New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 77

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✨ Health Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during October, 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. Osteitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
156. Septic Arthritis 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159B. Congenital Malformations of Heart 3 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 3 3 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
161A. Premature Birth 2 3 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 8
161B. Injury at Birth 1 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 4 6 5 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 17
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility 3 6 .. 4 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 2 18
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
167. Suicide by Poisonous Gas 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
168. ,, Hanging 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
169. ,, Drowning .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
170. ,, Firearms 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
179. Accidental Burns .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. ,, Drowning .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 6
185. ,, Traumatism by Fall .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188. ,, ,, Railways 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188. ,, ,, Tramways 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
188. ,, ,, Motor-vehicles 3 3 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 11
192. Starvation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
202. Other External Causes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 10 8 4 2 .. .. 2 1 1 4 .. 1 .. 2 35
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Ill-defined .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Grand Totals .. 175 124 109 78 12 13 10 13 13 24 20 11 13 22 643

Infant Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during October, 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 .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
11. Influenza 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
31. Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
36C. ,, Glands of Neck .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
40. Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
62. Status Lymphaticus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
99. Bronchitis .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
100. Broncho-pneumonia 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
101. Pneumonia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
113. Gastro-enteritis.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
156. Septic Arthritis 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159B. Congenital Malformation of Heart 2 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
161A. Premature Birth 2 3 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 8
161B. Injury at Birth 1 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy.. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
170. Accidental Burns .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 11 11 9 6 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 40

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 13th November, 1929.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Causes of Deaths in Urban Areas for October 1929 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
13 November 1929
Causes of Death, Urban Areas, Diseases, Statistics, October 1929
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🏥 Infant Mortality Causes in Urban Areas for October 1929

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
13 November 1929
Infant Mortality, Causes of Death, Urban Areas, Statistics, October 1929
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician