New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 30

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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 March, 1931—continued.

Causes of Death.

XIII.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
154. Osteomyelitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
156. Septic Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2

XIV.—CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS.
157a. Spina Bifida .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
157c. Congenital Malformation of the Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3

XV.—EARLY INFANCY.
158. Congenital Debility .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 1 1 .. 12
159. Premature Birth .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 6
160. Injury at Birth.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
161. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 5 .. 2 3 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 20

XVI.—SENILITY.
162. Senility .. .. .. 5 4 1 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15

XVII.—VIOLENT OR ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.
163. Suicide by Solid or Liquid Poisons .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
164. " Poisonous Gas .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
165. " Hanging .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
166. " Drowning .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
168. " Cutting Instrument .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
169. " Jumping from High Places .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
175. Homicide by Strangulation .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
179. Acute Accidental Poisoning .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
181. Accidental Burns .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. " Mechanical Suffocation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
183. " Drowning .. .. .. 1 4 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
186a. " Traumatism by Fall .. .. .. 2 1 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
186b. " " in Mines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
186d. " " by Railways .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4
186e. " " by Tramways .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
186f. " " by Motor-vehicles .. .. .. 5 2 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 12
186h. " " by Other Crushing .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
187. " " due to Earthquake.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 78 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 222
190. Exposure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
194. Other External Causes .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Totals .. .. .. 11 13 7 6 4 1 145 79 1 2 1 .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. 273

XVIII.—CAUSE OF DEATH NOT DETERMINED.
200. Ill-defined .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Grand totals .. .. .. 157 82 78 64 20 13 148 86 13 16 13 10 11 14 .. .. .. .. 725

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, 1931.
(These figures are included in the preceding table.)

Causes of Death.

  1. Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  2. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  3. Convulsions .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  4. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  5. Gastro-enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  6. Septic Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
    157b. Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
    157c. Congenital Malformation of the Heart .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
  7. Congenital Debility .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  8. Premature Birth .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 1 1 .. 12
  9. Injury at Birth.. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 6
  10. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  11. Homicide by Strangulation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  12. Accidental Mechanical Suffocation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  13. Accidental Traumatism due to Earthquake .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
  14. Exposure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  15. Inhalation of Vomit .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
    Totals .. .. .. 8 2 3 5 1 1 2 2 1 6 .. .. 1 2 1 .. .. .. 35

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 11th April, 1931.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Vital Statistics of Urban Areas for March 1931 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
11 April 1931
Vital statistics, Urban areas, Deaths, Age groups, Causes of death, March 1931
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician