New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 24

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 24

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons in the Urban Areas, registered during February, 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.
8. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
9. Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
10. Diphtheria .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
11. Influenza .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
22. Acute Poliomyelitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
31. Tuberculosis of Lungs .. 6 .. 5 .. 4 .. 3 .. 5 23
32. Tuberculous Meningitis .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 4
33. Tuberculosis of Intestines, &c. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
34. Tuberculosis of Spine .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
36. Tuberculosis of Glands .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
41. Purulent Infection and Septi- .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
cæmia
Totals .. .. 3 8 .. 7 1 7 .. 5 1 8
II.—GENERAL DISEASES.
43. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
44. " Stomach and Liver .. 2 .. 2 .. 6 .. 4 .. 1 15
45. " Peritoneum, Intes- .. 1 .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 9
tines, and Rectum
46. " Female Genital .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 5
Organs
47. " Breast .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 5
49. " Abdomen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
49. " Bladder .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
49. " Kidney .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
49. " Lung .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
50. Non-malignant Tumour .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
51. Acute Rheumatism .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
57. Diabetes .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4
58. Pernicious Anæmia .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 5
60A. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
65. Leucæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
69. Other General Diseases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. 12 .. 12 .. 14 .. 12 .. 12
III.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
73. Diseases of Spinal Cord .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
74. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. 4 .. 6 .. 3 .. 1 .. 6 20
75. Paralysis without Specified Cause .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 4
77. Organic Brain-disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
78. Epilepsy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
80. Convulsions of Infants .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
84. Other Diseases of Nervous .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
System
86. Diseases of Ear .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Totals .. .. 1 7 1 8 1 4 .. 2 .. 10
IV.—DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
88. Acute Endocarditis .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 6
90. Other Diseases of Heart .. 20 .. 13 .. 17 .. 8 .. 13 71
91. Diseases of Arteries, Atheroma, .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 3 .. 1 8
&c.
Totals .. .. .. 22 .. 13 .. 23 .. 12 .. 15
V.—DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
98. Laryngitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
99. Bronchitis .. .. .. 3 .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 7
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
101. Pneumonia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
103. Pulmonary Congestion .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
105. Asthma .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 1 6 .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. 3
VI—DISEASES OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
111. Ulcer of Stomach .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
112. Other diseases of Stomach .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
113. Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 4
2 years)
114. Diarrhœa and Enteritis (2 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
years and over)
117. Appendicitis .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 5
118. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 7
119. Tumour of Bowel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
120. Acute Yellow Atrophy of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1


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