New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 58

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during April, 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.
IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
146. Osteomyelitis .. .. ..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
147. Arthritis .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1

X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Congenital Malformation of Heart	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
150. " Heart-disease .. ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
150. Cleft Palate .. ..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1

XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, &c. .. .. ..	..	..	2	..	2	..	2	..	6
151A. Premature Birth .. ..	..	..	2	..	6	..	3	..	11
152. Birth Accident .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	2

XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. .. ..	..	5	..	4	..	6	..	9	24

XIII.—VIOLENCE.
158. Suicide by Drowning .. ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
167. Accidentally scalded .. ..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
168. Death under Anæsthetic .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
169. Accidental Drowning .. ..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	1	3
172. " Fall .. ..	..	2	..	..	..	1	..	1	4
173. Quarry Accident .. ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
175. Run over by Trucks .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
185. Fractured Leg .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1

XIV.—ILL-DEFINED CAUSES.
189. Heart-failure .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
189. Cause not shown .. ..	..	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	3

Totals .. .. ..	9	59	23	35	13	57	9	51	256

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 April, 1916.

BOROUGHS	ESTIMATED POPULATION 1ST JANUARY, 1916.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.	DEATHS: Males Under 1 Year.	DEATHS: Males 1 & under 5 Years.	DEATHS: Males 5 Years and over.	DEATHS: Females Under 1 Year.	DEATHS: Females 1 & under 5 Years.	DEATHS: Females 5 Years and over.	Total Deaths.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population April, 1916.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1915.
Thames .. .. ..	4,075	4	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	0·24	7·40
Gisborne .. .. ..	10,096	20	2	..	2	..	1	3	8	0·79	11·91
Napier .. .. ..	12,230	21	2	2	..	1	..	7	12	0·98	8·48
New Plymouth .. ..	7,625	18	2	..	4	1	..	3	10	1·31	11·28
Wanganui .. .. ..	13,955	48	3	1	6	3	..	2	15	1·07	8·24
Palmerston North .. ..	12,206	30	3	1	2	..	..	2	8	0·66	8·85
Masterton .. .. ..	5,560	15	1	1	1	..	2	2	7	1·26	9·44
Petone .. .. ..	7,107	24	1	..	3	..	..	1	5	0·70	9·29
Blenheim .. .. ..	3,925	7	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	12·04
Nelson .. .. ..	8,565	17	1	..	4	..	..	3	8	0·93	10·51
Greymouth* .. ..	5,612	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	11·00
Hokitika* .. ..	2,238	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	9·88
Lyttelton* .. ..	4,396	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	7·51
Timaru .. .. ..	13,175	18	2	..	5	..	1	7	15	1·14	10·72
Oamaru .. .. ..	5,501	12	..	..	2	..	..	4	6	1·09	10·49
Invercargill .. ..	15,110	29	3	2	2	1	..	5	13	0·86	9·16
Invercargill South .. ..	1,777	6	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·56	7·99