New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 46

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✨ Vital Statistics



JUNE 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1735

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during May, 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159B. Congenital Malformations of the Heart .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 5
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. .. 3 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 7
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Inanition .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 4 2 2 2 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 14
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. 2 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 6
Totals .. .. .. .. 7 3 4 3 3 3 .. 2 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 27
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senile Decay .. .. .. .. 8 4 3 4 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 23
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
165. Suicide by Solid or Liquid Poisons .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
167. " Poison Gas .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
168. " Hanging .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
170. " Firearms .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
174. Suicide (undefined) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
179. Accidental Burns.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
181. " Absorption of Poisonous Gas .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. " Drowning .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
185. " Traumatism by Fall .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188B. " " Railways .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
188D. " " Motor-vehicles .. 3 2 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 10
188E. " " Other crushings.. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Totals .. .. .. .. 9 6 8 1 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 32
XV.—NOT SPECIFIED OR ILL-DEFINED.
205. Cause of death not specified or ill-defined .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Grand Totals .. .. .. .. 184 98 116 65 16 12 11 13 13 14 9 13 9 22 595

Infant Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during May, 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.
9. Whooping Cough .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
32. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
37. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
60A. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
60B. Other Diseases of the Thyroid Gland .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
69. Other General Diseases .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
71. Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
84. Mongolism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
99. Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
101. Pneumonia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
153. Acute Abscess .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159B. Congenital Malformation of the Heart .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
160. Inanition .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 4 2 2 2 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 14
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. 2 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 6
Totals .. .. .. .. 13 7 7 4 3 3 .. 2 2 .. 2 .. .. 2 45

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 14th June, 1929.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
14 June 1929
Vital Statistics, Urban Areas, Deaths, Causes of Death, May 1929
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician