New Zealand Gazette – 1930 – No. 44

Page 1957

✨ Vital Statistics



JUNE 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1957

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during May, 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 ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
155. Paget’s Disease of Spine.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159B. Congenital Malformations of the Heart .. 1 1 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. 1 1 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
161A. Premature Birth .. 4 1 4 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 13
161B. Injury at Birth .. 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 9 3 4 .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 21
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. .. 4 3 1 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 14
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
165. Suicide by Solid or Liquid Poisons .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
167. ,, Poisonous Gas .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
168. ,, Hanging .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
171. ,, Cutting or Piercing Instruments .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
172. ,, Jumping from High Places .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
181. Accidental absorption of Irrespirable or Poisonous Gas .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. Accidental Drowning .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
185. ,, Traumatism by Fall .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188B. ,, Traumatism by Railways .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
188D. ,, Traumatism by Motor-vehicles .. 6 4 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 13
188E. ,, Traumatism by other Vehicles .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
188F. ,, Traumatism by other Crushing .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3
189. Kicked by Horse .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
199. Homicide by Poisoning .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
202. Foreign Body in Pharynx .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 15 7 2 1 2 1 3 .. 2 .. .. 2 .. 35
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
204. Syncope .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
205. Cause of Death ill-defined .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Grand Totals .. 147 91 95 51 13 11 10 8 13 14 13 10 17 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 May, 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.
80. Infantile Convulsions .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
99. Bronchitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
100. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
101. Pneumonia .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
113. Enteritis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
118. Intestinal Obstruction .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159B. Congenital Malformations of the Heart .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
159C. Other Congenital Malformations .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
160. Congenital Debility, &c. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
161A. Premature Birth .. 4 1 4 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 13
161B. Injury at Birth .. 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
162. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. 13 6 5 1 4 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 32

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 11th June, 1930.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
11 June 1930
Vital Statistics, Urban Areas, Deaths, Causes of Death, Population, May 1930
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician