New Zealand Gazette – 1924 – No. 2

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 2

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons in the Urban Areas, registered during December, 1923.

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.
I.—EPIDEMIC, ENDEMIC, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
1. Typhoid Fever .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
8. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
9. Whooping Cough .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. 2 .. 5
11. Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
31. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System .. 7 .. 8 .. 3 .. 2 .. 7 27
32. Tuberculous Meningitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
33. Tuberculous Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
34. Tuberculosis of Spine .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
36. Tuberculosis of Kidneys .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
37. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
41. Septicæmia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 11 .. 8 2 6 .. 2 2 15 46
II.—GENERAL DISEASES NOT INCLUDED ABOVE.
43. Cancer of Jaw .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
44. " Stomach and Liver.. .. 4 .. 3 .. 1 .. 3 .. 4 15
45. " Peritoneum, Intestines, and Rectum .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 8
46. " Female Genital Organs .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 2 6
47. " Breast .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 5
48. " Nasopharynx .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Antrum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
49. " Larynx .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Lung .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Neck .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
49. " Prostate .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
49. " Skull .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Thyroid .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
49. Disseminated Cancer .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 5
52. Rheumatoid Arthritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
57 Diabetes Mellitus .. 1 .. 1 .. 4 .. 2 .. 2 10
58. Pernicious Anæmia .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 5
59. Pituitary Cyst .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
60. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
63. Addison’s Disease .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
65. Lymphatic Leucæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 22 .. 10 .. 13 .. 11 .. 18 74
III.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
70. Encephalitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 9
71. Meningitis .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 4
74. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. 6 .. 8 .. 3 .. 5 .. 7 29
75. Paralysis without specified cause .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
78. Epilepsy .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
80. Infantile Convulsions .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
83. Cerebral Softening .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
84. Other Diseases of the Nervous System .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Totals .. .. 3 9 .. 11 .. 5 1 6 1 10
IV.—DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
87. Pericarditis.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
88. Acute Endocarditis and Myocarditis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 4 5
89. Angina Pectoris .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 2 .. 1 6
90. Other Diseases of Heart .. 25 .. 16 .. 21 .. 10 .. 23 95
91. Diseases of Arteries .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 1 6
92. Cardiac Embolism .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 29 .. 18 .. 22 .. 16 .. 30
V.—DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
98. Laryngitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
99. Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 4
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. 1 .. 2 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 9
101. Pneumonia .. 5 .. 3 .. 5 .. 2 .. .. 15
102. Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Totals .. .. .. 6 .. 5 2 8 .. 5 2 3
VI.—DISEASES OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
111. Perforated Duodenal Ulcer .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
112. Dilatation of the Stomach .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
113. Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years) 4 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 6
114. Diarrhœa and Enteritis (2 years and over) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
117. Appendicitis .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 6


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