Aug. 20.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during July, 1914--continued.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
VII.--PUERPERAL STATE.
AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.
WellINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.
CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.
DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.
Under 5 Years Under 5 Years Under 5 Years Under 5 Years Under 5 Years Under 5 Years and over. and over. and over. and over. and over. and over.
Total.
134. Miscarriage ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
135. Placenta Prævia ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
136. Postpartum Haemorrhage ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
137. Puerperal Sepsis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
IX.--DISEASES OF THE BONES AND ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
146. Osteomyelitis ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
X.--MALFORMATIONS.
150. Malformation of Heart ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... 1
XI.--DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, &c. ... ... 1 ... 4 ... ... ... ... 6
151A. Premature Birth ... ... 1 ... 8 ... 3 ... ... 13
152. Atelectasis ... ... 1 ... 1 ... ... ... ... 3
152. Birth Accident ... ... 1 ... 2 ... ... ... ... 3
XII.--OLD AGE.
154. Old Age ... ... ... ... 8 ... 6 ... ... 7 ... 27
XIII.--VIOLENCE.
155. Suicide by Poison ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... ... 2
157. " Hanging ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1
159. " Shooting ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... 1
172. Fall against a Fence ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
175. Run over by Cart, Engine ... ... ... ... ... 3 ... ... 3
185. Fracture of Skull ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... 1
XIV.--ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
188. Syncope ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 ... ... 4
189. Heart-failure ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 2 ... 3
Totals ... ... 13 75 32 47 7 65 6 59 304
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, 1914.
BOROUGHS.
ESTIMATED POPULATION 1ST JANUARY, 1914.
TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGH.
Males.
Females.
Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, July, 1914.
Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1913.
Under & under 5 Years. Under 5 Years.
1 Year. and over. and over. and over.
Thames ... 3,727 10 ... 5 ... ... 2 7 ... 1·88 ... 8·61
Gisborne ... 9,609 69 1 5 4 1 3 15 ... 1·56 ... 15·50
New Plymouth ... 7,835 36 3 6 2 ... 5 16 ... 2·04 ... 12·87
Napier ... 11,050 21 1 9 ... 8 18 ... 1·63 ... 12·77
Wanganui ... 13,675 27 ... 1 1 1 7 11 ... 0·80 ... 9·57
Palmerston North ... 11,971 33 2 ... 8 ... 3 13 ... 1·09 ... 9·92
Masterton ... 5,742 13 ... 1 ... ... 1 2 5 ... 0·87 ... 9·03
Petone ... 7,214 12 1 ... 3 ... 1 6 ... 0·83 ... 7·19
Blenheim ... 4,010 13 1 ... 2 ... 2 5 ... 1·25 ... 13·47
Nelson ... 8,505 19 2 1 4 ... 4 11 ... 1·29 ... 15·24
Greymouth ... 5,684 8 ... 1 5 ... ... 3 9 ... 1·58 ... 18·85
Hokitika ... 2,363 4 1 ... ... ... ... 1 2 ... 0·85 ... 13·97
Lyttelton ... 4,151 12 ... 3 2 ... ... 5 ... 1·20 ... 9·88
Timaru ... 12,575 27 1 ... 7 2 ... 3 13 ... 1·03 ... 9·70
Oamaru ... 5,478 10 ... 6 ... ... 2 8 ... 1·46 ... 11·80
Invercargill ... 14,353 31 ... 7 1 ... 3 11 ... 0·77 ... 8·91
Invercargill South ... 1,632 2 ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 ... 1·23 ... 9·51
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 17th August, 1914.
MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.