Vital Statistics Tables




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 50

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during June 1929—continued.

Causes of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159B. Congenital Heart-disease .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
159c. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4
Totals .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 6
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 1 1 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 10
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3 7
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy.. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. .. 2 2 4 2 1 1 .. 2 1 .. 1 .. 1 5 22
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. .. .. 13 7 3 3 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 29
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
167. Suicide by Gas Poisoning .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
168. ,, Hanging .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
170. ,, Firearms .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
171. ,, Cutting Throat .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
177. Accidental Poisoning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
179. ,, Burns, Scalds, &c. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
181. Anæsthesia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
182. Accidental Drowning .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 6
185. ,, Traumatism by Fall .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
188B. ,, ,, Railways .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188D. ,, ,, Motor-vehicles .. 2 1 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 8
188E. ,, ,, Other crushing.. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
201. Fracture (Cause not specified) .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
202. Other External Causes .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Totals .. .. .. .. 9 9 3 3 1 .. 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 38
Grand totals .. .. .. .. 176 99 84 73 11 8 18 13 11 20 14 10 14 16 567

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, 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.
10. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
11. Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
24. Meningococcus Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
58A. Pernicious Anæmia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
80. Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
84. Mongolism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
112. Acute Gastritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159B. Congenital Heart-disease .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
159c. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 1 1 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 10
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3 7
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. .. 5 5 6 4 1 1 .. 2 1 .. 2 .. 1 7 35

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 10th July, 1929.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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Vital Statistics, Urban Areas, Deaths, Causes, Age Groups, June 1929
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician