New Zealand Gazette – 1924 – No. 57

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✨ Vital Statistics of Urban Areas



Aug. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2039

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons in the Urban Areas, registered during July, 1924.

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.
7. Measles .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
8. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
9. Whooping Cough .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
10. Diphtheria .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 4
11. Influenza .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 8
21. Erysipelas .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1
31. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. .. .. 11 .. 2 .. .. .. 6 29
32. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
33. Tuberculosis of Peritonæum .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
34. " of Spine .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
37. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 3
38. Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
Totals .. 18 1 6 1 12 1 5 2 12 58
II.—GENERAL DISEASES NOT INCLUDED ABOVE.
43. Cancer of Tongue .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
44. " Stomach and Liver .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. 4 10
45. " Peritonæum, Intestines, and Rectum .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. 2 .. 3 11
46. " Female Genital Organs .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4
47. " Breast .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
49. " Abdomen .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 3
49. " Bladder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
49. " Kidney .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
49. " Larynx .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1
49. " Neck .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
49. " Pancreas .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
49. " Prostate .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
49. Disseminated Cancer .. 5 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 3 10
51. Acute Rheumatism .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
56. Rickets .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
57. Diabetes Mellitus .. 3 .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 9
58. Pernicious Anæmia .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 .. 3 .. .. 9
60. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 6
63. Addison’s Disease .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
65. Leucæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
66. Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
69. Acute Toxæmia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 19 .. 17 1 14 .. 17 .. 17 85
III.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
70. Encephalitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
71. Simple Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
73. Progressive Muscular Atrophy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
74. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. 9 .. 4 .. 9 .. 9 .. 4 35
75. Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 3
76. General Paralysis of the Insane .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
77. Other Forms of Mental Alienation .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 8
78. Epilepsy .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
80. Infantile Convulsions .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
84. Other Diseases of the Nervous System .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 5 7
Totals .. 15 1 10 .. 12 .. 12 .. 14 64
IV.—DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
87. Pericarditis .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3
88. Acute Endocarditis .. 3 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 6
89. Angina Pectoris .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 7
90. Other Diseases of the Heart .. 25 .. 16 .. 24 .. 21 .. 33 119
91. Diseases of the Arteries .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 2 8
92. Pulmonary Embolism .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
93. Thrombo-phlebitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 36 .. 19 .. 28 .. 25 .. 37 145
V.—DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
99. Bronchitis .. 2 .. 3 1 2 .. 3 .. 5 16
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. 1 2 2 .. .. .. 3 1 .. 9
101. Pneumonia .. 5 .. 2 1 6 .. 2 .. 1 17
102. Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
103. Pulmonary Congestion .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
105. Asthma .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3
107. Hæmoptysis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 11 2 7 2 11 .. 9 1 7 50
VI.—DISEASES OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
111. Ulcer of the Stomach .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
112. Other Diseases of the Stomach .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 4
113. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 3
117. Appendicitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
118. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 7


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