New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 86

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

Aug. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2655

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during July, 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.
144. Cellulitis .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.
147. Arthritis .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
X.—MALFORMATIONS.
150. Congenital Heart-disease..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
150. " Laryngeal Stenosis ..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
150. Hydrocephalus .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
XI.—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, &c. .. .. ..	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
151A. Premature Birth .. .. ..	4	..	2	..	3	..	3	..	12
152. Asphyxia .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
152. Cerebral Compression .. ..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. .. ..	..	6	..	1	..	6	..	9	22
XIII.—VIOLENCE.
157. Suicide by Hanging .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
163. " Burning .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
167. Accident—Burns .. .. ..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
168. " Anæsthetic .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
169. " Drowning .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
175. " Collisions with Vehicles	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	2
185. Fracture of Skull .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	2
185. " Thigh .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
185. " Leg .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
Totals .. .. ..	19	55	6	53	7	36	6	56	238

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 July, 1916.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1ST JANUARY, 1916.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JULY, 1916.							Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, July, 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	5	..	..	1.	..	..	2	1	0·25	7·40
Gisborne .. .. ..	10,096	45	2	..	6	1	..	6	11	1·09	11·91
Napier .. .. ..	12,230	27	1	..	5	..	..	6	12	0·98	8·48
New Plymouth .. ..	7,625	25	..	..	4	..	..	4	8	1·05	11·28
Wanganui .. .. ..	13,955	36	1	..	4	..	1	1	7	0·50	8·24
Palmerston North ..	12,206	40	..	..	6	..	..	4	10	0·82	8·85
Masterton .. .. ..	5,560	..	..	..	3	1	..	3	7	1·26	9·44
Petone .. .. ..	7,107	11	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·14	9·29
Blenheim .. .. ..	3,925	7	1	..	3	..	..	..	4	1·02	12·04
Nelson .. .. ..	8,565	19	..	..	10	..	..	5	15	1·75	10·51
Greymouth* .. .. ..	5,612	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	11·00
Hokitika* .. .. ..	2,238	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	9·38
Lyttelton .. .. ..	4,396	7	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·23	7·51
Timaru .. .. ..	13,175	40	3	..	6	1	1	4	15	1·14	10·72
Oamaru .. .. ..	5,501	9	..	..	6	1	..	5	12	2·18	10·49
Invercargill .. ..	15,110	32	2	..	6	..	..	7	15	0·99	9·16
Invercargill South ..	1,777	6	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	7·99