✨ Vital Statistics Report
786
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 33
TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during January, 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. | |
| VIII. DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE. | |||||
| 142. Gangrene of Feet | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| 144. Abscess of Chest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 145. Eczema | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| X. MALFORMATIONS. | |||||
| 150. Malformation of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY. | |||||
| 151. Marasmus, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| 151A. Premature Birth | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
| 152. Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 152. Atelectasis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 152. Asphyxia Neonatorum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| XII.—OLD AGE. | |||||
| 154. Senility | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| XIII.—VIOLENCE. | |||||
| 160. Suicide—Cut Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 169. Accident—Drowned | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 170. " Shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 175. " Run over by Engine | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 179. " Heat Stroke | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| 185. " Fracture of Arm | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES. | |||||
| 189. Heart-failure | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | .. | .. | 9 | 44 | 12 |
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 January, 1915.
| BOROUGHS. | ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1ST JANUARY, 1915. | TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. | DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1915. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, January, 1915. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1914. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | .. | .. | 3,761 | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 0·80 |
| Gisborne | .. | .. | 9,859 | 51 | .. | .. | 13 | 1 | .. | 5 | 19 | 1·93 |
| Napier | .. | .. | 11,125 | 18 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 6 | 10 | 0·90 |
| New Plymouth | .. | .. | 7,625 | 23 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 0·66 |
| Wanganui | .. | .. | 13,955 | 31 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0·79 |
| Palmerston North | .. | .. | 12,206 | 25 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 0·66 |
| Masterton | .. | .. | 5,690 | 23 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 0·88 |
| Petone | .. | .. | 7,107 | 23 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 0·84 |
| Blenheim | .. | .. | 3,885 | 10 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 1·54 |
| Nelson | .. | .. | 8,565 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 1·05 |
| Greymouth | .. | .. | 5,663 | 10 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 1·41 |
| Hokitika | .. | .. | 2,438 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lyttelton | .. | .. | 4,396 | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 0·91 |
| Timaru | .. | .. | 13,123 | 31 | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 2 | 13 | 0·99 |
| Oamaru | .. | .. | 5,560 | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 0·72 |
| Invercargill | .. | .. | 14,592 | 31 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | 11 | 0·75 |
| Invercargill South | .. | .. | 1,727 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0·58 |
Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 2nd March, 1915.
MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.
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