New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 139

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during November, 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. Gangrene of Foot	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	1
143. Carbuncle of Neck	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
145. Eczema	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	2
IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
146. Osteomyelitis of Femur	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Intestinal Obstruction	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
150. Patent Foramen Ovale	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	2
150. Chronic Hydrocephalus	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
150. Malformations (not stated)	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, &c.	..	3	..	..	1	..	3	..	7
151A. Premature Birth	..	1	..	3	2	..	1	..	7
152. General Venous Congestion	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility	..	..	..	6	..	1	..	7	19
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
159. Suicide by Shooting	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
167. Accident—Burns	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	1
169. " Drowning	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	3
170. Accident—Run over by Motor-car	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
186. Exposure	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Totals	..	10	45	13	42	11	47	11	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 November, 1916.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1ST JANUARY, 1916.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS, NOVEMBER, 1916.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN NOVEMBER, 1916.
			Males.			Females.			Total Deaths.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, November, 1916.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1916.
			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	8	2	..	..	1	1	4	0·98	7·40
Gisborne	..	10,096	32	2	1	2	..	3	8	0·79	11·91
Napier	..	12,230	33	1	..	5	1	4	11	0·90	8·48
New Plymouth	..	7,625	24	1	..	4	1	4	10	1·31	11·28
Wanganui	..	13,955	29	2	..	4	..	8	14	1·00	8·24
Palmerston North	..	12,206	28	..	1	9	2	2	14	1·15	8·85
Masterton	..	5,560	20	1	..	2	..	..	3	0·54	9·44
Petone	..	7,107	17	..	1	..	..	3	4	0·14	9·99
Blenheim	..	3,925	5	..	..	1	..	3	4	1·02	12·04
Nelson	..	8,565	22	..	..	2	1	2	6	0·70	10·51
Greymouth*	..	5,612	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	11·00
Hokitika*	..	2,238	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	9·88
Lyttelton	..	4,396	6	..	..	..	..	1	1	0·23	7·51
Timaru	..	13,175	39	3	..	3	3	4	13	0·99	10·72
Oamaru	..	5,501	6	..	..	4	..	1	5	0·91	10·49
Invercargill	..	15,110	39	..	2	4	1	4	11	0·73	9·16
Invercargill South	..	1,777	3	..	..	1	..	2	3	1·69	7·99