Vital Statistics Report




MAR. 18.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

911

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during February, 1915—continued.

CAUSES OF DEATH.

AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN WELLINGTON CHRISTCHURCH DUNEDIN TOTAL BOROUGHS. AND SUBURBAN AND SUBURBAN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. BOROUGHS. BOROUGHS.

Under Under Under Under Under Under 5 Years 5 Years 5 Years 5 Years 5 Years 5 Years 5 Years and over. 5 Years and over. 5 Years and over. 5 Years and over. 5 Years and over. 5 Years and over.

XI.-DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY. 151. Marasmus, &c. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 4 .. 8 151A. Premature Birth .. 3 .. 1 .. 3 .. 4 .. 11 152. Injury at Birth .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 152. Atelectasis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

XII.-OLD AGE. 154. Senility .. .. .. 8 .. 2 .. 8 .. 4 22

XIII.-VIOLENCE. 157. Suicide by Strangulation.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 169. Accident-Drowning .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 172. Fall down Stairs .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 175. Run over by Motor-car .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

XIV.-ILL-DEFINED DISEASES. 187. Ascites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

Totals .. .. 12 48 5 39 8 32 11 48 203

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 February, 1915.

DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN FEBRUARY, 1915. Males. Females. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Boroughs. Estimated 1st January, 1915. Total Births in Boroughs. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Total Deaths. Population, February, 1915. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1914.

Thames .. .. 3,761 6 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·27 8·28 Gisborne* .. .. 9,859 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·51 Napier .. .. 11,125 19 .. 1 1 3 .. 3 8 0·72 9·56 New Plymouth .. .. 7,625 19 1 .. 5 1 .. 1 8 1·05 15·18 Wanganui .. .. 13,955 26 1 .. 2 1 .. .. 4 0·29 9·19 Palmerston North .. .. 12,206 28 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3 0·25 10·17 Masterton .. .. 5,690 11 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 4 0·70 7·21 Petone .. .. 7,107 10 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 0·28 6·05 Blenheim .. .. 3,885 13 1 .. 4 1 .. .. 6 1·54 9·27 Nelson .. .. 8,565 14 .. .. 4 .. .. 1 5 0·58 11·95 Greymouth .. .. 5,663 15 .. .. 1 .. 1 3 5 0·88 18·54 Hokitika .. .. 2,438 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12·53 Lyttelton .. .. 4,396 11 .. .. 1 .. .. 4 5 1·14 7·72 Timaru .. .. 13,123 29 .. .. 5 .. .. 6 11 0·84 11·24 Oamaru .. .. 5,560 11 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2 4 0·72 9·78 Invercargill .. 14,592 35 .. .. 5 .. .. 2 7 0·48 8·50 Invercargill South .. 1,727 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 0·58 10·71

  • February returns not received in time for publication.

Registrar-General's Office,

Wellington, 12th March, 1915.

MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician.



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

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
12 March 1915
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Causes of Death, Population, Boroughs
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician