New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 60

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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 July, 1931—continued.

Causes of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
XII. DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
152. Cellulitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
153. Pemphigus .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
XIV. CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS.
157A. Congenital Hydrocephalus .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
157C. Congenital Malformation of the Heart .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 4
Totals .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 5
XV. EARLY INFANCY.
158. Congenital Debility, &c. .. 1 .. 1 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 5
159. Premature Birth .. .. .. 4 .. 3 2 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 14
160. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 5
161. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 4
Totals .. .. .. .. 6 .. 6 4 .. 1 1 2 1 .. 1 2 1 3 28
XVI. SENILITY.
162. Senility .. .. .. .. 4 5 3 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 1 .. 1 19
XVII. VIOLENT OR ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.
163. Suicide by Liquid Poison .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
164. ,, Poisonous Gas .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
165. ,, Hanging .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
166. ,, Drowning .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
167. ,, Firearms .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
169. ,, Jumping from High Places .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
174. Homicide by Cutting Instrument .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
180. Conflagration .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
181. Accidental Burns .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
184. ,, Traumatism by Firearms .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
186A. ,, ,, by Fall .. 1 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
186B. ,, ,, in Quarry .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
186E. ,, ,, by Tramways .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
186F. ,, ,, by Motor-vehicles .. 4 2 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 9
186K. ,, ,, by Other Crushing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
190. Excessive Cold .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
194A. Fracture (cause not stated) .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
194B. Other External Injuries .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
Totals .. .. .. .. 14 7 8 6 .. 2 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 41
XVIII. CAUSE OF DEATH NOT DETERMINED.
200. Not stated or ill-defined .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 4
Grand totals .. .. .. .. 176 84 120 77 10 15 15 17 6 21 19 17 12 20 609

Infant Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during July, 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.
24. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
34. Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
79. Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
66. Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
107. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
108. Lobar Pneumonia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
119. Gastro-enteritis.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
122. Intussusception.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
153. Pemphigus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
157A. Congenital Hydrocephalus .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
157C. Congenital Malformation of the Heart .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
158. Congenital Debility, &c. .. 1 .. 1 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
159. Premature Birth .. .. .. 4 .. 3 2 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 14
160. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 5
161. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 4
194. External Injury .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 8 4 9 5 .. 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 4 42

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

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
11 August 1931
Vital Statistics, Urban Areas, Deaths, Age Groups, Causes of Death
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician