New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 16

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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 February, 1927—continued.

Causes of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159. Congenita. Atresia of Oesophagus .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Heart Disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
161. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
161A. Premature Birth .. .. 4 1 1 2 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 12
162. Other Diseases of Early Infancy .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4
Totals .. .. .. .. 5 1 1 3 1 .. 2 .. 1 2 1 .. 1 18
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. .. .. 10 4 6 4 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 2 .. 30
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
167. Suicide by Poisonous Gas .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
168. " Hanging .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
169. " Drowning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
171. " Cutting or Piercing Instruments .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
177. Acute Accidental Poisoning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
179. Accidental Burns (conflagration excepted) .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
182. " Drowning .. .. 3 .. 1 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
185. " Traumatism by Fall .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
188. " " by Railways .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1
188. " " by Automobiles .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
188. " " by H o r s e - d r a w n Vehicles .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
188. " " by Other Crushing .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. .. 4 7 5 7 2 2 1 .. 1 2 .. .. 1 32
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Not specified or Ill-defined .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Grand Totals .. .. .. 123 67 70 55 11 7 7 8 12 17 9 5 9 409

Infantile Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during February, 1927.

(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 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
32. Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
37. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
84. Compression of Brain .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
90. Heart Disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
92. Embolism .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
99. Bronchitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
101. Pneumonia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
113. Diarrhoea and Enteritis .. .. 1 1 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
126. Peritonitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Congenital Atresia of Oesophagus .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Heart Disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
160. Jaundice.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
161. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
161A. Premature Birth .. .. 4 1 1 2 1 .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. 12
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4
Totals .. .. .. .. 8 4 9 4 3 .. 2 1 2 3 .. .. 1 37

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 16th March, 1927.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.

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🏥 Vital Statistics of Urban Areas for February 1927 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
16 March 1927
Vital statistics, Deaths, Urban areas, Population, Causes of death
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician