New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 18

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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 February, 1929—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
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159A. Congenital Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159B. " Heart Disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 6
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 6 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 9
161B. Intra-cranial Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 7 3 2 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. 16
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 2 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 14
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
167. Suicide by Poisonous Gas .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
168. " Hanging .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
169. " Drowning .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
170. " Firearms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
171. " Cutting Instrument .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
177. Accidental Poisonings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
179. Accidental Burns .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
180. " Mechanical Suffocation .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. " Drowning .. .. 1 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
185. " Traumatism by Fall .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
187. " by Machines .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
188. " by Railways .. .. 1 .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
188. " by Automobiles .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 7
188. " by other Crushings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
199. Criminal Abortion .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
202. Other External Injuries .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 6 6 4 5 2 1 2 .. .. 1 2 .. 6 36
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Not specified or ill-defined .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 5
Grand Totals .. .. .. .. 101 80 66 60 9 5 12 10 8 12 6 12 7 18

Infant Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during February, 1929.

(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
80. Convulsions .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
102. Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
113. Acute Colitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
125. Pancreatitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
128. Acute Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
154. Dermatitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159A. Congenital Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159B. " Heart Disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 6
161A. Premature Birth .. .. 6 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 9
161B. Intra-cranial Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
180. Accidental Mechanical Suffocation.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
205. Ill-defined .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 11 4 4 4 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 1 .. 1 28

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 12th March, 1929.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Vital Statistics of Urban Areas for February 1929 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
12 March 1929
Vital Statistics, Urban Areas, Deaths, Causes of Death, February 1929
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician