New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 55

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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 June, 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. .. .. .. 3 3 1 2 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 19
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 4
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 7
163. Lack of Care .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 5 5 9 4 1 .. .. 1 1 2 2 33
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. .. .. 3 4 3 4 .. 2 1 .. 1 3 3 25
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
165. Suicide by Poisoning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
168. " Hanging .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
170. " Firearms .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
171. " Cutting Instrument .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
174. Suicide by Other Means .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
177. Acute Accidental Poisoning .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3
179. Accidental Burns.. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
182. " Drowning .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4
185. " Traumatism by Fall .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
188. " Automobiles .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 7
188. " Railways .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
188. " Tramways .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188. " Other Crushing .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 9 5 7 3 .. .. 1 1 2 4 .. 32
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Cause of death ill-defined .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3
Grand Totals .. .. .. 141 95 84 59 12 15 14 9 15 26 16 15

Infant Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during June, 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
9. Whooping Cough .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
10. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
33. Tuberculous Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
38. Congenital Syphilis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
99. Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
101. Pneumonia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
103. Hypostatic pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
113. Diarrhoea and Enteritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
159B. Congenital Malformations of Heart .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 19
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 3 3 6 2 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 4
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 7
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. 1 1 2 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1
163. Lack of Care .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
179. Accidental Burns .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 12 9 10 4 2 1 .. 2 2 3 3 2

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 10th July 1928.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
10 July 1928
Vital Statistics, Urban Areas, Deaths, Age Groups, Causes of Death, June 1928
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician