New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 46

Page 1897

✨ Vital Statistics



JUNE 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1897

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during May, 1913—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. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
XI.—DISEASES OF INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, &c. 3 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 6
151a. Premature Birth 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 5 .. 8
152. Atelectasis 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
152. Umbilical Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
152. Difficult Labour.. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. 7 .. 3 .. 1 .. 6 17
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
156. Suicide by Coal-gas .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
157. Strangulation.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
159. Firearms .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 3
160. Cutting-instruments .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
166. Accident—Suffocated in a Burning House .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
167. Burns, Scald .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
169. Drowned .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 3
170. Shot .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
175. Collision with Cab .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
184. Manslaughter 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
185. Accident—Fracture of Spine .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
186. Concussion of Spine .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
186. Concussion of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
186. Suffocation by Vomiting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
186. Suffocation by Regurgitation of Food into the Larynx during Sleep .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED CAUSES.
188. Syncope .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
189. Heart-failure .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals 15 75 3 41 11 45 12 56 258

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 May, 1913.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1913. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN MAY, 1913.
Males. Females. Total Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, May, 1913. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1912.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Thames 3,704 5 .. .. 3 .. .. 1 4 1·08 8·68
New Plymouth 7,545 33 2 .. 5 1 .. 4 12 1·59 13·75
Napier 10,883 33 3 .. 13 3 .. 3 22 2·02 10·71
Gisborne 9,230 58 4 .. 5 3 .. 4 16 1·73 12·87
Wanganui 13,295 30 .. .. 4 .. .. 3 7 •0·53 7·60
Palmerston North 11,615 44 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3 0·26 8·58
Masterton 5,548 14 1 .. 1 .. .. 3 5 0·90 7·74
Petone 6,966 14 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·14 9·45
Blenheim 4,010 11 .. .. 1 .. .. 3 4 1·00 11·44
Nelson 8,419 15 2 1 4 1 .. 1 9 1·07 10·93
Greymouth 5,560 9 .. .. 5 .. .. 8 13 2·34 9·71
Hokitika 2,363 6 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 3 1·27 14·88
Lyttelton 4,151 10 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·24 8·43
Timaru 11,942 32 .. .. 6 1 1 4 12 1·00 9·21
Oamaru 5,371 16 1 .. 3 .. .. 3 7 1·30 12·07
Invercargill 13,486 45 2 1 5 1 .. 7 16 1·19 10·77
Invercargill South 1,523 4 .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 1·97 11·56

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 9th June, 1913.

F. H. MACHATTIE,
Acting Government Statistician.



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🏥 Report on Vital Statistics of Principal Towns for May 1913 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
9 June 1913
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Causes of Death, Population, Boroughs, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
  • F. H. Machattie, Acting Government Statistician