New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 71

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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 September, 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. Congenital Heart Disease .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
159. Congenital Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Congenital Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Congenital Microcephalia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Congenital Patent Ductus Arteriosus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Congenital Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 3 .. 2 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 9
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, Icterus, and Sclerema .. 1 1 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 7
161A. Premature Birth .. 9 4 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 2 .. .. 24
161B. Injury at Birth .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. 5
163. Lack of Care .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 11 6 7 4 1 1 .. .. 1 .. 4 4 2 .. 41
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. 15 3 12 8 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 2 46
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
165. Suicide by Liquid Poison .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
167. " Poisonous Gas .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
168. " Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
169. " Drowning .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
170. " Firearms .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
171. " Cutting Instruments .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
174. " Electrocution .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
179. Accidental Burns.. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
180. " Mechanical Suffocation.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. " Drowning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
183. " Traumatism by Firearms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
188. " " by Automobiles 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 4
188. " " Railways .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 5
188. " " other crushing .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
199. Homicide .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
202. Other External Causes .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 9 3 8 1 .. 1 2 .. .. 2 1 .. .. 2 29
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Not specified or ill-defined .. .. 1 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
Grand Totals .. 158 95 109 71 13 16 29 9 10 22 19 10 12 24 597

Infantile Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during September, 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.
71. Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
80. Convulsions .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
98. Laryngitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
99. Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
159. Congenital Heart Disease .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
159. " Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Patent Ductus Arteriosus .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
160. " Debility, Icterus, and Sclerema 1 1 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 7
161A. Premature Birth.. 9 4 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 2 .. .. 24
161B. Injury at Birth .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. 5
163. Lack of Care .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 11 7 11 5 3 3 1 .. 1 2 4 4 .. .. 56

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

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
11 October 1927
Vital Statistics, Urban Areas, Deaths, Age Groups, Causes of Death, September 1927
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician