New Zealand Gazette – 1924 – No. 9

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✨ Vital Statistics



Feb. 14 ] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 513

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons in the Urban Areas, registered during January, 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.
118. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 3 6
120. Acute Yellow Atrophy of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
121. Hydatid Cyst of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
122. Cirrhosis of Liver .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 4
123. Biliary Calculi .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
124. Other Diseases of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3
125. Pancreatitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
126. Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Totals 6 9 .. 1 1 .. .. 6 4 13 40
VII.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
129. Chronic Nephritis .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 5 13
131. Other Diseases of Kidneys and Annexa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 5
133. Diseases of Bladder .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
135. Diseases of Prostate .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
138. Salpingitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. 4 .. 1 .. 2 .. 6 .. 10 23
VIII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
143. Ruptured Ectopic Gestation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
147. Puerperal Phlegmasia, Alba Dolens, Embolus .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Totals .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 4
IX.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
151. Gangrene .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
154. Pemphigus Neonatorum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Totals .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 3
X.—DISEASES OF BONES AND OF ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
155. Osteomyelitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159. Congenital Heart-disease 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
159. " Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
159. " Pyloric Stenosis .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
159. Cephalomeningocele 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Cleft Palate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals 3 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 7
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, Icterus, Sclerema 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
161. Injury at Birth 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
161A. Premature Birth 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 4 .. 2 .. 9
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3
Totals 6 .. 2 .. 1 .. 5 .. 3 .. 17
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. 8 .. 6 .. 3 .. 7 .. 6 30
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
166. Suicide by Corrosive Substances .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
167. " Poisonous Gas .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
168. " Hanging .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
170. " Firearms .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
171. " Cutting or Piercing Instruments .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
182. Accidental Drowning .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
185. " Traumatism by fall .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
188. " Traumatism by Railways .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188. " Traumatism by Automobile .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
188. Accidental Traumatism by Horse-drawn Vehicle .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
194. Excessive Heat .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
196. Electric Shock .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
202. Other External Injuries (cause specified) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
203. Other External Injuries (cause not specified) .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 14 .. 1 1 5 .. .. .. 5 26
Grand totals 16 109 7 53 5 75 5 55 12 100 437

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 12th February, 1924.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

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