New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 5

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✨ Vital Statistics



176 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 5

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

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.—GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
1. Typhoid Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
8. Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
9. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
18. Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
24. Tetanus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. .. .. 9 .. 3 .. 4 .. 9 28
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
30. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
33. Tuberculosis of Joints .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
34. Tuberculosis of other Organs .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
35. General Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
36. Rickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
37. Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
38. Gonococcus Infection .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
40. " Stomach, Liver .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 3 .. 3 12
41. " Peritoneum, Intes- .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 7
tines, Rectum
42. " Female Genital .. .. .. 2 .. 4 .. 1 .. 2 9
Organs
43. " Breast .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 4
44. " Skin .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
45. " Abdomen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
45. " Bladder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. " Bone .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
45. " Neck .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
45. " Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. " Throat .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. Disseminated Cancer .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
47. Acute Articular Rheumatism .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
48. Chronic Rheumatism .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
50. Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 3
53. Leucæmia .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
54. Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
56. Delirium Tremens .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 34 .. 16 .. 12 .. 12 106
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
60. Encephalitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
61. Simple Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
63. Myelitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. .. .. 6 .. 3 .. 2 .. 8 23
65. Cerebral Softening .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
66. Paralysis without Specified Cause .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
68. Acute Mania .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
69. Epilepsy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
71. Infantile Convulsions .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
73. Anorexia Nervosa .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 5 .. 10 .. 1 .. 4 39
III.—DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
78. Acute Endocarditis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 .. 2 9
79. Organic Diseases of the Heart .. .. .. 26 .. 14 .. 16 .. 6 82
80. Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
81. Diseases of Arteries, Atheroma, &c. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 3 .. 3 10
82. Emuolism, Thrombosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
85. Auricular Fibrillation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 31 .. 18 .. 24 .. 13 108
IV.—DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
88. Enlarged Thyroid .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
89. Acute Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
90. Chronic Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 8
91. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 4 5
92. Pneumonia .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 11
93. Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 1
94. Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 2
98. Other Diseases of Respiratory System .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. .. 2 .. 7 .. 3 .. 2 33
V.—DISEASES OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
102. Ulcer of Stomach .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
103. Other Diseases of Stomach .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1


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