Nov. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4089

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during October, 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 Defect
.. ..
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
150. Foramen Ovale .. ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
150. Chronic Hydrocephalus .. ..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus
.. ..
1
..
..
3
..
1
..
..
..
5
151A. Premature Birth
.. ..
4
..
..
..
..
5
..
..
3
12
152. Cyanosis
.. ..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility
.. ..
..
3
..
..
5
..
5
..
4
17
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
167. Accident—Burns
.. ..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
2
169. Drowned
.. ..
..
..
2
..
1
..
..
..
1
4
170. Shot .. ..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
172. Fall from Building
.. ..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
175. Fall of Building
.. ..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
175. Crushed by Truck
.. ..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
175. Collision with Motor-cycle
.. ..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
183. Homicide by Cutting instruments..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
184. Manslaughter
.. ..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
185. Accident—Fracture of Skull
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
185. Humerus
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
1
186. Meningeal Haemorrhage
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
188. Syncope
.. ..
..
..
..
1
..
..
4
..
5
189. Heart-failure
.. ..
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
Totals .. ..
11
67
10
58
16
52
4
50
268
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 October, 1914.

BOROUGHS.
ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1ST JANUARY, 1914.
TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.
DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN OCTOBER, 1914.
Males.
Females.
Total Deaths.
Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, October, 1914.
Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in Year 1913.
Under 1 Year.
1 & under 5 Years.
5 Years and over.
Under 1 Year.
1 & under 5 Years.
5 Years and over.
Thames
.. ..
3,727
7
..
..
4
..
..
1
..
5
1·34
8·61
Gisborne
.. ..
9,609
39
1
1
5
1
2
11
1·14
15·50
New Plymouth
.. ..
7,835
24
1
..
4
..
..
1
6
0·77
12·87
Napier
.. ..
11,050
29
..
..
7
3
..
3
13
1·18
12·77
Wanganui
.. ..
13,675
35
2
..
4
1
1
6
14
1·02
9·57
Palmerston North
.. ..
11,971
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
9·92
Masterton
.. ..
5,742
18
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
0·17
9·03
Petone
.. ..
7,214
11
..
..
..
..
..
1
2
0·28
7·19
Blenheim
.. ..
4,010
9
1
..
1
..
..
2
4
1·00
13·47
Nelson
.. ..
8,505
23
2
..
3
..
..
6
11
1·29
15·24
Greymouth
.. ..
5,684
16
..
..
8
..
1
6
15
2·64
18·85
Hokitika
.. ..
2,363
10
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
0·42
13·97
Lyttelton
.. ..
4,151
8
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
0·24
9·88
Timaru
.. ..
12,575
37
2
..
5
2
..
5
14
1·11
9·70
Oamaru
.. ..
5,478
8
..
..
5
..
..
2
7
1·28
11·80
Invercargill
.. ..
14,353
26
1
7
..
..
..
8
0·56
8·91
Invercargill South
.. ..
1,632
4
..
..
..
1
..
1
2
1·23
9·51
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 18th November, 1914.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.