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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 7
TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons in the Urban Areas registered during the Year 1922—continued.
Causes of Death.
| Auckland | Wellington | Christchurch | Dunedin | Others |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Urban Area. | Urban Area. | Urban Area. | Urban Area. | Under 5 Years and Over. |
| Under 5 Years | Under 5 Years | Under 5 Years | Under 5 Years | Under 5 Years |
| 5 Years and Over. | 5 Years and Over. | 5 Years and Over. | 5 Years and Over. | 5 Years and over. |
| XIII.—EXTERNAL VIOLENCE. | | | | |
| 155. Suicide by Poisoning | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 |
| 156. " Asphyxia | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 |
| 157. " Hanging | 2 | 4 | .. | 4 | 1 |
| 158. " Drowning | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 |
| 159. " Firearms | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 |
| 160. " Cutting or Piercing Instruments | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 |
| 161. " Jumping from High Places | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| 164. Ptomaine Poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 165. Other Acute Poisonings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 166. Conflagration | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 167. Burns, Scalds | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| 168. Accidental Asphyxia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 169. " Drowning | 10 | .. | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 170. Traumatisim by Firearms | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| 171. " Cutting or Piercing Instruments | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 172. " Fall | .. | 10 | .. | 5 | 3 |
| 173. " in Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 174. " by Machinery | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| 175. Accident—Motor-car | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. |
| 175. " Motor-cycle | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
| 175. " Railway | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 2 |
| 175. " Tramway | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
| 175. " other Vehicles | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 |
| 175. Struck by Falling Body | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| 175. Landslides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 175. Other Crushing | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. |
| 176. Injuries by Animals | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| 177. Over-exertion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 179. Heat Stroke | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| 181. Electricity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 184. Homicide | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
| 185. Fractures (cause not specified) | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| 186. Football Accident | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 186. Other External Violence | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 8 | 73 | 5 | 42 | 5 |
| XIV.— ILL-DEFINED DISEASES. | | | | | |
| 187. Ill-defined Organic Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| 188. Syncope | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| 189. Ill-defined or not Specified | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 |
| Totals | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Grand totals | 198 | 1,398 | 152 | 814 | 142 |
VITAL STATISTICS OF URBAN AREAS, 1918–22.
Births.
Urban Areas.
| Number of Births. | Rate per 1,000 of Mean Population. |
| --- | --- |
| 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. |
| Auckland | 2,911 | 2,603 | 3,260 | 3,178 | 3,162 | 21·77 | 19·47 | 22·17 | 20·15 | 19·23 |
| Wellington | 2,205 | 2,012 | 2,402 | 2,249 | 2,353 | 23·15 | 21·13 | 23·64 | 20·92 | 21·26 |
| Christchurch | 1,875 | 1,835 | 2,357 | 2,144 | 2,173 | 20·22 | 19·79 | 22·44 | 20·29 | 19·73 |
| Dunedin | 1,284 | 1,233 | 1,602 | 1,472 | 1,374 | 18·69 | 17·94 | 21·72 | 20·37 | 18·70 |
| Hamilton | | | | | 384 | | | | 25·69 |
| Gisborne | 345 | 330 | 349 | 369 | 358 | 27·25 | 26·07 | 23·82 | 25·54 | 23·99 |
| Napier | 369 | 367 | 452 | 372 | 351 | 24·39 | 24·25 | 27·22 | 21·64 | 19·86 |
| Hastings | | | | | 353 | | | | 26·09 |
| New Plymouth | 266 | 265 | 390 | 320 | 339 | 27·16 | 27·05 | 35·27 | 25·31 | 25·09 |
| Wanganui | 459 | 481 | 600 | 586 | 528 | 23·52 | 24·65 | 27·02 | 24·91 | 21·85 |
| Palmerston North | 359 | 327 | 402 | 405 | 403 | 25·63 | 23·35 | 26·25 | 23·99 | 23·02 |
| Nelson | 219 | 214 | 225 | 224 | 216 | 21·98 | 21·48 | 21·47 | 21·07 | 19·85 |
| Grey Valley Boroughs | 159 | 174 | 227 | 195 | 256 | 18·99 | 20·78 | 26·40 | 23·31 | 30·48 |
| Timaru | 307 | 290 | 348 | 328 | 348 | 22·38 | 21·14 | 23·16 | 21·15 | 21·70 |
| Invercargill | 479 | 370 | 477 | 414 | 473 | 26·82 | 20·71 | 24·97 | 21·55 | 24·14 |
| Totals | 11,237† | 10,501† | 13,091† | 12,256† | 13,071 | 21·97† | 20·53† | 23·36† | 21·07† | 20·74 |