New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 1

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during December, 1927—continued.

Causes of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
X.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
155. Osteomyelitis of Tibia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159. Congenital Malformation of Bowel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Insufficiency of Heart .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Malformation of Ureter.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Patent Foramen Ovale .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 5
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
161A. Premature Birth .. .. 5 5 4 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 20
161B. Cerebral Hæmorrhage .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
162. Pulmonary Atelectasis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 7 6 4 1 2 1 1 .. .. .. 3 1 .. .. 26
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. .. 4 .. 2 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 11
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
167. Suicide by Poisonous Gas .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
168. " Hanging .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4
169. " Drowning .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4
170. " Firearms .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
177. Accidental Poisoning .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
179. " Burns.. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
180. " Mechanical Suffocation.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
181. " Absorption of Poisonous Gas 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
182. " Drowning .. .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 5
185. " Traumatism by Fall .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
188. " " Railways .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
188. " " Automobiles .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
188. " " Lift .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
198. Homicide by Cutting Instrument .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
202. Other External Violence .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 8 8 8 4 .. 1 1 .. 1 1 2 .. 1 1 36
XV.—ILL-DEFINED CAUSES.
205. Not specified, or ill-defined .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 5
Grand Totals .. .. .. 169 92 110 75 14 15 12 4 9 17 13 6 9 19 564

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, 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.
21. Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
32. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
38. Congenital Syphilis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
58. Splenic Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
69. Hæmorrhagic Disease of Newborn .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
113. Gastro-enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
118. Intestinal Obstruction .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
126. Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
154. Eczema .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Congenital Malformation of Bowel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Insufficiency of Heart .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Malformation of Ureter.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Patent Foramen Ovale .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Spina Bifida .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
160. " Debility, &c. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
161A. Premature Birth .. .. 5 5 4 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 20
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
162. Pulmonary Atelectasis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 11 12 6 6 3 1 1 .. 1 .. 3 2 .. .. 46

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 11th January, 1928.

J. W. BUTCHER,
Acting Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
11 January 1928
Vital statistics, Deaths, Urban areas, Population, Age groups, Causes of death
  • J. W. Butcher, Acting Government Statistician