Vital Statistics Report




108
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 3

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during December, 1912—continued.

CAUSES OF DEATH. AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. TOTAL.
Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years.
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senile Decay .. .. .. 5 .. 4 ..
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
155. Suicide by Poisoning .. .. 1 .. 1 ..
156. " Gas .. .. .. .. .. ..
157. " Hanging .. .. .. .. .. ..
160. " Cutting Throat .. .. 1 .. .. ..
167. Accident—Scalds .. .. .. 1 .. ..
168. " Asphyxia .. .. .. .. .. ..
169. " Drowning .. .. 1 .. 1 ..
172. " Fall .. .. 2 .. .. ..
175. " Crushing .. .. .. 1 .. 1
176. Injury by Horse .. .. .. .. 1 ..
184. Murder .. .. 1 .. .. ..
185. Fractured Skull .. .. 1 .. .. ..
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED CAUSES.
189. Heart-failure .. .. 2 .. 1 ..
Totals .. .. 18 71 8 30 10

RETURN of the Number of Births, with the Actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to Population, in the undermentioned Boroughs, during the Month of December, 1912.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1912. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN DECEMBER, 1912. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, December, 1912. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1911.
Males. Females. Total Deaths.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Thames .. .. 3,672 9 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·54 7·16
New Plymouth .. 7,500 28 2 .. 3 .. .. 5 10 1·33 13·73
Napier .. .. 10,775 24 2 .. 3 .. .. 5 10 0·93 13·83
Gisborne .. .. 8,481 49 1 .. 2 .. .. 2 5 0·58 13·07
Wanganui .. .. 11,176 31 3 .. 3 .. .. 1 7 0·63 7·24
Wanganui East .. 1,776 5 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·56 2·28
Palmerston North .. 11,239 42 2 .. 8 2 .. 2 14 1·25 8·55
Masterton .. .. 5,299 15 1 .. 4 .. .. 1 6 1·13 9·84
Petone .. .. 6,790 11 1 .. 3 5 .. 5 14 2·07 6·55
Blenheim .. .. 3,856 24 .. .. 2 1 .. 1 4 1·04 11·80
Nelson .. .. 8,233 18 .. .. .. 2 .. 2 4 0·49 15·97
Greymouth .. .. 5,559 13 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 0·36 12·15
Hokitika .. .. 2,342 10 .. .. 2 1 .. 3 6 2·56 14·68
Lyttelton .. .. 4,150 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5·60
Timaru .. .. 11,519 34 1 .. 5 .. .. 6 12 1·04 7·19
Oamaru .. .. 5,234 17 1 .. 3 .. 1 1 6 1·15 13·67
Invercargill .. 13,071 53 1 .. 7 4 1 1 14 1·07 9·05
Invercargill South .. 1,419 5 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2 1·41 7·13

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 13th January, 1913.

M. FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Report on Vital Statistics of Principal Towns (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
13 January 1913
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Causes of Death, December 1912, Births, Mortality
  • M. Fraser, Government Statistician