New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 51

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✨ Vital Statistics

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TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during March, 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.
IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES.
146. Osteomyelitis .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..
X. MALFORMATIONS.
150. Congenital Heart-disease ..	1	..	..	..	..
150. Congenital Obliteration of Bile Ducts	..	..	..	..	1
150. Spina Bifida .. .. ..	..	..	1	..	..
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, &c. .. .. ..	7	..	2	..	..
151A. Premature Birth .. .. ..	4	..	3	..	1
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. .. ..	..	3	..	3	..
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
157. Suicide by Hanging .. ..	..	1	..	..	..
161. " Jump from Bridge ..	..	1	..	..	..
168. Accident—Anæsthetic ..	..	..	..	..	..
169. " Drowned .. ..	..	1	..	1	..
172. " Fall from Bridge ..	..	1	..	..	..
172. " Fall from Bicycle ..	..	1	..	..	..
172. " Fall from Window ..	..	..	..	1	..
175. " Run over by Engine ..	..	1	..	..	..
185. " Fracture of Ribs ..	..	1	..	..	..
185. " Fracture of Thigh ..	..	..	..	..	..
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
189. Heart-failure, &c. .. ..	..	2	..	3	..
Totals .. .. ..	21	69	13	47	9

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 March, 1915.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1ST JANUARY, 1915.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN MARCH, 1915.
			Males.			Females			Total Deaths.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, March, 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	12	..	..	2	..	..	2	4	1·06	8·28
Gisborne .. ..	9,859	38	1	..	6	..	..	2	9	0·91	11·51
Napier .. ..	11,125	19	..	..	4	..	..	3	7	0·63	9·56
New Plymouth ..	7,625	25	1	..	5	1	..	3	10	1·31	15·18
Wanganui .. ..	13,955	28	..	..	4	1	..	2	7	0·50	9·19
Palmerston North ..	12,206	26	2	..	2	1	1	3	9	0·71	10·17
Masterton .. ..	5,690	13	..	..	1	1	..	1	3	0·53	7·21
Petone .. ..	7,107	18	1	..	3	..	..	2	6	0·84	6·05
Blenheim .. ..	3,885	23	1	..	1	1	..	1	4	1·03	9·27
Nelson .. ..	8,565	13	2	..	6	..	..	2	10	1·17	11·95
Greymouth .. ..	5,663	21	2	..	6	1	..	2	11	1·94	18·54
Hokitika .. ..	2,238	6	1	..	..	..	..	1	2	0·89	12·53
Lyttelton .. ..	4,396	8	..	..	1	..	..	2	3	0·68	7·72
Timaru* .. ..	13,123	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	11·24
Oamaru .. ..	5,560	14	1	..	2	..	..	1	4	0·72	9·78
Invercargill ..	14,592	38	2	..	7	1	..	4	14	0·96	8·50
Invercargill South ..	1,727	3	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·58	10·71