New Zealand Gazette – 1930 – No. 2

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✨ Health Statistics



Jan. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 109

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during December, 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159B. Congenital Malformations of the Heart .. 1 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 5
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
Totals .. .. .. .. 1 4 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 9
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 2 3 3 1 2 .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 14
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. .. 3 3 3 1 3 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 18
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. .. .. 5 5 8 3 .. .. .. .. 3 1 2 .. .. 1 28
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
167. Suicide by Poisonous Gas .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
168. ,, Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
169. ,, Drowning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
171. ,, Cutting or Piercing Instruments .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
180. Accidental Mechanical Suffocation .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
181. Anaesthesia .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
182. Accidental Drowning .. .. 4 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 10
188D. ,, Traumatism by Motor-vehicles .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188F. ,, ,, Other Crushing.. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
196. ,, Electrocution .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
199. Homicide .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
201. Fracture (cause not known) .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
202. Other External Causes .. .. 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
Totals .. .. .. .. 12 10 4 3 .. .. .. 1 1 2 .. .. .. 2 35
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Ill-defined .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Grand totals .. .. .. .. 145 94 93 83 10 8 11 6 12 23 14 7 10 15 531

Infant Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during December, 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 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
37. Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
80. Infantile Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
99. Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
101. Pneumonia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159B. Congenital Malformation of Heart .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3
161A. Premature Birth .. .. 2 3 3 1 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 14
161B. Birth Injury .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
180. Accidental Mechanical Suffocation .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
199. Homicide .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
205. Ill-defined .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 7 8 5 4 4 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 34

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 14th January, 1930.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

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Causes of Death, Urban Areas, Diseases, December 1929
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Infant Mortality, Causes of Death, Urban Areas, December 1929
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