New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 96

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✨ Vital Statistics

Aug. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2891

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during July, 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.
VII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
135. Post-partum Hæmorrhage ..	..	..	..	..	..
VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.
142. Gangrene of Leg ..	..	..	..	1	..
145. Ulcer of Leg ..	..	..	..	..	..
IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
146. Mastoid Abscess..	..	..	..	..	..
X. MALFORMATIONS.
150. Hydrocephalus ..	..	..	..	..	1
150. Congenital Malformation of Heart	..	..	1	..	..
150. " Heart-disease	..	..	1	..	..
150. Spina Bifida ..	..	..	..	..	..
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, &c. ..	..	7	3	..	..
151A. Premature Birth	..	3	2	..	..
152. Birth Accident ..	..	1	..	..	..
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility ..	..	..	11	..	2
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
159. Suicide by Fire-arms ..	..	..	..	1	..
169. Found drowned..	..	..	..	1	..
172. Accident—Fall off Building	..	..	..	1	..
175. " Collision with Tram-car	..	1	..	..	..
185. Fracture of Leg ..	..	1	..	1	..
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
189. Heart-failure ..	..	..	1	..	..
Totals ..	..	14	58	13	54

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 July, 1915.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1ST JANUARY, 1915.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JULY, 1915.
			Males.			Females.			Total Deaths.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, July, 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	8	..	..	1	..	1	1	2	0·53	8·28
Gisborne ..	9,859	26	..	..	1	1	..	3	6	0·61	11·51
Napier	11,125	20	..	..	7	..	..	5	12	1·08	9·56
New Plymouth	7,625	28	..	..	1	..	..	6	7	0·92	15·18
Wanganui	13,955	28	3	..	3	..	..	1	7	0·50	9·19
Palmerston North	12,206	37	2	..	6	..	..	5	13	1·07	10·17
Masterton ..	5,690	16	..	1	..	..	..	1	2	0·35	7·21
Petone ..	7,107	24	1	..	2	..	..	1	4	0·56	6·05
Blenheim	3,885	14	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	0·26	9·27
Nelson	8,565	22	1	..	6	1	..	4	12	1·40	11·95
Greymouth	5,663	8	..	..	3	..	1	2	5	0·88	18·54
Hokitika	2,238	5	..	..	1	..	..	..	2	0·89	12·53
Lyttelton	4,396	11	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	0·47	7·72
Timaru	13,123	36	1	..	6	2	..	4	13	0·99	11·24
Oamaru	5,560	11	..	..	3	..	..	..	3	0·54	9·78
Invercargill ..	14,592	29	..	..	1	..	..	11	12	0·82	8·50
Invercargill South ..	1,727	5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	10·71