New Zealand Gazette – 1926 – No. 41

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✨ Vital Statistics



JUNE 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1665

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during May, 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 Heart-disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
159. " Hare-lip .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, Icterus, and Sclerema .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 5
161. Injury at Birth .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 4 .. 3 3 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 15
162. Other Diseases of Early Infancy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 5 .. 6 4 1 .. 2 2 1 .. 2 1 1 .. 25
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. .. .. 12 3 4 5 1 1 .. 1 2 .. 1 1 .. 2 33
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
167. Suicide by Gas Poisoning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
168. " Strangulation .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
179. Accidental Burns .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
180. " Mechanical Suffocation .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
181. " Absorption of Irrespirable or Poisonous Gas .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. Accidental Drowning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
185. " Traumatism by Fall .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
188. " " by Railways .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188. " " by Tramways .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
188. " " by Automobiles .. .. 4 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
188. " " by Aeroplane .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188. " " by other Crushings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
199. Homicide .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture (Cause not specified) .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Totals .. .. .. .. 11 3 4 1 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 26
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Not stated .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Grand Totals .. .. .. .. 148 72 88 58 12 13 19 9 7 7 13 8 10 19 483

Infantile Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during May, 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.
7. Measles .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
9. Whooping-cough .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
32. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
40. Gonococcus Infection .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
65. Leucæmia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
80. Convulsions .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
88. Acute Endocarditis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
99. Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
101. Pneumonia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
102. Pleurisy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
131. Pyelitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Congenital Heart-disease .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
159. Hare-lip .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 5
161. Injury at Birth .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 4 .. 3 3 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 15
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
180. Accidental Mechanical Suffocation .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. .. 16 3 10 4 1 .. 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 46

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 16th June, 1926. MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
16 June 1926
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Urban Areas, Population, May 1926
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician