New Zealand Gazette – 1925 – No. 64

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✨ Vital Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Table showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during August, 1925—ctd.

Causes of Death.	Auckland.	Wellington.	Christchurch.	Dunedin.	Hamilton.	Gisborne.	Napier.	Hastings.	New Plymouth.	Wanganui.	Palmerston North.	Nelson.	Timaru.	Invercargill.	Totals.
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, &c.	1	2	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	6
161. Injury at Birth	2	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	4
161A. Premature Birth..	3	..	7	1	1	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	14
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
163. Lack of Care	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Totals	6	2	10	2	1	..	1	..	1	2	1	..	..	..	26
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility	9	6	9	6	..	3	..	1	..	3	3	2	1	1	44
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
165. Suicide by Poisoning	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
168. " Hanging	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
170. " Firearms	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	3
172. " Jumping from High Places	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
177. Acute Accidental Poisoning	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
179. Accidental Burns..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
182. " Drowning	2	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	4
185. " Traumatism by Fall	2	2	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	7
188. " " on Railways	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	1	4
188. Other Crushing	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	3
201. Fracture (cause not specified)	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	3
Totals	9	2	3	5	1	1	..	..	2	2	1	..	1	2	29
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Ill-defined or not specified..	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
Grand Totals	149	79	114	86	14	11	15	14	18	19	16	11	15	18	579

Infantile Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during August, 1925.

(These figures are included in the preceding table.)

Causes of Death.	Auckland.	Wellington.	Christchurch.	Dunedin.	Hamilton.	Gisborne.	Napier.	Hastings.	New Plymouth.	Wanganui.	Palmerston North.	Nelson.	Timaru.	Invercargill.	Totals.
11. Influenza	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
31. Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
32. Tuberculous Meningitis	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
80. Infantile Convulsions	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
99. Bronchitis	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	2
100. Broncho-pneumonia	1	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	5
101. Pneumonia	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
112. Acute Gastritis	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
113. Gastro-enteritis	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
118. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
124. Acute Liver Necrosis	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
154. Pemphigus	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
159. Cleft Palate	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
159. Congenital Heart-disease	2	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	5
159. Meningocele	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
159. Patent Foramen Ovale	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
159. Spina Bifida	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
160. Congenital Debility, Icterus, and Sclerema	1	2	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	6
161. Injury at Birth	2	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	4
161A. Premature Birth	3	..	7	1	1	..	1	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	14
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
163. Lack of Care	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Totals	16	7	11	8	2	..	1	..	1	2	1	..	..	5	54