New Zealand Gazette – 1930 – No. 18

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✨ Vital Statistics Tables



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TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during February, 1930—continued.

Causes of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
161A. Premature Birth .. .. 3 3 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 8
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. 5 3 2 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 16
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. 3 2 3 2 .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. 13
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
165. Suicide by Liquid Poison .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
167. ,, Poisonous Gas .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
169. ,, Drowning .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
170. ,, Firearms .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
172. ,, Jumping from High Places .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
179. Accidental Burns .. .. .. 1 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
180. ,, Mechanical Suffocation .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. ,, Drowning .. .. 2 2 1 1 .. 1 2 2 .. .. .. .. 12
185. ,, Traumatism by Fall .. .. 5 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 7
188B. ,, ,, Railways .. .. .. .. 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
188C. ,, ,, Tramways .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
188D. ,, ,, Motor-vehicles .. .. 3 3 1 .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 11
188F. ,, ,, other Crushing .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture (cause not known) .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
202. Other External Causes .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 15 14 9 4 .. 3 2 1 2 2 .. 1 54
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Ill-defined .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Grand totals .. .. 133 79 83 64 4 13 9 9 13 13 4 8 12

Infant Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during February, 1930.

(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
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
113. Diarrhoea and Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
128. Acute Nephritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159B. Congenital Malformation of the Heart .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
161A. Premature Birth .. .. 3 3 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 8
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
179. Accidental Burns .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 5 4 9 1 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 2 27

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 10th March, 1930.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Vital Statistics of Urban Areas for February 1930 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
10 March 1930
Vital Statistics, Urban Areas, Causes of Death, February 1930, Infant Mortality
  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician