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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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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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