New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 62

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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 August, 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. Acute Osteomyelitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
158. Myositis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159B. Congenital Malformations of the Heart 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
159C. Other Congenital Malformations 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 3 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, &c. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 6
161A. Premature Birth 3 3 2 2 .. 2 .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. 2 17
161B. Injury at Birth 1 2 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 5 5 6 3 2 2 1 .. 2 2 .. .. .. 2 30
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility 7 7 3 4 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 .. 3 29
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
165. Suicide by Solid or Liquid Poisons .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
166. ,, Corrosive Substance .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
168. ,, Hanging or Strangulation .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
169. ,, Drowning .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
170. ,, Firearms 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
171. Cutting or Piercing Instruments 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
177. Accidental Poisoning .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
180. ,, Mechanical Suffocation 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
181. Anaesthesia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
182. Accidental Drowning 1 2 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
185. ,, Traumatism by Fall 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
188B. ,, Railways .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
188D. ,, Motor-vehicles 5 2 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 11
196. ,, Electrocution 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
199. Homicide by Strangulation 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
202. Other External Causes 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 5
Totals .. 16 8 7 1 2 2 2 1 2 .. .. 1 1 45
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Heart-failure .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Grand totals 177 128 131 77 15 20 25 19 23 28 18 15 11 25 712

Infant Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during August, 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.
11. Influenza .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
19. Infective Jaundice .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
32. Tuberculous Meningitis 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
38. Syphilis 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
41. Septicaemia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
62. Enlarged Thymus Gland.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
99. Bronchitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
101. Pneumonia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
112. Gastric Catarrh .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
128. Acute Nephritis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159B. Congenital Malformations of Heart 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
159C. ,, Laryngeal Stenosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
160. ,, Debility, &c. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 6
161A. Premature Birth 3 3 2 2 .. 2 .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. 2 17
161B. Injury at Birth 1 2 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
202. External Causes 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 10 11 10 6 2 2 1 .. 2 3 .. 1 .. 2 50

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 11th September, 1929.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
11 September 1929
Vital Statistics, Urban Areas, Deaths, Causes of Death, August 1929
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician