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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 48

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons in the Urban Areas, registered during June, 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 2
112. Chronic Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
113. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 5
114. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (2 years and over) .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
117. Appendicitis .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
118. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 3
119. Gangrene of Bowel .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
122. Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 3
123. Biliary Calculi .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3
124. Cholecystitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
126. Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Totals .. .. .. .. 4 .. 3 4 5 .. 3 1 5 25

VII.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
128. Acute Nephritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
129. Chronic Nephritis .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 4 .. 3 .. 12
131. Other Diseases of the Kidneys .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 2
132. Calculi of Urinary Passages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
133. Ulcerative Cystitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
137. Double Oophorectomy .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
139. Uterine Fibroid .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 4 1 3 .. 6 .. 5 1 1 21

VIII.—THE PUERPERAL STATE.
143. Accidents of Pregnancy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
147. Puerperal Embolism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3

IX.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
151. Senile Gangrene .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

X.—DISEASES OF BONES AND OF ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
155. Acute Osteomyelitis of Femur .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159. Congenital Heart-disease .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 4
159. Congenital Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 3
Totals .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 1 .. .. 1 1 7

XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, Icterus, and Sclerema 4 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 7
161. Injury at Birth .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 4
161A. Premature Birth .. 4 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. 11
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 5
Totals .. .. .. 9 .. 4 .. 5 .. 1 .. 8 .. 27

XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. .. .. 12 .. 3 .. 4 .. 5 .. 9 33

XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
166. Suicide by Corrosive Substances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
167. Poisonous Gas .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 4
179. Accidental Scalds .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
181. Absorption of Irrespirable Gases .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
182. Drowning .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 7
185. Traumatism by Fall .. .. 2 .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 5
187. Traumatism by Machines .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4
188. Traumatism by Railways .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 4
188. Traumatism by Automobiles .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 5
192. Starvation .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 3
Totals .. .. .. .. 14 .. 6 .. 5 .. 1 .. 11 37

XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Ill-defined .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2

Grand totals .. .. 11 123 7 67 15 71 1 66 15 103 479

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 15th July, 1924.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
15 July 1924
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Urban Areas, Population
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician