New Zealand Gazette – 1924 – No. 66

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✨ Vital Statistics



Oct. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2483

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons in the Urban Areas, registered during September, 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.
1. Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
7. Measles .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 7
8. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
9. Whooping-cough .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
10. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. 6
11. Influenza .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
22. Infantile Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
23. Lethargic Encephalitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
31. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. .. 8 .. 3 7 .. 4 .. 6 28
32. Tuberculous Meningitis .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3
33. " Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1
35. Tuberculosis of the Joints .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 3
37. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
38. Syphilitic Endarteritis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
41. Septicæmia.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
Totals .. .. 2 12 1 8 1 16 .. 4 1 16
II.—GENERAL DISEASES NOT INCLUDED ABOVE.
43. Cancer of Tonsil .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
44. " Stomach and Liver.. .. 7 .. 3 .. 2 .. 2 .. 7 21
45. " Peritoneum, Intestines, and Rectum .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 6
46. " Female Genital Organs .. 4 .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 8
47. " Breast .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 3
48. " Skin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
49. " Abdomen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
49. " Femur .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
49. " Kidney .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Larynx .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Mediastinum .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Neck .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
49. " Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
49. " Shoulder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
49. " Trachea .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
49. Disseminated Cancer .. 4 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 7
51. Acute Rheumatic Fever .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
52. Osteoarthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
57. Diabetes Mellitus .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 5 11
58. Pernicious Anæmia .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 4
60. Diseases of the Thyroid Gland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 4
65. Hodgkin's Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
69. Hæmophilia Neonatorum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 21 .. 15 .. 11 .. 8 1 28
III.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
72. Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
73. Other Diseases of the Spinal Cord .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
74. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. 7 .. 6 .. 6 .. 7 .. 10 36
76. General Paralysis of the Insane .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 4
77. Other forms of Mental Alienation .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
78. Epilepsy .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
80. Infantile Convulsions .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
84. Disseminated Sclerosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 10 2 8 .. 8 .. 11 .. 11
IV.—DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
87. Pericarditis.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
88. Acute Endocarditis and Myocarditis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 4
89. Angina Pectoris .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 4
90. Other Diseases of the Heart .. .. 26 .. 13 .. 19 .. 10 .. 22 90
91. Diseases of the Arteries .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 5
92. Embolism and Thrombosis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
93. Phlebitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
95. Hæmorrhage without specified cause .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
96. High Blood-pressure .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 32 .. 14 .. 22 .. 12 .. 29
V.—DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
98. Diseases of the Larynx .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
99. Bronchitis .. .. 1 5 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 6 20
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. 1 3 1 2 2 .. 3 .. 4 17
101. Pneumonia .. .. 10 .. 1 1 .. 2 1 1 16
102. Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
103. Congestion of the Lungs .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 3
105. Asthma .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
107. Pulmonary Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 2 20 1 11 2 5 .. 6 1


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