New Zealand Gazette – 1926 – No. 63

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✨ Vital Statistics



Sept. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2769

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during August, 1926—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 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4
161. Injury at Birth 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
161A. Premature Birth.. 6 4 3 2 2 1 .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. 21
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. 2 4 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 9
Totals 9 7 9 3 2 2 1 .. .. 3 1 .. 1 .. 38
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility 11 4 8 12 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 1 4 44
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
167. Suicide by Gas Poisoning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
171. " Cutting Instruments .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
179. Accidental Burns 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
180. " Mechanical Suffocation .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
181. Absorption of Irrespirable or Poisonous Gas .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. Accidental Drowning 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
185. " Traumatism by Falls 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
188. " by Railways 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
188. " by Tramways 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188. " by Automobiles 2 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 6
196. " Electric Shocks .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
201. Fracture (Cause not specified) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
202. Other External Violence .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals 7 3 2 4 .. 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .. 25
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Cause not specified .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Grand Totals 173 91 141 100 9 23 21 12 10 17 15 16 13 31 672

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, 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 3 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10
11. Influenza .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
37. Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
60. Cretinism .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
69. Haemophilia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
74. Congestion of Brain .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. 2 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 6
101. Pneumonia .. .. .. .. 4 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
112. Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Congenital Pyloric Stenosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Obstruction of Bowel .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
160. " Debility, &c. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4
161. Injury at Birth .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 6 4 3 2 2 1 .. .. 2 1 .. 21
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. 2 4 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 9
205. Ill-defined Diseases .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals 15 17 17 9 2 2 2 .. .. 4 1 .. 1 1 71

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

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

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