New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 26

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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 March, 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. Diseases of the Bone .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159A. Congenital Hydrocephalus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
159B. " Malformations of the Heart .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. 2 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 6
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 4 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 10
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, Icterus, and Sclerema .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 10
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 4
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Totals .. .. .. .. 1 7 1 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 2 .. 1 2 19
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senile Decay .. .. .. 5 2 1 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 15
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
165. Suicide by Solid or Liquid Poisons .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
167. " Poison Gas .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
168. " Hanging or Strangulation .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
170. " Firearms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
182. Accidental Drowning .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
185. " Traumatism by Fall .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188B. " " by Railways .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
188D. " " by Motor-vehicles .. 3 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 8
188E. " " by other Crushings .. 1 .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 5
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
Totals .. .. .. .. 8 3 5 4 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 1 1 1 3 30
XV.—NOT SPECIFIED OR ILL-DEFINED.
204. Sudden Death .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
205. Cause of death not specified or ill-defined .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Grand Totals .. .. .. 112 79 68 59 14 8 6 7 9 16 19 9 16 27 449

Infant Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during March, 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
71. Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
99. Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
113. Diarrhoea and Enteritis .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
118. Intussusception .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
154. Pemphigus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
159A. Congenital Hydrocephalus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
159B. " Heart Disease .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. 1 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 10
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 4
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Totals .. .. .. .. 3 10 3 6 .. 1 .. .. 2 2 2 .. 1 3 33

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 17th April, 1929.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

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