New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 83

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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 November 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
156. Septic Arthritis.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159A. Congenital Hydrocephalus .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159B. Congenital Malformations of Heart .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 7
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
161A. Premature Birth .. 4 5 3 2 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 16
161B. Injury at Birth .. 1 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 6
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. 29
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
166. Suicide by Corrosive Substances .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
167. ,, Poisonous Gas .. 5 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8
170. ,, Firearms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
171. ,, Cutting or Piercing Instruments .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. Accidental Drowning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
185. ,, Traumatism by Fall .. 4 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 6
188C. ,, ,, Motor-vehicles .. 1 1 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 7
188R. ,, ,, Bicycle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
194. Thermoplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
198. Homicide by Cutting or Piercing Instruments .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
202. Other External Causes .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 .. 33
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Ill-defined .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Grand totals .. 147 92 96 80 15 10 9 15 8 18 11 10 12 13

Infant Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during November, 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
32. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
113. Acute Gastro-enteritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
118. Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
154. Dermatitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159B. Congenital Malformation of Heart .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
161A. Premature Birth .. 4 5 3 2 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 16
161B. Injury at Birth .. 1 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 6
Totals .. .. 7 11 10 8 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 2 .. 42

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

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
10 December 1929
Vital Statistics, Urban Areas, Deaths, Causes of Death, November 1929
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician