New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 22

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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 February, 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 Cystic Swelling .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Hare Lip .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Heart Disease .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
159. " Obstruction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
159. " Spina Bifida .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Stenosis of Pylorus .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 1 2 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 7
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, Icterus, and Sclerema .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
161A. Premature Birth .. .. 2 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 6
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. 3 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 5
163. Lack of Care .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 7 1 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 15
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. 8 6 6 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 25
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
165. Suicide by Liquid Poisons.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
167. " Poisonous Gas .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
169. " Drowning .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
170. " Firearms .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
171. " Cutting Instrument .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
180. Accidental Mechanical Suffocation.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
181. " Absorption of Poisonous Gas .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. " Drowning .. 3 1 1 2 1 .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. 11
183. " Traumatism by Firearms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
185. " " Fall .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 7
186. " " in Quarries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
188. " " Automobiles .. .. 2 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 8
188. " " Other Crushing .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
194 Excessive Heat .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
197. Homicide by Firearms .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
202. Other External Causes .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 12 4 9 4 1 3 1 .. 3 4 1 1 .. 44
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Cause of Death ill-defined .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 4
Grand Totals .. 139 80 76 66 6 14 10 2 15 18 15 10 22 488

Infantile Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during February, 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.
62. Status Lymphaticus .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
122. Interstitial Hepatitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
126. Pneumococcal Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Congenital Cystic Swelling .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Hare Lip .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Heart Disease .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
159. " Spina Bifida .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Stenosis of Pylorus .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
160. " Debility, Icterus, and Sclerema .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
161A. Premature Birth .. 2 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 6
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. 3 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 5
163. Lack of Care .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
180. Accidental Mechanical Suffocation.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 8 2 5 5 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 25

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 9th March, 1928.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
9 March 1928
Vital Statistics, Urban Areas, Deaths, Causes of Death, Infant Mortality, February 1928
  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician