New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 103

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

Sept. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3011

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during August, 1916—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. Senile Gangrene	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
144. Abscess	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
146. Necrosis of Skull	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
147. Arthritis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Congenital Heart-disease..	..	..	2	..	..	..	1	..	3
150. Hydrocephalus ..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	1
150. Spina Bifida	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, &c. ..	..	2	2	..	1	..	1	..	4
151A. Premature Birth	..	..	2	..	5	..	3	..	12
152. Dystocia	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
152. Hæmorrhage of Bowels ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility	..	..	..	11	..	8	..	2	21
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
155. Suicide by Poison	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
159. " Shooting	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
160. " Cutting Throat	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
162. " Crushing	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
168. Accident—Overlain	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
169. " Drowning	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	1	3
175. " Collisions with Vehicles	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	1
181. " Electrocution..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
185. Fracture of Fibula	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	1
185. " Thigh	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	1
187. General Œdema	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
189. Ill-defined..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	1	3
Totals	..	7	62	13	61	13	59	10	70

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 August, 1916.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1ST JANUARY, 1916.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS, AUGUST, 1916.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN AUGUST, 1916.								Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, August, 1916.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1915.
			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	..	4,075	9	..	..	1	1	..	1	3	0·74	7·40
Gisborne	..	10,096	32	..	..	7	1	..	4	12	1·19	11·91
Napier	..	12,230	24	2	..	8	1	..	3	14	1·14	8·48
New Plymouth	..	7,625	28	..	1	3	..	1	6	11	1·44	11·28
Wanganui	..	13,955	32	..	..	2	..	..	5	7	0·50	8·24
Palmerston North	..	12,206	25	1	1	9	..	1	6	18	1·47	8·85
Masterton	..	5,560	20	..	..	2	..	..	3	5	0·90	9·44
Petone	..	7,107	16	2	..	1	1	2	1	7	0·98	9·29
Blenheim	..	3,925	13	1	..	2	1	..	1	5	1·27	12·04
Nelson	..	8,565	27	..	1	9	..	2	6	18	2·10	10·51
Greymouth*	..	5,612	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	11·00
Hokitika*	..	2,238	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	9·38
Lyttelton	..	4,396	11	..	..	3	..	..	1	4	0·91	7·51
Timaru	..	13,175	39	..	..	6	3	..	10	19	1·44	10·72
Oamaru	..	5,501	10	..	..	4	..	..	3	7	1·27	10·49
Invercargill	..	15,110	33	..	..	3	..	..	3	6	0·40	9·16
Invercargill South	..	1,777	3	..	..	2	..	..	..	2	1·13	7·99