Vital Statistics




1926
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 47]

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during May, 1926.

Age-group. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
Females.
Under 5 years 10 3 4 3 1 1 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3 28
5 and under 10 years 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4
10 to 15 years .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
15 to 20 years .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
20 to 25 years 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 5
25 to 30 years 5 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 10
30 to 35 years .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
35 to 40 years 2 1 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 12
40 to 45 years 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
45 to 50 years 4 1 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8
50 to 55 years 6 4 3 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15
55 to 60 years 1 3 3 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9
60 to 65 years 4 3 3 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 13
65 to 70 years 6 3 6 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 21
70 to 75 years 5 3 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
75 to 80 years 5 3 1 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 14
80 to 85 years 7 1 4 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 18
85 to 90 years 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
90 to 95 years 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
95 to 100 years .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
100 years and over 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals 63 25 36 30 6 3 4 5 5 6 3 3 3 8 200
Grand totals 135 73 71 64 12 9 10 11 11 13 10 8 9 9 445
Cause of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
I.—EPIDEMIC, ENDEMIC, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
1. Enteric Fever 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
10. Diphtheria 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
11. Influenza .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
22. Acute Poliomyelitis (Infantile Paralysis) 1 .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
29. Erysipelas 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
31. Pulmonary Tuberculosis 14 5 7 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. 32
32. Tuberculous Meningitis .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
33. Tuberculous Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
35. Tuberculosis of Kidney .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
37. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
41. Septicaemia .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Totals 20 9 11 6 .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. .. 1 52
II.—GENERAL DISEASES NOT INCLUDED ABOVE.
43. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
44. Cancer of Stomach and Liver 6 7 4 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 21
45. Cancer of Peritoneum, Intestines, and Rectum 3 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 10
46. Cancer of Female Genital Organs 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 7
47. Cancer of Breast 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 5
49. Cancer of Abdominal Organs .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. Cancer of Bladder 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
49. Cancer of Larynx .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. Cancer of Pancreas 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
49. Cancer of Prostate 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. Cancer of Testicle 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. Disseminated Cancer .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
52. Rheumatism, Arthritis, Gout .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
57. Diabetes Mellitus 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
58. Pernicious Anaemia 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
60. Diseases of the Thyroid Gland .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
65. Leukaemia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
66. Alcoholic Poisoning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
69. Acidosis 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals 22 16 11 6 .. 1 1 .. 1 1 1 1 1 3 65
III.—DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
70. Abscess of the Brain .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
71. Meningitis 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 6
73. Tabes Dorsalis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
74. Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy 9 2 3 5 .. .. 1 .. .. 3 1 3 1 .. 28
75. Hemiplegia 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4
77. General Paralysis of the Insane .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
77. Dementia 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
78. Epilepsy .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
80. Convulsions of Infants (under 5 years) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
82. Cerebral Softening .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
84. Other Diseases of the Nervous System .. 5 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 9
86. Mastoiditis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals 17 8 7 6 .. .. 1 .. .. 3 1 3 2 2 54


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