New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 43

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 43

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during March, 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.
VII.—PUERPERAL STATE.
134. Miscarriage, Abortion .. .. .. .. .. ..
137. Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. .. 1 .. ..
VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND CELLULAR TISSUE.
142. Gangrene .. .. .. .. .. ..
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Spina Bifida .. .. 1 .. .. ..
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, Debility .. .. 3 .. 3 ..
151A. Premature Birth .. .. 1 .. 1 ..
152. Birth Accident .. .. 1 .. .. ..
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. .. .. 8 .. 3
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
157. Suicide by Hanging .. .. .. 1 .. ..
158. Drowning .. .. .. .. .. ..
168. Chloroform Poisoning .. .. .. .. .. ..
169. Found Drowned .. .. .. .. .. ..
172. Accidental Fall from Window .. .. .. .. .. ..
175. Struck by Tramcar .. .. .. .. .. 1
185. Fractured Ribs .. .. .. .. .. 1
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
188. Syncope .. .. .. .. .. ..
189. Heart-failure .. .. .. .. 1 ..
Totals .. .. 13 61 26 49

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, 1916.

| BOROUGHS. | ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1ST JANUARY, 1916. | TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. | DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN MARCH, 1916. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, March, 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 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 1·47 | 7·40 |
| Gisborne .. | 10,096 | 19 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1·19 | 11·91 |
| Napier .. | 12,230 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 7 | 14 | 1·14 | 8·48 |
| New Plymouth .. | 7,625 | 17 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 3 | 10 | 1·31 | 11·28 |
| Wanganui .. | 13,955 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0·93 | 8·24 |
| Palmerston North .. | 12,206 | 26 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0·90 | 8·85 |
| Masterton .. | 5,560 | 19 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 0·54 | 9·44 |
| Petone .. | 7,107 | 21 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 7 | 0·98 | 9·29 |
| Blenheim .. | 3,925 | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 1·02 | 12·04 |
| Nelson .. | 8,565 | 13 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 7 | 0·82 | 10·51 |
| Greymouth* .. | 5,612 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11·00 |
| Hokitika .. | 2,238 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1·79 | 9·38 |
| Lyttelton .. | 4,396 | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 0·45 | 7·51 |
| Timaru .. | 13,175 | 31 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 11 | 0·83 | 10·72 |
| Oamaru .. | 5,501 | 10 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 8 | 1·45 | 10·49 |
| Invercargill .. | 15,110 | 32 | 3 | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0·99 | 9·16 |
| Invercargill South .. | 1,777 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1·69 | 7·99 |

  • Return not to hand.

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1916.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician