New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 37

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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 April,
1931—continued.

Causes of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
XIII.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
154. Osteomyelitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
XIV.—CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS.
157B. Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
157C. Congenital Malformation of the Heart .. 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
Totals .. .. 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 5
XV.—EARLY INFANCY.
158. Congenital Debility .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Premature Birth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 9
160. Injury at Birth.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
161. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4
Totals .. .. 4 3 4 1 3 .. 1 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 21
XVI.—SENILITY.
162. Senility .. .. .. .. 4 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
XVII.—VIOLENT OR ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.
164. Suicide by Poisonous Gas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
165. ,, Hanging .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
167. ,, Firearms .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
173. Homicide by Firearms .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
175. ,, Other Means .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
179. Acute Accidental Poisoning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
183. Accidental Drowning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
186A. ,, Traumatism by Fall .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4
186D. ,, ,, Railways .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
186F. ,, ,, Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 2 3 1 .. 1 .. 1 2 2 .. 12
186K. ,, ,, Other Crushing .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
193. ,, Electric Shock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. .. 8
194. Other External Causes .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 8
Totals .. .. 7 7 6 1 2 .. 1 .. 2 3 5 4 .. 38
XVIII.—CAUSE OF DEATH NOT DETERMINED.
200. Ill-defined .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
Grand totals .. 110 65 81 53 14 8 4 10 7 25 15 8 11 7

Infant Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during April, 1931.

(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
72. Leucæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
74. Hæmophilia Neonatorum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
105. Laryngitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
107. Broncho-pneumonia .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
108. Lobar Pneumonia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
109. Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
110. Pleurisy .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
119. Diarrhœa and Enteritis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 3
157B. Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
157C. Congenital Malformation of the Heart .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
158. Congenital Debility .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 9
159. Premature Birth .. 1 2 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 7
160. Injury at Birth.. .. 2 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 4
161. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
Totals .. .. 7 6 4 2 4 .. 1 2 3 4 .. 1 2 1

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 13th May, 1931.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
13 May 1931
Vital Statistics, Urban Areas, Deaths, Causes of Death, April 1931
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician