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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No.2

URBAN AREAS.-CAUSES OF DEATH, 1925-continued.

Causes of Death.

VIII.-THE PUERPERAL STATE.
143. Ruptured Ectopic Gestation ..
144. Puerperal Haemorrhage ..
145. Cephalotripsy ..
146. Puerperal Septicæmia ..
147. ,, Embolism ..
148. ,, Albuminuria and Convulsions ..
149. Following Childbirth ..

Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. Wanganui. New Plymouth. Palmerston North. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
2 3 1 1 .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 15
1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
6 6 2 .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 18
.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
4 1 3 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 13
1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2

Totals ..
15 10 9 2 6 1 .. 1 2 1 2 .. 2 .. 51

IX.-DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE
CELLULAR TISSUE.
151. Gangrene ..
152. Furuncle ..
153. Acute Abscess ..
154. Other Diseases of the Skin and Annexa ..

2 2 4 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 11
1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
3 2 5 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 16
.. 1 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6

Totals ..
6 5 12 6 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 3 .. 35

X.-DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS
OF LOCOMOTION.
155. Diseases of the Bones ..
156. Diseases of the Joints ..
158. Amyotonia Congenita ..

1 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 9
1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

Totals ..
3 1 2 1 1 1 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 13

XI.-MALFORMATIONS.
159. Cleft Palate ..
159. Congenital Heart Disease ..
159. ,, Hydrocephalus ..
159. ,, Malformations (Undefined) ..
159. ,, Pyloric Stenosis ..
159. ,, Spina Bifida ..
159. Other Congenital Malformations ..

1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3
10 7 4 3 2 1 3 2 .. 1 1 .. 4 .. 38
4 .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
3 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
6 2 2 4 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 20

Totals ..
27 12 11 9 4 .. 2 3 2 3 2 1 .. 1 5 .. 82

XII. EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, Icterus, and Sclerema ..
161. Injury at Birth ..
161A. Premature Birth ..
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy ..
163. Lack of Care ..

11 10 10 4 2 3 3 .. .. 3 1 2 1 3 .. 53
12 3 7 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 36
60 25 38 12 4 5 7 6 9 8 1 4 9 .. 193
8 5 4 1 4 1 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. 29
2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4

Totals ..
93 43 61 19 11 10 12 8 7 15 10 4 6 16 .. 315

XIII. OLD AGE.
164. Senility ..

126 57 67 70 5 14 7 8 4 16 10 7 6 9 .. 406

XIV. EXTERNAL CAUSES.
165. Suicide by Solid or Liquid Poisons (Corrosive Substances excepted)
166. ,, Corrosive Substances ..
167. ,, Poisonous Gas ..
168. ,, Hanging or Strangulation ..
169. ,, Drowning ..
170. ,, Firearms ..
171. ,, Cutting or Piercing Instruments ..
172. ,, Jumping from High Places ..
173. ,, Crushing ..
174. ,, Other Means ..
177. Acute Accidental Poisoning ..
178. Conflagration ..
179. Accidental Burns ..
180. ,, Mechanical Suffocation ..
181. ,, Absorption of Irrespirable or, Poisonous Gas
182. ,, Drowning ..
183. ,, Traumatism by Firearms ..
185. ,, ,, by Fall ..
186. ,, ,, in Mines and Quarries
187. ,, ,, by Machines ..
188. ,, ,, by Railways ..
188. ,, ,, by Tramways ..
188. ,, ,, by Motor-vehicles ..
188. ,, ,, by Horse-drawn Vehicles
188. ,, ,, ,, by Other Crushing ..
189. Injuries by Animals ..
196. Accidental Electric Shocks ..

1 3 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 8
2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
11 .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 16
3 3 3 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. 18
3 3 1 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 11
2 1 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 9
2 .. 4 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 9
1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
.. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
6 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 3
7 1 2 2 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 19
1 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
1 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 6
10 5 5 8 1 1 2 .. 1 4 .. 1 1 .. 40
.. 5 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 9
10 6 7 7 1 .. .. 1 3 .. .. .. 1 .. 36
2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
2 2 1 2 1 .. .. .. 1 1 3 .. .. 2 .. 15
2 1 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
22 9 8 4 1 .. 2 1 3 3 3 1 .. 4 .. 61
1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
4 2 2 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 14
1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2