New Zealand Gazette – 1926 – No. 23

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✨ Vital Statistics



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

Causes of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159. Congenital Deformities .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Heart-disease .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Imperforate Anus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
159. " Malformation of Intestine .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
159. " Hydrocephalus.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Totals .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 7
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, &c., .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
161. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 3 4 2 2 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 14
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
Totals .. .. .. .. 3 4 4 2 .. 2 3 .. 2 1 .. .. 1 .. 22
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. .. .. 9 4 6 6 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 1 1 .. 30
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
165. Suicide by Strychnine Poisoning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
167. " Coal-gas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
170. " Firearms .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
171. " Cutting or Piercing Instruments .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
173. " Crushing .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
179. Accidental Scalds .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
181. " Absorption of Irrespirable or Poisonous Gas .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. " Drowning .. .. .. 4 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
185. " Traumatism by Fall .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
188. " by Automobiles .. .. 2 1 1 1 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 10
188. " by Railways .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188. " by Tramcar .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
188. " by other Crushing .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
192. Starvation .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
199. Homicide .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 10 3 5 6 1 .. 1 .. 3 1 2 .. 1 .. 33
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Ill-defined .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3
Grand Totals .. .. .. 127 84 81 73 4 10 20 2 18 22 18 7 14 13 493

Infantile Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during March, 1926.

(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.
9. Whooping-cough .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
37. Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
71. Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
80. Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
99. Acute Bronchitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
118. Strangulated Hernia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
126. Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Congenital Deformities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Heart-disease .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Imperforate Anus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
159. " Malformation of Intestines .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
159. Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 4
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 3 4 2 2 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 14
161. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
162. Other Diseases of early infancy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 3
205. Disease not stated .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 11 5 7 3 .. 2 3 .. 3 2 .. .. 1 1 38

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 14th April, 1926.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.

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🏥 Vital Statistics of Urban Areas for March 1926 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
14 April 1926
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Urban Areas, Population, Causes of Death
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician