New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 74

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons in the Urban Areas, registered during September, 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—continued.
113. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3
114. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (2 years and over) .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 4
117. Appendicitis .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
118. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. .. 4
119. Abscess of Rectum .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
122. Cirrhosis of Liver .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
124. Jaundice .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 5 .. 8 .. 8 .. .. 2 4 27
VII.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
128. Acute Nephritis 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
129. Chronic Nephritis .. 6 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 7 16
131. Other Diseases of Kidneys and Annexa .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
133. Chronic Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
135. Diseases of Prostate .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 4
138. Pelvic Abscess .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 7 .. 3 .. 4 .. 2 .. 10 27
VIII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
144. Puerperal Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
146. Puerperal Septicæmia .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
147. Puerperal Embolism .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 4
IX.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
151. Gangrene of Leg .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159. Congenital Heart-disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
159. " Hydrocephalus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Meningocele .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 2 .. 5
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, Icterus, and Sclerema 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. 7
161. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
161A. Premature Birth 3 .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 6 .. 14
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3
163. Lack of Care .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 4 .. 2 .. 5 .. 5 10 .. 26
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. 10 .. 8 .. 12 .. 8 .. 18 56
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
165. Suicide by Solid or Liquid Poisons .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
166. " Corrosive Substances .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
167. " Poisonous Gas .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
168. " Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
171. " Cutting Throat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
179. Accidental Burns .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3
180. " Mechanical Suffocation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
182. " Drowning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
185. Traumatism by Fall .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
188. Accident—Automobile .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
188. " Railway .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
188. " Tramway .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188. Crushed by Landslide .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
201. Fractures (cause not specified) .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
202. Other External Violence (cause specified) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. 8 .. 2 .. 4 .. 5 1 2 22
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
204. Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
205. Cause ill-defined .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
Grand totals .. 5 117 5 72 7 91 6 54 21 135

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 16th October, 1923.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

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