New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 4

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✨ Urban Areas Causes of Death 1930



88 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 4

URBAN AREAS.—CAUSES OF DEATH, 1930.

Causes of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
I.—EPIDEMIC, ENDEMIC, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
1. Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
8. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. 3 2 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 8
9. Whooping Cough .. .. .. .. .. 4 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 6
10. Diphtheria .. .. .. 13 8 2 5 3 1 1 1 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 37
11. Influenza .. .. .. 20 7 7 4 .. .. 1 2 .. 4 1 .. 10 1 57
16. Dysentery .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
21. Erysipelas .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
22. Acute Poliomyelitis (Infantile Paralysis) .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
23. Lethargic Encephalitis .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 6
24. Meningococcus Meningitis .. .. 1 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
29. Tetanus .. .. .. 4 2 .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 1 2 13
30. Mycoses .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
31. Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System 91 73 56 32 9 3 14 5 7 11 8 4 7 6 326
32. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. 8 6 3 4 1 1 2 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 2 30
33. Tuberculosis of the Intestines and Peritoneum 1 1 1 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 8
34. Tuberculosis of the Vertebral Column 2 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 7
35. Tuberculosis of the Joints .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
36. Tuberculosis of Other Organs .. 5 3 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 11
37. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. .. 7 1 4 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
38. Syphilis .. .. .. 8 12 4 3 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 2 1 34
40. Gonorrhoea .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
41. Purulent Infection Septicæmia .. 2 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 7
Totals .. .. .. 177 122 86 62 13 9 23 9 15 20 9 16 16 13 590
II.—GENERAL DISEASES NOT INCLUDED IN CLASS I.
43. Cancer of Buccal Cavity .. .. 9 8 10 6 .. .. 2 1 .. 2 1 1 2 .. 42
44. " Stomach and Liver .. .. 65 44 56 33 .. 2 8 10 6 7 5 8 4 5 259
45. " Peritoneum, Intestines, and Rectum 39 21 33 11 1 1 5 .. 4 7 5 2 4 6 142
46. " Female Genital Organs .. 29 18 13 12 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 5 2 2 3 87
47. " Breast .. .. .. 25 20 22 10 .. .. 5 3 3 3 3 2 .. 2 100
48. " Skin .. .. .. 5 7 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 2 3 1 .. 24
49. " Abdomen .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
49. " Back .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Bladder .. .. .. 1 4 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9
49. " Bones .. .. .. 2 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 6
49. " Brain .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
49. " Bronchus .. .. .. 1 3 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
49. " Cervical Glands .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
49. " Finger .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Groin .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Iliac Region .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Inguinal Glands .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
49. " Kidney .. .. .. 6 2 2 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 15
49. " Larynx .. .. .. 2 2 2 3 2 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 15
49. " Leg .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Lungs .. .. .. 5 5 4 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 1 2 22
49. " Mediastinum .. .. 1 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 5
49. " Neck .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
49. " Pancreas .. .. .. 7 3 11 12 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3 38
49. " Parotid Gland .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 6
49. " Pelvic Wall .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
49. " Penis .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
49. " Pituitary Gland .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Prostate .. .. .. 15 3 8 4 .. 1 2 2 1 .. .. 3 .. 4 43
49. " Spine .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4
49. " Spleen .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Suprarenal .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Testicle .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 3
49. " Thigh .. .. .. .. 1 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
49. " Thoracic Wall .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
49. " Thyroid .. .. .. 2 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
49. " Cancer (undefined) .. .. 4 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 8
50. Benign Tumours .. .. .. 1 4 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 9
51. Acute Rheumatic Fever .. .. 7 1 7 6 .. 1 1 .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. 26
52. Chronic Rheumatism .. .. 4 2 4 2 .. 1 .. 2 2 1 .. .. .. 1 19
57. Diabetes Mellitus .. .. 30 16 21 18 .. .. 3 3 5 6 5 1 2 5 115
58. Anæmia Chlorosis .. .. 5 5 3 3 .. .. 1 1 2 .. .. .. .. 2 22
60A. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. 1 3 6 4 .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 19
60B. Other Diseases of the Thyroid Gland 3 5 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 13
62. Diseases of the Thymus Gland .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
63. Addison's Disease .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
64. Diseases of the Spleen .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
65. Leucæmia and Hodgkin's Disease .. 8 4 .. 3 .. 2 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 20
66. Alcoholism .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
67. Chronic Lead Poisoning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
68. Morphinism .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
69. Other General Diseases .. .. .. 1 2 3 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 11
Totals .. .. .. 291 205 229 145 10 10 29 30 24 29 38 33 18 37 1137


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