New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 52

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✨ Vital Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 52

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

I.—EPIDEMIC, ENDEMIC, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Measles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. 6 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. .. 4 19
Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Tuberculosis of Bowels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
" of Spine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
" of Genito-Urinary System .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Disseminated Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
Purulent Infection, Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 12 1 7 1 2 .. .. 2 .. .. 11 36

II.—GENERAL DISEASES NOT INCLUDED ABOVE.
43. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
44. " Stomach and Liver .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. 1 .. .. 5 .. .. 2 .. .. 10 29
45. " Peritoneum, Intestines, and Rectum .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 1 8
46. " Uterus .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 5
47. " Breast .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3 .. .. 2 11
49. " Abdomen .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
49. " Axilla .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
49. " Femur .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1
49. " Hand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1
49. " Larynx .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
49. " Pancreas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
49. " Prostate .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3
49. " Tibia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
49. Disseminated Cancer .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
52. Chronic Rheumatism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 3
56. Rickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1
57. Diabetes Mellitus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 6
58. Pernicious Anæmia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 4
60. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
63. Addison’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
65. Leucæmia and Hodgkin’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
66. Alcoholism (acute or chronic) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 22 .. .. 12 .. .. 19 .. .. 14 .. .. 21 88

III.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
71. Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 3
72. Tabes Dorsalis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
73. Other Diseases of Spinal Cord .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 7
74. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. 6 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. .. 7 27
75. Paralysis without Specified Cause .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
76. General Paralysis of Insane .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
78. Epilepsy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 5
80. Infantile Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1
82. Polyneuritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
83. Softening of the Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
84. Tumour of the Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 16 .. .. 9 .. .. 6 .. .. 3 1 16 51

IV.—DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
87. Pericarditis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
88. Acute Endocarditis and Myocarditis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
89. Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
90. Other Diseases of Heart .. .. .. .. 22 .. .. 9 .. .. 13 .. .. 7 .. .. 24 75
91. Diseases of the Arteries .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
95. Hæmorrhage without Specified Cause .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 26 .. .. 10 .. .. 18 .. .. 7 .. .. 26 87

V.—DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
98. Laryngitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
99. Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 8 15
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 4 .. .. 4 9
101. Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 4 .. .. 6 16
103. Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 5
107. Hydatid of Lung .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 1 9 .. .. 8 .. .. 4 .. .. 6 .. .. 19 47

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