New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 1

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TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during December, 1926—continued.

Causes of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159. Congenital Disease of Heart .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 5
159. " Malformation of Bowel .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Nasal Passages .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Obliteration of Bile Ducts 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Pyloric Stenosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
159. " Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
159. " Splenomegalia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 2 4 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. 12
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 4
161. Injury at Birth .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 3 6 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
162. Other Diseases of Early Infancy .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 6
Totals .. .. .. 5 6 6 4 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 26
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senile Decay .. .. .. 11 6 6 8 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 5 40
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
165. Suicide by Poison.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
167. " Poisonous Gas .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
168. " Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
169. " Drowning .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
170. " Firearms .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
171. " Cutting or Piercing Instruments.. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3
179. Accidental Burns .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
180. " Mechanical Suffocation .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 8
182. " Drowning .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
185. " Traumatism by Fall .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 11
188. " " by Automobiles .. 4 1 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188. " " by Railways .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
188. " " by Tramways .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
188. " " Other Crushing .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 12 7 10 2 .. 1 1 2 .. 2 2 .. 2 3 44
XV.—ILL-DEFINED CAUSES.
205. Cause of Death not Specified or Ill-defined .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 4
Totals .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 4
Grand Totals .. .. .. 165 96 91 77 17 8 11 15 11 23 12 9 11 19 565

Infantile Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during December, 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.
32. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
50. Benign Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
71. Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
80. Infantile Convulsions .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
101. Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
113. Diarrhoea and Enteritis .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 4
118. Strangulated Hernia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
126. Peritonitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
153. Cellulitis of Face .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Congenital Heart Disease .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 5
159. " Malformation of Bowel .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Obliteration of Bile Ducts 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Pyloric Stenosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
159. " Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
159. " Splenomegalia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
160. " Debility, &c. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 4
161. Injury at Birth .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
161A. Premature Birth .. .. 2 3 6 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
162. Other Diseases of Early Infancy .. 2 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 6
180. Accidental Mechanical Suffocation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
205. Ill-defined .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 12 12 10 6 2 1 1 .. 1 2 4 1 1 1 54

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 11th January, 1927.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
11 January 1927
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Urban Areas, Population, Causes of Death
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician