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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 33

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons in the Urban Areas, registered during April, 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—continued.
123. Biliary Calculi .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
124. Cholecystitis .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
125. Acute Pancreatis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
126. Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. 1 9 1 6 1 4 .. 1 2 6
VII.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
129. Chronic Nephritis .. .. 7 .. 2 .. 7 .. 2 .. 3
131. Pyelitis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
135. Diseases of the Prostate .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 4
138. Pyosalpingitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1
141. Climacteric Change .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 8 .. 4 .. 9 .. 2 .. 6
VIII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
143. Accidents of Pregnancy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
146. Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 3
IX.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
151. Gangrene of Foot .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
154. Pemphigus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159. Congenital Heart-disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
159. Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 3
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, Icterus, Sclerema 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 4
161. Injury at Birth .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
161A. Premature Birth .. 3 .. 1 .. 5 .. 1 4 .. 14
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Totals .. .. 8 .. 3 .. 6 .. 1 .. 5 ..
XIII. OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. .. 14 .. 2 .. 2 .. 4 6
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
166. Suicide by Corrosive Substances .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
167. Poisonous Gas .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
177. Accidental Poisoning .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
179. Burns .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
180. Mechanical Suffocation .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
181. Absorption of Deleterious Gases .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. Drowning .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
183. Traumatism by Firearms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
185. Traumatism by Fall .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
186. Traumatism in Quarry .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
187. Traumatism by Machines .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
188. Traumatism by Railways .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
188. Traumatism by Tramways .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1
188. Traumatism by Automobiles .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3 1
189. Injuries by Animals .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1
202. Accident on Football Field .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. 9 1 3 .. 4 .. 4 1 13
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Ill-defined .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Grand totals .. 9 107 6 50 7 73 1 54 16 96

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 13th May, 1924.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Vital Statistics of Urban Areas for April 1924 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
13 May 1924
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Urban Areas, Causes of Death
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician