New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 64

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 64

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons in the Urban Areas, registered during July, 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.
109. Diseases of Pharynx and Tonsils .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
111. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 8
112. Other Diseases of Stomach .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
117. Appendicitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 4 5
118. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 5
122. Cirrhosis of Liver .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
123. Biliary Calculi .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
124. Other Diseases of Liver .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
125. Pancreatitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 6 .. 7 1 6 .. 3 .. 6 29
VII.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
128. Acute Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
129. Chronic Nephritis .. 5 .. 5 .. 7 .. 3 .. 7 27
131. Other Diseases of Kidneys and Annexa .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 5
133. Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
134. Diseases of Urethra .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
135. Diseases of Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 4
138. Sapingitis and Pelvic Abscess .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
139. Tumour of Uterus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
141. Endometritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 7 .. 9 .. 8 .. 4 .. 15 43
VIII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
143. Ante-partum Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
144. Placenta Prævia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
145. Accident of Labour .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
146. Puerperal Sepsis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 4
IX.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
151. Gangrene .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
152. Carbuncle .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
154. Pemphigus foliaceus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 4
X.—DISEASES OF BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
155. Osteomyelitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159. Congenital Heart-disease 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 5
159. " Heart-defect .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
159. " Pyloric Stenosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 8
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, Icterus, and Sclerema .. .. 4 .. 5 .. .. .. 1 .. 10
161A. Premature Birth 6 .. 6 .. 4 .. 2 .. 13 .. 31
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy 1 .. 1 .. 6 .. .. .. 1 .. 9
Totals .. 7 .. 11 .. 15 .. 2 .. 15 .. 50
XIII.—OLD AGE
164. Senility .. 19 .. 7 .. 6 .. 10 .. 18 60
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
166. Suicide by Corrosive Substances .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
168. " Hanging .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
169. " Drowning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
171. " Cutting Instruments .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
179. Scalds .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. Accidental Drowning .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
185. Traumatism by Fall.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 4
188. Accident—Railway .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
188. " Tramway.. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
188. " Motor Vehicles .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 4
188. " Falling-tree .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
199. Homicide—Other Means .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
201. Fractures (cause not specified) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Totals .. .. 6 2 7 .. 3 .. 4 .. 6 28
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Cause ill defined .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Grand totals .. 16 157 16 106 20 158 5 137 19 146 780

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 21st August, 1923.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

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