New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 34

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 34

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

Causes of Death. Auckland Urban Area. Wellington Urban Area. Christchurch Urban Area. Dunedin Urban Area. Others. Total.
Under 1 Year. 1 Year and over. Under 1 Year. 1 Year and over. Under 1 Year. 1 Year and over. Under 1 Year. 1 Year and over. Under 1 Year. 1 Year and over.
I.—EPIDEMIC, ENDEMIC, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
1. Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
8. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
9. Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
10. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
11. Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
16. Dysentery .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
31. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System .. 10 .. 1 .. 3 .. 4 .. 4 22
32. Tuberculosis of Meninges .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
33. Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
34. Tuberculosis of Vertebral Column .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 1 15 1 4 .. 5 .. 5 1 7
II.—GENERAL DISEASES NOT INCLUDED ABOVE.
43. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. 5 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 9
44. " Stomach and Liver 1 7 .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 2 14
45. " Peritoneum, Intestines, and Rectum .. 5 .. .. .. 5 .. 2 .. 2 14
46. " Female Genital Organs .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
47. " Breast .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 4
49. " Bone .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
49. " Kidney .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Larynx .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
49. " Lung .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Orbit .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Pancreas .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
49. Disseminated Cancer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1
50. Non-malignant Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
51. Acute Rheumatic Fever .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
52. Chronic Rheumatism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
57. Diabetes Mellitus .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 7 11
58. Anaemia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
60. Diseases of Thyroid Gland .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
63. Addison’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
65. Hodgkin’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
66. Alcoholism .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Totals .. .. 1 22 .. 9 1 15 .. 10 .. 21
III.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
70. Abscess of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
71. Meningitis .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
73. Myasthenia Gravis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
74. Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy .. 6 .. 6 .. 7 .. 3 .. 7 29
75. Paralysis without Specified Cause .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4
77. Other Forms of Mental Alienation .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
78. Epilepsy .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
80. Convulsions of Infants .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
84. Cerebral Degeneration .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 1 12 1 9 1 8 .. 4 1 8
IV.—DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
87. Pericarditis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
88. Endocarditis and Myocarditis (Acute) .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 5
89. Angina Pectoris .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 6
90. Other Diseases of Heart .. 12 .. 10 .. 14 .. 11 .. 15 62
91. Diseases of Arteries .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 7
Totals .. .. .. 15 .. 16 .. 18 .. 15 .. 18
V.—DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
99. Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 2 7
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 5
101. Pneumonia .. 3 .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 1 7
102. Pleurisy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3
107. Pulmonary Haemorrhage .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 6 .. 3 1 2 .. 7 .. 4
VI—DISEASES OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
111. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
112. Acute Dilatation of Stomach .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
113. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3


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