New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 75

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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 September, 1931—continued.

Causes of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
XI.—PREGNANCY, LABOUR, AND PUERPERAL STATE.
140. Septic Abortion .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
141. Abortion without Septic Conditions .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
145. Puerperal Septicæmia .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
146. Puerperal Nephritis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
147. Puerperal Toxæmia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 6
XIII.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
154. Osteomyelitis .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
155. Osteitis Deformans .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 1 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
XIV.—CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS.
157A. Congenital Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
157B. Spina Bifida and Meningocele .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
157C. Congenital Malformation of the Heart .. 4 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
157E. Other Congenital Malformations.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 5 2 .. 1 2 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 12
XV.—EARLY INFANCY.
158. Congenital Debility .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 4
159. Premature Birth .. 5 3 .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 12
160. Injury at Birth .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
161. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy.. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. 6 3 4 2 2 .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 .. 21
XVI.—SENILITY.
162. Senility .. 3 4 6 4 1 .. 3 .. 1 1 .. .. 2 25
XVII.—VIOLENT OR ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.
163. Suicide by Liquid Poison .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
164. ,, Poisonous Gas .. 1 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
165. ,, Hanging .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3
166. ,, Drowning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
167. ,, Firearms .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
168. ,, Cutting Instrument .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
179. Acute Accidental Poisoning .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
181. Accidental Burns .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
183. ,, Drowning .. .. 4 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
186A. ,, Traumatism by Fall .. 2 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 5
186E. ,, ,, Tramways .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
186F. ,, ,, Motor-vehicles .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
194. Other External Injuries .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 8 8 4 4 1 1 .. .. 2 2 .. .. 1 1 32
XVIII.—CAUSE OF DEATH NOT DETERMINED.
200. Cause of Death ill-defined .. .. 6 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9
Grand totals 241 159 121 63 21 8 16 22 12 16 22 15 13 13 742

Infant Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during September, 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
11. Influenza .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
69. Toxæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
70. Purpura Neonatorum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
105. Laryngitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
107. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3
109. Pneumonia (unspecified).. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
119. Gastro-enteritis.. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
122. Intussusception .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
133. Pyelitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
157A. Congenital Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
157B. Spina Bifida and Meningocele .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
157C. Congenital Malformation of the Heart .. 4 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 6
157E. Other Congenital Malformations.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
158. Congenital Debility .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 4
159. Premature Birth .. 5 3 1 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 12
160. Injury at Birth .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
161. Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals 14 7 6 4 4 .. 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 .. 45

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 9th October, 1931.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

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