New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 2

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✨ Urban Death Statistics



148 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. No. 2

URBAN AREAS.—CAUSES OF DEATH, 1927—continued.

Causes of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES—continued.
188. Accidental Traumatism by Horse-drawn Vehicles .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 4
188. ,, ,, by Railways .. 3 2 3 .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 15
188. ,, ,, by Tramways .. 3 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 7
188. ,, ,, by other Crushing .. 1 3 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 7
189. Injuries by Animals .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
193. Excessive Cold .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
196. Accidental Electric Shock .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
197. Homicide by Firearms .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
198. ,, by Cutting Instruments .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
199. ,, by other means .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. 3 4 1 2 .. 3 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 2 19
202. Other External Injuries .. 3 1 2 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 11
Totals .. .. 108 78 65 47 8 11 18 4 5 15 8 4 8 13
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
204. Sudden Death .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
205. Not specified or Ill-defined .. 5 4 1 10 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 2 ..
Totals .. .. 5 4 2 10 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 2 ..
Grand totals .. 1769 1066 1156 874 115 144 208 114 126 221 137 116 155 192

URBAN AREAS.—CAUSES OF DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR, 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 .. .. 2
8. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
9. Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 5
10. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
11. Influenza .. .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 7
19. Acute Hæmorrhagic Jaundice .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
21. Erysipelas .. .. .. .. 1 3 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 6
29. Tetanus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
32. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 7
37. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
38. Syphilis .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
56. Rickets .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
57. Diabetes Mellitus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
58. Splenic Anæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
60B. Thyroid Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
62. Status Lymphaticus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
63. Disease of Suprarenals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
69. Other General Diseases .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
71. Simple Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 5
73. Spastic Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
74. Cerebral Hæmorrhage .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
80. Convulsions .. 1 3 2 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 9
84. Compression of the Brain .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
86. Diseases of the Ear .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
92. Embolism .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
93. Thrombo-phlebitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
94. Adenitis of the Neck .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
98. Diseases of the Larynx .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
99. Bronchitis .. 4 1 3 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 11
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. 10 8 6 8 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 35
101. Pneumonia .. 5 1 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 10
102. Pleurisy .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
103. Congestion of the Lung .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
107. Pulmonary Atelectasis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
113. Diarrhoea and Enteritis .. 4 7 4 2 2 .. 2 1 1 1 2 .. .. 26
118. Intestinal Obstruction .. 4 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
122. Cirrhosis of the Liver .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
126. Peritonitis .. 1 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
128. Acute Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
131. Pyelitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
152. Carbuncle .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
153. Cellulitis of Thigh .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
154. Eczema .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2


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🏥 Urban Areas—Causes of Death, 1927 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Causes of Death, Urban Areas, Statistics, 1927

🏥 Urban Areas—Causes of Deaths of Infants Under 1 Year, 1927

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Infant Mortality, Causes of Death, Urban Areas, Statistics, 1927