Vital Statistics Report




  1.                                                             THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.                                                                 [No. 66

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during July, 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. 6 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 8
151A. Premature Birth 3 .. 2 .. 4 .. 5 .. 14
152. Atelectasis .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 3
152. Birth Accidents 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. 11 .. 3 .. 10 .. 6 30
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
155. Suicide by Poisoning .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
159. Shooting .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
160. Cutting Throat .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
166. Accident—Conflagration .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
167. Burns 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
169. Drowned .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 3
170. Shot .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
172. Fall from Window .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
175. Knocked down by Taxi-cab .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
175. Crushed Toes .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
185. Explosion .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
185. Fractured Skull .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED CAUSES.
189. Debility .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals 22 66 9 52 14 52 12 56 283

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 July, 1913.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1913. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JULY, 1913.
Males. Females. Total Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, July, 1913. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean 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 7 .. .. .. .. 4 1·08 8·68
New Plymouth .. .. 7,545 16 1 .. 4 .. 8 1·06 13·75
Napier .. .. 10,883 23 1 1 6 2 .. 1·47 10·71
Gisborne .. .. 9,230 54 2 1 2 .. 9 0·97 12·87
Wanganui .. .. 13,295 31 3 .. 7 .. 11 0·83 7·60
Palmerston North .. .. 11,615 30 2 .. 4 1 11 0·95 8·58
Masterton .. .. 5,548 15 1 .. 3 1 9 1·62 7·74
Petone .. .. 6,966 14 4 .. 4 1 12 1·72 9·45
Blenheim .. .. 4,010 19 1 1 2 .. 7 1·75 11·44
Nelson .. .. 8,419 23 3 .. 7 .. 11 1·31 10·93
Greymouth .. .. 5,560 9 .. .. 4 1 7 1·26 9·71
Hokitika .. .. 2,863 8 1 .. .. 1 3 1·27 14·88
Lyttelton .. .. 4,151 8 .. .. 5 .. 5 1·20 8·43
Timaru .. .. 11,942 36 3 .. 5 1 15 1·26 9·21
Oamaru .. .. 5,371 13 .. .. 3 1 7 1·30 12·07
Invercargill .. .. 13,486 26 2 .. 5 .. 9 0·67 10·77
Invercargill South .. .. 1,523 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·56

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 26th August, 1913. MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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26 August 1913
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Population, Age Classification, Causes of Death, July 1913
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician