
45. " Peritoneum, Intes- tines, and Rectum .. .. 4 .. 2 .. 3 .. 2 6 17
46. " Female Genital Organs .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 4
48. " Skin .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Abdomen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
49. " Bone .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Glands .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
49. " Lung .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
49. " Neck .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
49. " Pancreas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
51. Acute Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
52. Chronic Rheumatism and Gout .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 4
57. Diabetes .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 8
58. Pernicious Anaemia .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 2 9
60A. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 3
60B. Other Diseases of Thyroid Gland .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
65. Hodgkin’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
66. Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 31 .. 11 .. 17 .. 16 92
III.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
71. Meningitis .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 5
72. Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
73. Progressive Muscular Atrophy .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
74. Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy .. .. 2 .. 5 .. 6 .. 2 9 24
75. Paralysis without Specified Cause .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3
76. General Paralysis of Insane .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
79. Convulsions (Non-puerperal).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
80. Convulsions of Infants .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 4
84. Other Diseases of Nervous System .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 5
86. Otitis Media .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 2 8 .. 8 1 8 1 6 47
IV.—DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
87. Pericarditis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
88. Acute Endocarditis .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 2 6
89. Angina Pectoris .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 4
90. Other Diseases of Heart .. .. 23 .. 10 .. 21 .. 17 15 86
91. Diseases of Arteries, Atheroma, &c. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. 3 2 9
Totals .. .. .. .. 27 .. 12 .. 25 .. 22 106
V.—DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
99. Bronchitis .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 5
100. Broncho-pneumonia.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
101. Pneumonia .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 2 11
103. Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
105. Asthma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
107. Pneumocociosis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Totals .. .. .. .. 3 1 2 .. 4 .. 2 24
VI—DISEASES OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
111. Ulcer of Stomach and duode- num .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
112. Other diseases of Stomach .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 3
113. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
114. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (2 years and over) .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2


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