Causes of Death Statistics




MAY 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1671

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during April, 1928—continued.

Causes of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Total.
III.—DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
71. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
72. Tabes Dorsalis .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
73. Other Diseases of Spinal Cord .. .. 14 8 11 4 .. 2 1 1 1 1 .. 1 2 47
74. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
78. Epilepsy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
80. Infantile Convulsions (under 5 years) .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
84. Cerebral Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 16 8 16 4 .. 2 2 1 1 2 1 .. 1 3
IV.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
87. Pericarditis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
88. Acute Endocarditis .. .. 1 3 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 8
89. Angina Pectoris .. .. 1 .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
90. Other Diseases of the Heart .. .. 21 10 12 6 1 6 1 1 5 4 5 1 3 1
91. Diseases of the Arteries .. .. 5 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
96. Hyperpiesis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 28 16 16 8 1 6 2 1 5 5 6 1 3 1
V.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
98. Laryngismus Stridulus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
99. Bronchitis .. .. 2 3 3 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 10
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. 5 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 9
101. Pneumonia .. .. 5 4 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 11
102. Pleurisy .. .. 4 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
103. Congestion of Lung .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
107. Other Diseases of the Respiratory System .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. 18 10 7 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 3 .. .. 1 42
VI.—DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
109. Septic Tonsilitis .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
111. Ulcer of the Stomach and Duodenum .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 5
112. Vomiting .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
113. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
114. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (2 years and over) .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
117. Appendicitis .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 5
118. Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction .. .. 1 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 5
121. Hydatid of Liver .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
122. Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
123. Biliary Calculi .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
124. Cholecystitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
125. Pancreatitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
126. Peritonitis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. 10 5 3 4 1 .. 1 1 3 1 .. .. .. 29
VII.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
128. Acute Nephritis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
129. Chronic Nephritis .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
131. Other Diseases of the Kidneys and Annexa .. .. 3 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
132. Vesical Calculus .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
135. Enlarged Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 3
137. Ovarian Cyst .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
139. Uterine Fibromyoma .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
141. Hysterectomy .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 5 3 1 .. 1 2 .. 1 1 .. 2 .. 1 17
VIII.—THE PUERPERAL STATE.
145. Parturition .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
IX.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
152. Carbuncle .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159. Congenital Heart Disease .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3
159. Hydrocephalus.. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
159. Pyloric Stenosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Spinal Meningocele .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 1 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 8


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