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 the Year 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 .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 8
7. Measles .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
8. Scarlet Fever .. .. 2 .. .. 1 4 .. .. .. .. 7
9. Whooping Cough .. 1 3 .. 4 3 .. 1 5 1 18
10. Diphtheria .. .. 8 .. 11 2 1 .. 1 1 7 29
11. Influenza .. 39 1 24 2 43 .. 40 2 48 200
16. Dysentery .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
21. Erysipelas .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. 2 1 6
22. Acute poliomyelitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
23. Lethargic Encephalitis .. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 6
24. Meningococcus Meningitis 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
25. Glandular Fever.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
29. Tetanus .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 5
30. Mycoses .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
31. Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System 1 95 .. 65 .. 50 .. 47 .. 68 321
32. Tuberculosis of the Meninges and Central Nervous System .. 10 .. 5 .. 4 .. 6 3 13 41
33. Tuberculosis of the Intestines and Peritonæum 1 2 .. 3 .. 4 .. 2 .. 4 16
34. Tuberculosis of the Vertebral Column .. 7 .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 16
35. Tuberculosis of the Joints .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 5
36. Tuberculosis of other Organs .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 5 9
37. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. 5 .. 2 1 .. .. 1 .. 3 12
38. Syphilis .. 1 1 .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 2 7
41. Purulent Infection, Septicæmia .. .. 6 1 3 1 1 1 1 .. 5 19
Totals .. .. 6 188 6 125 10 119 1 102 14 166
II. OTHER GENERAL DISEASES NOT INCLUDED ABOVE.
43. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. .. 11 .. 7 .. 9 .. 3 .. 7 37
44. " Stomach and Liver .. 1 61 .. 33 .. 44 .. 28 .. 44 211
45. " Peritonæum, Intestines, Rectum .. 28 .. 21 .. 35 .. 16 .. 31 131
46. " Female Genital Organs.. .. 26 .. 8 .. 15 .. 7 .. 18 74
47. " Breast .. 14 .. 7 .. 11 .. 12 .. 11 55
48. " Skin .. .. 4 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3 10
49. " Abdomen .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 4 .. 1 8
49. " Antrum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
49. " Axilla.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Bladder .. 3 .. 5 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 11
49. " Bone .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
49. " Bronchi .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
49. " Clavicle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
49. " Fauces .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Femur .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
49. " Gland (undefined) .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 4
49. " Hand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
49. " Kidney .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 6
49. " Larynx .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 3 8
49. " Lung .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. 5 10
49. " Mediastinum .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3
49. " Neck .. .. 5 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. 2 11
49. " Orbit .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Pancreas .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 3 .. 2 10
49. " Parotid Gland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
49. " Pelvis .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
49. " Prostate .. 4 .. 1 .. 2 .. 5 .. 2 14
49. " Skull .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Spine .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
49. " Submaxillary Gland .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Thigh .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
49. " Thyroid .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
49. " Tibia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. Disseminated Cancer .. 12 .. 1 .. 6 .. 5 .. 7 31
49. Cancer (undefined) .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
50. Benign Tumours .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 3
51. Acute Rheumatic Fever .. .. 7 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 11
52. Chronic Rheumatism, Osteoarthritis, Gout .. 6 .. 5 .. 6 .. 4 .. 5 26
56. Rickets.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
57. Diabetes Mellitus .. 21 .. 9 .. 16 .. 9 .. 37 92
58. Anæmia, Chlorosis .. 11 .. 5 .. 5 .. 5 .. 11 37
59. Diseases of the Pituitary Gland .. 1 .. .. 2 8 .. .. .. 4 27
60. Diseases of the Thyroid Gland .. 2 .. 8 .. 8 .. 3 1 .. 3
62. Diseases of the Thymus Gland 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 8
63. Addison’s Disease. .. 2 .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 8
65. Leucæmia and Hodgkin’s Disease.. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 4 .. 5 12
66. Alcoholism (Acute or Chronic) .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. 3 10
68. Chronic Poisoning by Organic Substances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
69. Other General Diseases .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 6
Totals .. .. 2 240 .. 134 2 183 1 122 1 214


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Vital Statistics, Deaths, Age Groups, Urban Areas, Population