New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 66

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✨ Vital Statistics



JULY 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2749

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during June, 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.
IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
146. Osteomyelitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
146. Acute Antrum Disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Congenital Obstruction of Lungs .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. 2 .. 4 .. 1 .. .. .. 7
151A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 .. 3 .. 9
152. Atelectasis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
152. Asphyxia of the Newly Born .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
152. Umbilical Hæmorrhage .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senile Decay .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 5 .. 8. 17
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
155. Suicide by Poison .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
167. Accident—Scalds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
168. " Suffocation .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
169. " Drowning .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
175. " Struck by Motor-car .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
175. " Fall from Train .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
175. " Fall from Tram-car .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
175. " Jump from Tram-car .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
184. Manslaughter .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
185. Accident—Fracture of Skull (fall).. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
185. " Fracture of Skull (fall down Hold of Vessel) .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
188. Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3
189. Heart-failure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 3
189. Shock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 21 57 11 46 9 56 8 50 258

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 June, 1914.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1ST JANUARY, 1914. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JUNE, 1914. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, June, 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 4 .. .. 3 .. .. 1 4 1·07 8·61
Gisborne .. .. .. 9,609 63 3 .. 7 .. .. 5 15 1·56 15·50
New Plymouth .. .. 7,835 34 .. .. 4 .. .. 4 8 1·02 12·87
Napier .. .. .. 11,050 19 1 1 .. .. .. 6 8 0·72 12·77
Wanganui .. .. .. 13,675 28 .. .. 1 .. 1 5 7 0·51 9·57
Palmerston North .. 11,971 21 2 .. 6 .. .. 1 9 0·75 9·92
Masterton .. .. .. 5,742 11 .. .. 4 .. .. 1 5 0·87 9·03
Petone .. .. .. 7,214 10 .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 0·42 7·19
Blenheim .. .. .. 4,010 8 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·25 13·47
Nelson .. .. .. 8,505 20 2 .. 4 .. .. 3 9 1·06 15·24
Greymouth .. .. .. 5,684 14 .. .. 9 .. .. 5 14 2·46 18·85
Hokitika .. .. .. 2,363 8 2 1 2 .. .. 3 8 3·39 13·97
Lyttelton .. .. .. 4,151 8 .. .. 5 .. 1 .. 5 1·20 9·88
Timaru .. .. .. 12,575 38 .. .. 6 .. 1 8 15 1·19 9·70
Oamaru .. .. .. 5,478 7 .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 0·55 11·80
Invercargill .. .. 14,353 32 2 .. 5 3 .. 2 12 0·84 8·91
Invercargill South .. 1,632 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9·51

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 7th July, 1914.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Report on Vital Statistics of Principal Towns for June 1914 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
7 July 1914
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Causes of Death, June 1914, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician