New Zealand Gazette – 1926 – No. 2

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 2

URBAN AREAS.—CAUSES OF DEATH, 1925.

Causes 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. Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. 3 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
7. Measles .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4
8. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
9. Whooping Cough .. .. .. 2 4 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 13
10. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. 3 15 1 3 2 3 .. .. 2 .. .. 30
11. Influenza .. .. .. 28 4 6 6 1 .. 3 2 1 .. .. 52
16. Dysentery .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
19. Infective Jaundice .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
21. Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
22. Acute Poliomyelitis (Infantile Paralysis) .. .. .. 29 12 10 8 6 2 1 9 4 5 1 89
23. Lethargic Encephalitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
24. Meningococcus Meningitis .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 5
29. Tetanus .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 7
30. Mycoses .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
31. Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System .. .. .. 106 58 59 47 2 10 10 4 5 6 10 8
32. ,, Meninges and Central Nervous System .. .. .. 7 4 9 5 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 30
33. ,, Intestines and Peritoneum .. .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 5
34. ,, Vertebral Column .. .. .. 3 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
35. ,, Joints .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
36. ,, other Organs .. .. .. .. 1 2 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 7
37. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. .. .. 2 2 .. 4 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 10
38. Syphilis .. .. .. 3 4 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 11
41. Purulent Infection, Septicæmia .. .. .. 4 3 1 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 3 .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 201 114 90 78 15 17 18 8 14 20 11 24
II.—GENERAL DISEASES NOT INCLUDED ABOVE.
43. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. .. .. 8 5 8 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 2 1
44. ,, Stomach and Liver .. .. .. 58 42 51 30 3 7 10 7 4 7 9 3
45. ,, Peritoneum, Intestines, and Rectum .. .. .. 19 22 18 9 4 1 6 4 7 3 3 4
46. ,, Female Genital Organs .. .. .. 23 18 12 14 1 .. 3 .. 2 2 2 1
47. ,, Breast .. .. .. 17 16 9 11 1 1 2 2 .. 1 6 2
48. ,, Skin .. .. .. .. 4 .. 3 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. ..
49. ,, Abdomen .. .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
49. ,, Arm .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
49. ,, Axilla .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
49. ,, Bladder .. .. .. 3 2 5 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 .. ..
49. ,, Brain .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
49. ,, Bronchi .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
49. ,, Cervical Glands .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. ..
49. ,, Clavicle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
49. ,, Femur .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
49. ,, Kidney .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. ..
49. ,, Larynx .. .. .. 3 1 3 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. ..
49. ,, Lungs .. .. .. .. 4 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 1 1 ..
49. ,, Mediastinum .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
49. ,, Neck .. .. .. 1 2 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
49. ,, Pancreas .. .. .. 1 4 6 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
49. ,, Parotid Glands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. ..
49. ,, Pelvic Organs .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
49. ,, Penis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
49. ,, Prostate .. .. .. 12 4 11 4 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 1 ..
49. ,, Pubic Bone .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
49. ,, Spine .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. ..
49. ,, Spleen .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
49. ,, Suprarenal Gland .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
49. ,, Testicle .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
49. ,, Thyroid Gland .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
49. Disseminated Cancer .. .. .. 5 1 6 2 1 1 1 .. 1 2 1 ..
49. Cancer (undefined) .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 1 1 2 1 2 .. 1
50. Benign Tumours .. .. .. 1 3 1 3 .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. ..
51. Acute Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. .. 2 1 2 3 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1
52. Chronic Rheumatism, Osteoarthritis, Gout .. .. .. .. 5 1 3 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 ..
56. Rickets .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
57. Diabetes Mellitus .. .. .. 22 13 8 13 2 1 5 3 1 2 1 1
58. Anæmia, Chlorosis .. .. .. 17 9 14 2 1 5 1 .. 2 3 1 ..
60. Diseases of the Thyroid Gland .. .. .. 9 5 9 8 .. .. 2 2 1 1 1 ..
61. Tetany .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
62. Diseases of the Thymus Gland .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
63. Diseases of the Adrenals (Addison’s Disease) .. .. .. 1 .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
65. Leucæmia and Hodgkin’s Disease .. .. .. 6 4 3 2 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 ..
66. Alcoholism .. .. .. 1 2 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
67. Chronic Lead Poisoning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
68. Morphine Poisoning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
69. Other General Diseases .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. .. .. 233 164 187 119 19 24 37 25 24 31 34 14


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