New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 34

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✨ Vital Statistics



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

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.
VI—DISEASES OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM —continued.
114. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (2 years and over) .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
117. Appendicitis .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 3 7
118. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 4
119. Gastro-intestinal Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
122. Cirrhosis of Liver .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
124. Other Diseases of Liver .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
125. Diseases of Pancreas .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
126. Peritonitis without Specified Cause .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 5
Totals .. .. .. 2 7 .. 5 1 6 .. 1 2 9 33
VII.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
128. Acute Nephritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 5
129. Chronic Nephritis .. .. .. 4 .. 2 .. 4 .. 2 .. 1 13
131. Other Diseases of Kidneys and Annexa .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
135. Enlargement, &c., of Prostate .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Totals .. .. .. .. 8 .. 2 .. 4 .. 4 .. 4 22
VIII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
143. Antepartum Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
144. Puerperal Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
146. " Septicæmia .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 4
147. " Embolism .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
148. " Eclampsia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 8
X. DISEASES OF BONES AND OF ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
155. Osteomyelitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159. Congenital Malformations of Heart 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 3
159. Congenital Pyloric Stenosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
159. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 7
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
159. Congenital Debility, Icterus, &c. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 3 .. 6
161A. Premature Birth .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 4 .. 2 .. 3 .. 14
162. Atelectasis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. 7 .. 2 .. 7 .. 22
XIII. OLD AGE
164. Senility .. .. .. .. 5 .. 5 .. 1 .. 3 .. 9 23
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
166. Suicide by Lysol Poisoning .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
166. " Strychnine Poisoning .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
168. " Hanging or Strangulation .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
169. " Drowning .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
171. " Cutting Throat .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
178. Conflagration .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
180. Accidental Mechanical Suffocation 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. Accidental Drowning .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
185. Traumatism by Fall.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
187. " Machines .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
188. Railroad Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 3
188. Tramway " .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
188. Automobile " .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
188. Traumatism by Other Crushing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
190. Wounds of War .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
193. Excessive Cold .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
201. Fractures (cause not specified) .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
202. Other External Violence .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 1 7 .. 7 .. 6 .. 4 .. 3 28
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Ill-defined or not specified .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Grand totals .. .. .. 10 98 8 63 13 67 2 54 12 87 414

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 16th April, 1923.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.

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🏥 Vital Statistics of Urban Areas for March 1923 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
16 April 1923
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Urban Areas, Causes of Death
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician