Health Statistics




1150
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 27

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during March, 1930—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 3
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 4
Totals .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 7
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 1 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 9
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 1 1 3 2 1 1 .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. 2 14
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. .. .. 2 5 3 2 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 15
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
166. Suicide by Corrosive Substances .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
167. ,, Poisonous Gas .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
168. ,, Hanging .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
171. ,, Cutting or Piercing Instruments .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
179. Accidental Burns .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
181. Accidental Absorption of Irrespirable or Poisonous Gas .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. Accidental Drowning .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 6
185. ,, Traumatism by Fall .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
188B. ,, ,, Railways .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
188D. ,, ,, Motor-vehicles .. .. 2 2 1 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 9
192. Overexertion .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
198. Homicide by Cutting or Piercing Instruments .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 5
Totals .. .. .. 11 7 4 2 .. .. 2 1 2 2 2 1 .. .. 34
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
204. Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Grand totals .. .. .. 139 71 91 52 7 5 14 8 8 19 20 9 8 16 467

Infant Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during March, 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.
64. Splenomegalia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
84. Cerebral Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
103. Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
113. Chronic Intestinal Catarrh .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
153. Cellulitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159B. Congenital Malformations of the Heart .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 4
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 1 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 9
161B. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2
162. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 4 1 6 3 1 2 .. .. .. 2 4 .. 1 2 26

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 8th April, 1930.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



Next Page →

PDF embedding disabled (Crown copyright)

View this page online at:


VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1930, No 27


NZLII PDF NZ Gazette 1930, No 27





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Causes of Deaths in Urban Areas for March 1930 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Causes of death, Urban areas, Diseases, Statistics, March 1930

🏥 Infant Mortality Causes in Urban Areas for March 1930

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
8 April 1930
Infant mortality, Causes of death, Urban areas, Statistics, March 1930
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician