New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 128

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 128

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during October, 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.

VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.

  1. Cellulitis .. .. ..

  2. Ulcers .. .. .. ..

IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.

  1. Mastoiditis .. .. ..

X.—MALFORMATIONS.

  1. Patent Foramen Ovale ..

  2. Congenital Heart-disease

  3. Anatomical Defect

XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.

  1. Marasmus, Inanition

151A. Premature Birth .. ..

  1. Injury at Birth .. ..

XII.—OLD AGE.

  1. Senility

XIII.—VIOLENCE.

  1. Suicide by Poisoning

  2. Strangulation

  3. Shooting

  4. Accidental Burns

  5. Overlain

  6. Death under Anaesthetic

  7. Accidental Drowning

  8. Fall

XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.

  1. Heart-failure

Totals

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, 1915.

BOROUGHS

DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN OCTOBER, 1915.

Males. Females.

Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population,

October,

Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1914.

Thames .. .. 3,761 9 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 3 0·80 8·28

Gisborne .. .. 9,859 27 1 1 4 .. .. 6 12 1·22 11·51

Napier .. .. 11,125 25 3 .. 3 1 1 .. 8 0·72 9·56

New Plymouth* .. 7,625 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15·18

Wanganui .. 13,955 26 1 .. 1 .. 1 4 7 0·50 9·19

Palmerston North .. 12,206 34 1 .. 4 1 .. 7 13 1·07 10·17

Masterton .. .. 5,690 14 2 .. 4 2 .. 6 14 2·46 7·21

Petone .. .. 7,107 21 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 0·28 6·05

Blenheim .. .. 3,885 14 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 4 1·03 9·27

Nelson* .. .. 8,565 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·95

Greymouth .. .. 5,663 7 .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0·35 18·54

Hokitika .. 2,238 9 .. .. 4 .. .. 2 6 2·68 12·53

Lyttelton* .. 4,396 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7·72

Timaru* .. .. 13,123 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·24

Oamaru .. .. 5,560 11 1 .. 3 .. .. 1 5 0·90 9·78

Invercargill .. 14,592 34 .. .. 6 .. .. 7 13 0·89 8·50

Invercargill South .. 1,727 4 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 1·16 10·71

  • Return not to hand.

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 9th November, 1915.

MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
9 November 1915
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Causes of Death, Births, Mortality, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Thames, Gisborne, Napier, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Masterton, Petone, Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth, Hokitika, Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Invercargill, Invercargill South
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician