New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 3

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 3

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during December, 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.
VIII. DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
142. Gangrene .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
IX. DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
146. Osteomyelitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
X. MALFORMATIONS.
150. Hydrocephalus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
150. Patent Foramen Ovale .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
150. Malformation .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 5
151A. Premature Birth .. .. 3 .. 6 .. 3 .. 2 .. 14
152. Injury at Birth .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. .. .. .. 7 .. 6 .. 5 .. 6 24
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
155. Suicide—Poisoning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
159. “ Shooting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
169. Accident—Drowning .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
172. “ Fall .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
175. “ Knocked down by Motor-car .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
181. “ Electric Shock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
185. “ Fractured Neck of Femur .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
189. Heart-failure .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 3
Totals .. .. .. 14 56 12 55 12 43 7 56 255

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 December, 1914.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1ST JANUARY, 1914. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN DECEMBER, 1914.
Males. Females.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Total Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, December, 1914. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1913.
Thames .. .. .. 3,727 5 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 0·54 8·61
Gisborne .. .. .. 9,609 59 1 .. 6 1 .. 5 13 1·35 15·50
New Plymouth .. .. 7,835 27 .. .. 4 .. .. 4 8 1·02 12·87
Napier .. .. .. 11,050 21 .. .. 3 .. .. 8 11 1·00 12·77
Wanganui .. .. .. 13,675 28 2 .. 3 .. 2 4 11 0·80 9·57
Palmerston North .. 11,971 29 .. 1 6 .. 1 4 12 1·00 9·92
Masterton .. .. .. 5,742 12 1 .. .. .. .. 3 4 0·70 9·03
Petone .. .. .. 7,214 25 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·14 7·19
Blenheim .. .. .. 4,010 11 .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0·50 13·47
Nelson .. .. .. 8,505 17 1 .. 3 1 .. 2 7 0·82 15·24
Greymouth .. .. .. 5,684 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18·85
Hokitika .. .. .. 2,363 2 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 3 1·27 13·97
Lyttelton .. .. .. 4,151 5 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 0·48 9·88
Timaru .. .. .. 12,575 29 .. 1 8 1 .. 4 14 1·11 9·70
Oamaru .. .. .. 5,478 8 .. .. 1 .. .. 3 4 0·73 11·80
Invercargill .. .. 14,353 34 1 .. 1 .. .. 3 5 0·35 8·91
Invercargill South .. 1,632 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9·51

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 13th January, 1915.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
13 January 1915
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Causes of Death, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician