New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 43

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✨ Health Statistics



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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. Totals.
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 2 .. 2 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. 11
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. 1 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
Totals .. .. .. 3 2 5 6 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 2 .. 22
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. .. 5 2 5 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 20
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
166. Suicide by Corrosive Substance .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
167. ,, Poisonous Gas .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
168. ,, Hanging .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
169. ,, Drowning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
170. ,, Firearm .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
171. ,, Cutting Instrument .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
178. Conflagration .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
179. Accidental Burns.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
180. ,, Mechanical Suffocation.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. ,, Drowning .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3
188. ,, Traumatism by Automobile .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
188. ,, Horse-drawn Vehicle .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
188. ,, Railways .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
199. Homicide .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
202. Other External Injuries .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 8 7 4 2 1 .. 1 1 .. 2 1 .. .. 1 27
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
204. Sudden Death .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
205. Not specified or ill-defined.. .. 5 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
Totals .. .. .. 5 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9
Grand Totals .. .. 127 84 77 46 11 15 8 11 13 23 16 10 12 9 462

Infantile Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during April, 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.
10. Diphtheria .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
69. Toxaemia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
80. Infantile Convulsions .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
101. Lobar Pneumonia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
113. Acute Gastro-enteritis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
152. Furunculosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Congenital Heart Disease .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3
159. ,, Hydrocephalus .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
159. ,, Pyloric Stenosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. ,, Spinal Meningocele .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
160. Congenital Debility .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
161A. Premature Birth .. .. 2 .. 2 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. 11
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. 1 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
180. Accidental Mechanical Suffocation .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 8 3 9 8 2 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 4 .. 39

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

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Table of Causes of Death in Urban Areas for April 1928 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
11 May 1928
Causes of Death, Urban Areas, Statistics, April 1928
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician

🏥 Table of Causes of Death of Infants under 1 Year of Age in Urban Areas for April 1928

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
11 May 1928
Infant Mortality, Causes of Death, Urban Areas, Statistics, April 1928
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician