New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 7

Page 269

✨ Vital Statistics



Jan. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 269

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons in the Urban Areas registered during the Year 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 .. .. 34 1 4 .. 2 .. .. .. 4 45
6. Measles .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. .. 1 1 6
8. Whooping-cough .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
9. Diphtheria .. .. 6 6 1 3 5 .. 3 8 7 39
10. Influenza .. .. 1 4 7 .. 1 .. 1 1 5 20
13. Choleraic Diarrhoea .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
14. Dysentery .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
18. Erysipelas .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 1 3 7
19. Chicken Pox .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septicæmia .. 1 3 .. 2 .. .. 3 1 .. 12
22. Anthrax .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
24. Tetanus .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 1 6
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. .. 1 105 1 49 60 .. 40 .. 72 328
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. 7 .. 3 2 .. 1 1 1 16
30. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. 3 4 1 6 7 2 3 4 4 34
31. Abdominal Tuberculosis .. .. 1 3 .. 2 2 1 3 3 4 19
32. Pott's Disease .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 2 .. 4 10
33. Tuberculosis of Joints .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 3
34. " of other Organs .. .. 4 .. 3 3 2 2 .. 2 16
35. General Tuberculosis .. 1 2 .. .. 2 1 .. .. 5 11
36. Rickets .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 3
37. Syphilis .. 2 3 1 1 .. 2 .. 1 1 12
38. Gonococcus Infection .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. .. .. 4 1 5 6 .. 4 .. 6 26
40. " Stomach and Liver .. .. 63 .. 34 43 .. 26 .. 47 213
41. " Peritonæum, Intestines, .. .. 20 .. 14 17 .. 15 .. 26 92
42. " Female Genital Organs.. .. .. 15 .. 14 7 .. 3 .. 15 54
43. " Breast .. .. 17 .. 8 5 .. 5 .. 11 46
44. " Skin .. .. .. 6 .. 7 5 .. 2 .. 4 24
45. " Skull .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. " Eye .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
45. " Neck .. . .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 4
45. " Larynx .. .. 3 .. 4 1 .. 1 .. 1 10
45. " Axilla.. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
45. " Spine .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Throat .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
45. " Epiglottis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1
45. " Thyroid .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
45. " Trachea .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Heart.. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
45. " Lung .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 6 11
45. " Pleura .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Mediastinum .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
45. " Chest.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. " Thorax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. " Abdomen .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 7
45. " Pancreas .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 5 11
45. " Spleen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
45. " Kidney .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 4
45. " Bladder .. .. 4 .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 5 12
45. " Prostate .. .. 4 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 7 13
45. " Pelvis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Urethra .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Groin.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Thigh . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
45. " Bones (undefined) .. .. 6 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 9
45. " Glands " .. .. 4 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 7
45. Disseminated Cancer .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 8
45. Cancer (undefined) .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 6
46. Non-malignant Tumours.. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 5 7
47. Acute Articular Rheumatism .. .. 11 .. 3 5 .. 6 .. 3 28
48. Chronic Rheumatism and Gout .. .. 10 .. 2 5 .. 4 .. 8 29
49. Scurvy .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
50. Diabetes .. 1 15 .. 13 13 .. 13 1 26 82
51. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. 1 .. 3 6 .. 1 .. 5 16
52. Addison's Disease .. .. 2 .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. 5
53. Leucæmia .. .. 4 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 15
54. Anæmia .. .. 4 .. 9 9 .. 8 .. 11 41
55. Other General Diseases .. 1 .. .. 1 2 .. 2 1 2 9
56. Alcoholism .. .. 2 .. 3 .. .. 3 .. 5 13
57. Chronic Lead Poisoning .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 22 385 16 218 11 234 9 171 27 333


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