New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 107

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 107

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during August, 1915—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.
VII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
134. Accidents of Pregnancy .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3
136. Obstructed Labour .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
144. Cellulitis of the Leg .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
146. Osteomyelitis .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
X. MALFORMATIONS.
150. Congenital Heart-disease .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3
150. Patent Foramen Ovale .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
150. Spina Bifida .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
151A. Premature Birth .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 4 .. 9
152. Inspiration of Vaginal Mucus .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
152. Atelectasis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
152. Congenital Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. .. 5 .. 4 .. 8 .. 10 27
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
157. Suicide by Strangulation .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
158. " Drowning .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
159. " Firearms .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
172. Accident—Fall .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 4
174. " Crushed in Machinery.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
175. " Collision with Car, &c. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 3
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
187. Dropsy.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
188. Cardiac Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
189. Heart-failure .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Totals .. .. 17 60 17 51 8 54 13 53

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, 1915.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1st JANUARY, 1915. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN AUGUST, 1915.
Males. Females. Total Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, August, 1915. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1914.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Thames .. 3,761 8 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 1 0·27 8·28
Gisborne .. 9,859 23 2 .. 2 1 .. 1 6 0·61 11·51
Napier .. 11,125 33 1 .. 5 1 .. .. 8 0·72 9·56
New Plymouth .. 7,625 16 .. .. 2 .. .. 3 5 0·66 15·18
Wanganui .. 13,955 23 1 1 2 .. .. 6 10 0·72 9·19
Palmerston North .. 12,206 37 3 .. 1 .. 1 2 7 0·57 10·17
Masterton .. 5,690 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7·21
Petone .. 7,107 15 2 .. 3 1 .. 2 8 1·13 6·05
Blenheim .. 3,885 14 .. .. 3 .. .. 1 4 1·03 9·27
Nelson .. 8,565 25 1 .. 5 .. .. 2 8 0·93 11·95
Greymouth .. 5,663 18 .. .. 3 .. .. 2 5 0·88 18·54
Hokitika .. 2,238 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12·53
Lyttelton .. 4,396 12 1 .. .. .. .. 2 3 0·68 7·72
Timaru .. 13,123 32 .. .. 8 .. 1 6 15 1·14 11·24
Oamaru .. 5,560 8 .. .. 3 .. 1 4 8 1·44 9·78
Invercargill .. 14,592 35 3 1 6 1 .. 7 18 1·23 8·50
Invercargill South .. 1,727 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·58 10·71

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 7th September, 1915.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Report on Vital Statistics of Principal Towns for August 1915 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
7 September 1915
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Causes of Death, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Births, Mortality
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician