New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 87

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✨ Vital Statistics



Dec. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3007

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons in the Urban Areas, registered during November, 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.
117. Appendicitis .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 5
118. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction 1 .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 7
121. Hydatid Tumour of Liver .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
122. Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
123. Biliary Calculi .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
124. Other Diseases of Liver .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
Totals .. 1 8 2 4 .. 6 .. 4 .. 5 30
VII.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
128. Acute Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
129. Chronic Nephritis .. 3 .. 2 .. 5 .. 2 .. 6 18
131. Pyelonephritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
133. Diseases of the Bladder .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 6
135. Diseases of the Prostate .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 4
137. Ovarian Cyst .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
139. Uterine Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
140. Non-puerperal Uterine Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
141. Pelvic Cellulitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 4 .. 3 .. 8 .. 6 .. 14 35
VIII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
144. Puerperal Hæmorrhage .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
146. Puerperal Septicæmia .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
148. Puerperal Eclampsia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 5
IX.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
151. Gangrene .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
153. Acute Abscess .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
X.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
155. Osteomyelitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159. Congenital Heart-disease 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 4
159. " Pyloric Stenosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
159. Monstrosity .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
159. Patent Foramen Ovale .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 3 .. 7
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, Icterus, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3
161. Injury at Birth .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
161A. Premature Birth 2 .. 4 .. 5 .. 1 .. 8 .. 20
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Totals .. 2 .. 5 .. 5 .. 3 .. 11 .. 26
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. 11 .. 4 .. 5 .. 3 .. 7 30
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
171. Suicide by Cutting Throat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
179. Accidental Burns .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
182. Drowning .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 5
Traumatism by—
185. Fall .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 4
188. Railway .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
188. Tramway .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
188. Motor-vehicles .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 3 6
188. Horse-drawn Vehicles .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
196. Electric Shock .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
199. Homicide (undefined) .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
202. Other External Violence (cause specified) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
202. Other External Violence (cause not specified) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 8 1 3 .. 3 .. 4 .. 7 26
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Ill-defined or not stated .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Grand totals .. 6 113 10 66 10 75 4 59 19 102 464

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 17th December, 1923.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

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