New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 102

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during August, 1914—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.
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Congenital Heart-disease ..	1	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	3
150. Cerebral Malformation ..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, &c. ..	3	..	2	..	2	..	2	..	9
151A. Premature Birth	3	..	3	..	3	..	1	..	10
152. Atelectasis ..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	2
152. Asphyxia Neonatorum ..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	2
152. Umbilical Hæmorrhage ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
152. Omphalorrhagia ..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senile Decay ..	..	6	..	9	..	4	..	5	24
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
155. Suicide by Poison ..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	2
167. Accident—Burns ..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	2
169. " Drowned ..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	2
175. " Run over, Railway-car..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
175. " Crushed on Wharf ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
185. " Injury to Head ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
185. Fracture of Femur ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
189. Heart-failure ..	..	3	..	1	..	..	..	2	6
Totals ..	17	61	19	66	12	54	11	51	291

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 August, 1914.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1st JANUARY, 1914.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN AUGUST, 1914.
			Males.			Females			Total Deaths.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, August, 1914.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1913
			Under 1 Year.	& under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 1 Year.	& under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
Thames ..	3,727	15	..	..	4	..	..	2	4	1·07	8·61
Gisborne ..	9,609	73	2	..	9	3	1	1	17	1·77	15·50
New Plymouth ..	7,835	19	..	..	9	1	..	1	11	1·40	12·87
Napier ..	11,050	24	..	..	5	..	..	3	8	0·72	12·77
Wanganui ..	13,675	29	1	..	7	..	..	6	14	1·03	9·57
Palmerston North ..	11,971	21	..	2	10	..	..	5	17	1·42	9·92
Masterton ..	5,742	13	1	..	1	..	..	1	3	0·52	9·03
Petone ..	7,214	8	..	..	1	..	..	2	3	0·42	7·19
Blenheim ..	4,010	8	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·25	13·47
Nelson ..	8,505	21	..	..	8	..	..	10	18	2·12	15·24
Greymouth ..	5,684	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	18·85
Hokitika ..	2,363	1	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	0·85	13·97
Lyttelton ..	4,151	11	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	0·24	9·68
Timaru ..	12,575	34	..	..	6	4	..	3	13	1·03	9·70
Oamaru ..	5,478	6	..	..	3	..	..	3	6	1·10	11·80
Invercargill ..	14,353	37	..	..	4	1	..	5	10	0·70	8·91
Invercargill South ..	1,632	4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	9·51