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TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during October, 1928—continued.
| Causes of Death. | Auckland. | Wellington. | Christchurch. | Dunedin. | Hamilton. | Gisborne. | Napier. | Hastings. | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Palmerston North. | Nelson. | Timaru. | Invercargill. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION. | |||||||||||||||
| 155. Osteomyelitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 156. Arthritis .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Totals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| XI.—MALFORMATIONS. | |||||||||||||||
| 159A. Congenital Hydrocephalus | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 159B. Congenital Heart Disease | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 159C. Other Congenital Malformations | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| Totals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 12 |
| XII.—EARLY INFANCY. | |||||||||||||||
| 160. Congenital Debility, &c. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| 161A. Premature Birth .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 161B. Injury at Birth .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| 162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Totals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| XIII.—OLD AGE. | |||||||||||||||
| 164. Senility .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 |
| XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES. | |||||||||||||||
| 165. Suicide by Solid or Liquid Poisons.. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| 167. " Poisonous Gas .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 169. " Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 170. " Firearms | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 171. " Cutting Instruments | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 172. " Jumping from High Places | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 177. Acute Accidental Poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| 179. Accidental Burns | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 182. " Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| 183. " Traumatism by Firearms | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 185. " Fall | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| 188. " Motor-vehicles | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 188. " Railways | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 188. " Other Crushing | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 201. Fracture (cause not specified) | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Totals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 3 |
| Grand Totals | .. | .. | .. | .. | 156 | 108 | 105 | 83 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
Infant Mortality.
TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during October, 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 | 2 |
| 31. Tuberculosis of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 38. Syphilis .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 62. Enlarged Thymus Gland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 99. Bronchitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 100. Broncho-pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| 101. Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 112. Acute Vomiting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 113. Diarrhoea and Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| 119 Dilation of Colon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 128. Acute Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 159A. Congenital Hydrocephalus | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 159B. Congenital Heart Disease | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 159C. Other Congenital Malformations | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| 160. Congenital Debility, &c. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| 161A. Premature Birth | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 161B. Injury at Birth | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| 162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Totals | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 |
Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 13th November, 1928.
MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.
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