New Zealand Gazette – 1932 – No. 6

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during December,
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 CELLULAR TISSUE.
152. Cellulitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
XIII. DISEASES OF THE BONES AND ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
154. Osteomyelitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
156. Acute Arthritis of Hip .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
XIV. CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS.
157A. Congenital Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
157B. Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
157C. Congenital Malformation of the Heart .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
157E. Congenital Absence of Rectum .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 6
XV. EARLY INFANCY.
159. Premature Birth .. .. .. .. 3 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 11
160. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
161. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 3 2 3 1 .. 1 .. 2 3 1 17
XVI. SENILITY.
162. Senility .. .. .. .. 3 1 5 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 12
XVII.—VIOLENT OR ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.
163. Suicide by Solid or Liquid Poison.. .. .. .. 3 2 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8
164. „ Gas-poisoning .. .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 6
165. „ Hanging .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
166. „ Firearms .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
167. „ Cutting Instrument .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
168. „ Homicide by Firearms .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
173. *Accidental Absorption of Toxic Gases .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4
181. „ Burns .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
182. „ Asphyxia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
183. „ Drowning .. .. .. .. 3 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 6
186A. „ Traumatism by Fall .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
186B. „ „ by Railways .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
186C. „ „ by Motor-vehicles .. .. .. 4 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 7
186D. „ „ by Bicycle .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
186E. „ „ by Fall of Sand .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
186F. „ Electric Shock .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
193. Other External Injuries .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3
198. Capital Punishment .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 15 11 7 11 .. 1 .. 2 2 1 1 53
XVIII.—CAUSE OF DEATH NOT DETERMINED.
200. Cause of Death ill-defined .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Grand totals .. .. .. 163 91 99 69 10 11 9 12 14 22 11 12

Infant Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during December, 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 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
10. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
11. Influenza .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
106. Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
107. Broncho-pneumonia .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
111. Embolism of Lung .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
119. Intestinal Irritation .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
157B. Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
157C. Congenital Malformation of the Heart .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
157E. Congenital Absence of Rectum .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Premature Birth .. .. .. .. 3 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 11
160. Injury at Birth .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
161. Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
182. Accidental Asphyxia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
200. Cause of Death Ill-defined .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 3 9 3 4 2 1 1 .. 2 1 1 3

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 19th January, 1932.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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Infant Mortality, Causes of Death, Urban Areas, Statistics, December 1931
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