New Zealand Gazette – 1924 – No. 2

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✨ Vital Statistics

Jan. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 147

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons in the Urban Areas registered during the Year 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.
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
165. Suicide by Solid or Liquid Poisons (corrosive substances excepted)	..	1	..	3	..	..	..	1	..	..	5
166. " Corrosive Substances ..	..	4	..	2	..	1	..	..	..	..	7
167. " Poisonous Gas ..	..	4	..	..	..	2	..	1	..	..	7
168. " Hanging or Strangulation	..	..	..	6	..	1	..	3	..	2	12
169. " Drowning ..	..	1	..	3	..	..	..	..	..	1	5
170. " Firearms ..	..	3	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	5
171. " Cutting or Piercing Instruments	..	2	..	3	..	1	..	2	..	3	11
172. " Jumping from High Places	..	1	..	3	..	..	..	..	..	1	5
173. " Crushing	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
175. Poisoning by Food ..	..	..	..	..	..	3	..	..	..	..	3
177. Other Acute Accidental Poisonings	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	2
178. Conflagration ..	..	2	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	1	5
179. Accidental Burns ..	..	1	..	3	..	2	..	2	2	2	12
180. " Mechanical Suffocation	1	..	1	1	1	..	..	..	1	..	5
181. " Absorption of Irrespirable or Poisonous Gas	..	1	..	2	..	1	..	..	..	1	5
182. " Drowning ..	..	17	..	12	..	3	..	6	..	17	55
Accidental Traumatism—
183. By Firearms ..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	3
184. By Cutting or Piercing Instruments	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
185. By Fall ..	..	7	..	4	1	2	..	3	..	4	21
186. In Mines or Quarries	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	3
187. By Machines ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
188. On Railways ..	..	6	..	..	..	9	..	4	..	7	26
188. On Tramways ..	..	6	..	1	..	1	..	2	..	1	11
138. By Motor-vehicles ..	..	8	..	5	..	7	..	4	..	11	35
188. By Horse - drawn Vehicles	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	1	4
188. Other Crushing ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	3	5
190. Wounds of War ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
193. Excessive Cold ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
196. Electric Shock ..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	2
199. Homicide ..	..	..	3	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	5
201. Fractures (cause not specified) ..	1	8	..	4	..	..	..	1	..	3	17
202. Other External Injuries (cause specified)	..	2	..	1	..	1	..	2	..	2	8
203. Other External Injuries (cause not specified)	..	3	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	4
Totals ..	2	84	4	59	2	39	..	36	3	64	293
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
204. Sudden Death ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	2
205. Ill-defined or not specified	..	4	1	4	1	3	..	2	2	7	24
Totals ..	..	4	1	4	1	3	..	2	2	9	26
Grand totals ..	141	1,413	101	861	141	1,017	58	799	182	1,356	6069

VITAL STATISTICS OF URBAN AREAS 1919–23.

Urban Areas.	Number of Births.					Rate per 1,000 of Mean Population.
	1919.	1920.	1921.	1922.	1923.	1919.	1920.	1921.	1922.	1923.
Auckland ..	2,603	3,260	3,178	3,162	3,205	19·47	22·17	20·15	19·23	19·10
Wellington ..	2,012	2,402	2,249	2,353	2,155	21·13	23·64	20·92	21·26	19·23
Christchurch ..	1,835	2,357	2,144	2,173	2,132	19·79	22·44	20·29	19·73	18·80
Dunedin ..	1,233	1,602	1,472	1,374	1,336	17·94	21·72	20·37	18·70	17·80
Hamilton ..	*	*	*	384	412	*	*	*	25·69	26·84
Gisborne ..	330	349	369	358	343	26·07	23·82	25·54	23·99	22·69
Napier ..	367	452	372	351	348	24·25	27·22	21·64	19·86	19·47
Hastings ..	*	*	*	353	279	*	*	*	26·09	20·32
New Plymouth ..	265	390	320	339	312	27·05	35·27	25·31	25·09	22·40
Wanganui ..	481	600	586	528	527	24·65	27·02	24·91	21·85	21·55
Palmerston North ..	327	402	405	403	385	23·35	26·25	23·99	23·02	21·62
Nelson ..	214	225	224	216	242	21·48	21·47	21·07	19·85	21·53
Timaru ..	290	348	328	348	289	21·14	23·16	21·15	21·70	17·57
Invercargill ..	370	477	414	473	455	20·71	24·97	21·55	24·14	22·55
Totals ..	10,327†	12,864†	12,061†	12,815	12,420	20·53†	23·31†	21·04†	20·62	19·58