New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 25

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✨ Vital Statistics

656 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 25

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during January, 1916—continued.

CAUSES OF DEATH.	AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS Under 5 Years.	AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS 5 Years and over.	WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS Under 5 Years.	WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS 5 Years and over.	CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS Under 5 Years.	CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS 5 Years and over.	DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS Under 5 Years.	DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS 5 Years and over.	TOTAL.
III.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND CELLULAR TISSUE.
142. Gangrene	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
145. Herpes Zoster	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES.
146. Osteo-myelitis	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	2
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Malformation of Heart	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	2
150. Meningocele	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
150. Congenital Stricture of Urethra	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
150. Patent Foramen Ovale	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
150. Congenital Obstruction of Gullet	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus	2	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	3
151. Asthenia	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
151. Malnutrition	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
151. Debility	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
151a. Premature Birth	..	..	3	..	2	..	..	..	5
152. Atelectasis	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility	..	14	..	..	..	7	..	8	29
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
155. Suicide by Poison	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
156. Suicide by Chloroform	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
157. Suicide by Hanging	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
159. Suicide by Firearms	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
160. Suicide by Cutting-instrument	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
167. Scald	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
169. Found Drowned	..	2	..	2	..	..	..	1	5
170. Accident—Firearms	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	2
172. Accident—Fall from Ladder	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
172. Accident—Fall in Street	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
175. Accident—Run over by Dray	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
186. Accident—Struck by Bar of Iron	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
186. Other External Violence	..	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	3
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
189. Heart-failure	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	1	3
Totals	29	90	13	45	7	40	6	56	286

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 January, 1916.

BOROUGHS	ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1ST JANUARY, 1916.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1916: Males Under 1 Year.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1916: Males 1 & under 5 Years.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1916: Males 5 Years and over.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1916: Females Under 1 Year.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1916: Females 1 & under 5 Years.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1916: Females 5 Years and over.	Total Deaths.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, January, 1916.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1915.
Thames	4,075	3	..	..	3	..	..	..	3	0.74	7.40
Gisborne	10,116	26	2	..	4	..	1	2	9	0.89	11.91
Napier	12,230	28	1	..	5	..	1	4	11	0.90	8.48
New Plymouth	7,625	18	..	..	3	4	..	3	10	1.31	11.28
Wanganui	13,955	23	1	..	5	1	..	6	13	0.93	8.24
Palmerston North	12,206	31	1	..	3	..	..	..	4	0.33	8.85
Masterton	5,560	14	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	9.44
Petone	7,107	12	..	..	4	2	..	2	8	1.13	9.29
Blenheim	3,925	9	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	0.25	12.04
Nelson	8,565	16	..	..	4	..	..	3	7	0.82	10.51
Greymouth	5,612	10	..	..	..	1	..	3	4	0.71	11.00
Hokitika	2,238	1	1	..	4	..	..	2	7	3.13	9.38
Lyttelton*	4,396	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	7.51
Timaru	13,175	35	..	..	8	..	..	1	9	0.68	10.72
Oamaru	5,501	9	1	..	4	1	..	1	7	1.27	10.49
Invercargill	15,110	31	1	1	9	1	..	8	20	1.32	9.16
Invercargill South	1,777	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	7.99