New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 41

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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 March, 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. Malformation of Heart .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
150. Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
150. Cleft Palate, Hare-lip .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, &c. .. 4 .. 2 .. 3 .. 1 .. 10
151A. Premature Birth .. 2 .. 6 .. 4 .. 6 .. 18
152. Hæmorrhage Neonatorum .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
152. Birth Accident .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. .. 6 .. 3 .. 4 .. 4 17
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
155. Suicide—Poison.. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
159. " Shooting .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
169. Accident—Drowned .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
172. " Fall over Cliff.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
172. " Fall down Stairs 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
172. " Fall down Lift .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
172. " Fall from Ladder .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
175. " Struck by Tram, Truck.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
185. " Suffocated in Mud .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
185. " Discharging Cargo .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
186. " Explosion, Gas .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
189. Heart-failure .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
189. Debility .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Totals .. 20 67 16 38 16 43 10 41 251

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 March, 1914.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1914. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN MARCH, 1914. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, March, 1914. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1913.
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 .. 3,727 6 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 0·27 8·61
Gisborne .. 9,609 47 2 .. 8 1 .. 2 15 1·56 15·50
New Plymouth 7,835 19 1 .. 5 .. .. 3 9 1·15 12·87
Napier .. 11,050 25 1 .. 3 .. .. 1 5 0·45 12·77
Wanganui .. 13,675 33 .. .. 8 .. .. 5 13 0·95 9·57
Palmerston North 11,971 17 .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 6 0·50 9·92
Masterton .. 5,742 13 1 .. 2 1 .. 5 9 1·57 9·03
Petone .. 7,214 10 1 .. 3 1 .. 2 6 0·83 7·19
Blenheim .. 4,010 16 1 .. 1 1 .. 3 6 1·50 13·47
Nelson .. 8,505 23 .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 4 0·47 15·24
Greymouth .. 5,684 15 .. .. 5 .. .. 2 7 1·23 18·85
Hokitika .. 2,363 8 .. .. 4 .. .. 1 5 2·12 13·97
Lyttelton .. 4,151 9 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 3 0·72 9·88
Timaru .. 12,575 36 .. .. 6 1 .. 2 9 0·72 9·70
Oamaru .. 5,478 11 1 .. .. .. 1 3 5 0·91 11·80
Invercargill .. 14,353 28 1 .. 7 .. .. 6 14 0·98 8·91
Invercargill South .. 1,632 5 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 1·23 9·51

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 17th April, 1914. MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Vital Statistics Report for Principal Towns of New Zealand in March 1914 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
17 April 1914
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Causes of Death, March 1914, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Thames, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Napier, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Masterton, Petone, Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth, Hokitika, Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Invercargill, Invercargill South
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician