New Zealand Gazette – 1924 – No. 16

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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 February, 1924—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.
111. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 4
113. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) 5 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 8
114. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (2 years and over) .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 4
117. Appendicitis .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 5
118. Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
119. Intestinal Fistula .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
120. Acute Yellow Atrophy of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
122. Cirrhosis of Liver .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
123. Cholelithiasis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
124. Cholecystitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
126. Peritonitis .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Totals .. 5 8 .. 3 .. 4 .. 3 2 6
VII.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
128. Acute Nephritis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 3
129. Chronic Nephritis .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 8
131. Other Diseases of the Kidneys .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
134. Stricture of Urethra .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
135. Diseases of Prostate .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 4
Totals .. .. 4 .. 2 .. 4 .. 3 1 3
VIII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
148. Puerperal Eclampsia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
IX.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
153. Cellulitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
X.—DISEASES OF BONES AND OF ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
155. Acute Osteomyelitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159. Congenital Heart-disease .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
159. " Pyloric Stenosis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, Icterus, Sclerema 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 5
161. Injury at Birth 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
161A. Premature Birth 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 3 .. 7
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Totals .. 5 .. 1 .. 3 .. .. 7 .. 16
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. 10 .. 4 .. 1 .. 3 .. 8
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
166. Suicide by Corrosive Substances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
167. " Poisonous Gas .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
168. " Hanging .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
170. " Firearms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
177. Accidental Poisoning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
180. " Mechanical Suffocation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
181. " Absorption of Deleterious Gases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
182. " Drowning .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 5
185. " Traumatism by fall .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 2 5
188. " Traumatism by Railways .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
188. " Traumatism by Automobile .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
199. Homicide by Strangulation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
202. Other External Injuries (cause specified) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 5 .. 5 .. 2 .. 4 1 8
Grand totals .. 13 113 2 46 5 63 1 45 13 77

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 14th March, 1924.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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Vital Statistics, Deaths, Urban Areas, February 1924
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician