New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 10

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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 January, 1928—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 Deficiencies .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
159. * Heart Disease .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
159. * Pyloric Stenosis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 2 2 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, Icterus, and Sclerema .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
161A. Premature Birth .. 3 5 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 13
161B. Injury at Birth .. 2 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 7
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 6 9 2 2 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 24
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. 2 1 4 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
165. Suicide by Solid or Liquid Poisons.. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
167. * Poisonous Gas 2 3 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
168. * Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
171. * Cutting Instrument .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
177. Other Acute Accidental Poisonings.. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
179. Accidental Burns .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
180. * Mechanical Suffocation .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
181. * Absorption of Irrespirable or Poisonous Gas .. .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 12
182. * Drowning 1 3 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. 1 .. 4
185. * Traumatism by Fall 2 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 10
188. * Automobiles 3 1 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188. * Horse Drawn Vehicles 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
188. * Traumatism by Railways 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188 * Tramways .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
196. * Electric Shock .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture (cause not specified) 1 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
202. Other External Causes .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 15 13 6 4 5 1 2 .. .. 4 2 .. 1 1 54
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Cause of Death ill-defined .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Grand Totals .. 135 112 88 61 11 5 9 6 16 16 14 6 12 13 504

Infantile Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during January, 1928.

(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.
11. Influenza .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
80. Convulsions 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 5
159. Congenital Deficiencies .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
159. * Heart Disease 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
159. * Pyloric Stenosis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
160. * Debility, &c. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
161A. Premature Birth 3 5 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 13
161B. Injury at Birth 2 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 7
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
180. Accidental Mechanical Suffocation.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 9 13 6 3 1 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 2 39

Census and Statistics Office, MALCOLM FRASER,
Wellington, N.Z., 13th February, 1928. Government Statistician.



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🏥 Vital Statistics of Urban Areas for January 1928 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
13 February 1928
Vital Statistics, Urban Areas, Deaths, Causes of Death, January 1928
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician