New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 30

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✨ Vital Statistics Tables



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TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during April, 1927—continued.

Causes of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Icterus Neonatorum .. .. .. 3 2 6 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 2 1 1 .. 3 2
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 19
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4
Totals .. .. .. 3 3 6 2 .. 1 1 1 .. 3 2 1 .. 3 26
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. .. .. 10 4 10 6 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 36
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
167. Suicide by Poisonous Gas .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3
168. " Hanging .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
179. Accidental Burns and Scalds .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
181. Accidental absorption of Irrespirable Gas .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. Accidental Drowning .. .. 3 .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
185. " Fall .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
188. " Traumatism by Automobiles .. 2 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
188. " " by Tramways .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
188. " " by other Crushing .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 4
197. Homicide by Firearms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture without Specified Cause .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 8 2 3 8 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 26
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Not specified or Ill-defined .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Grand Totals .. .. 116 73 72 73 10 11 20 9 7 31 10 6 10 16 464

Infantile Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during April, 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.
63. Addison’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
80. Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
99. Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
101. Pneumonia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
118. Intussusception .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
126. Peritonitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
131. Pyelitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Congenital Heart Disease .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
159. " Spina Bifida .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
160. " Debility, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 3 2 6 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 19
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 4
Totals .. .. .. 8 5 7 4 .. 1 2 3 1 3 2 1 .. 3 40

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 18th May, 1927.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

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