New Zealand Gazette – 1876 – No. 34

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✨ Vital Statistics and Mortality Rates



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Boroughs of Auckland, Thames,
Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Hokitika, during the Month of May, 1876.

TABLE showing the Number of Births, the actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to Popula-
tion, in the Boroughs of Auckland, Thames, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Hokitika, during the Month
of May, 1876.

DEATHS IN THE BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN MAY, 1876.

Boroughs. ESTI- MATED POPULA- TION, MAY 1, 1876. TOTAL BIRTHS. Males. Females. Total Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Auckland ... 13,211 46 2 ... 10 3 4 7 26 1.97
Thames ... 8,369 23 2 2 1 1 ... 1 7 0.84
Wellington ... 11,335 72 4 ... 2 4 1 3 14 1.23
Nelson ... 5,899 18 ... ... 5 ... ... 1 6 1.02
Christchurch ... 10,794 45 1 1 5 8 ... 3 18 1.67
Dunedin ... 19,716 80 5 3 14 3 1 8 34 1.72
Hokitika ... 3,503 9 2 ... 2 ... 1 1 6 1.71
Total ... ... 293 16 6 39 19 7 24 111 ...

The deaths of persons not residents of the boroughs, occurring at hospitals, have been excluded in all cases.
The population has been estimated by adding the excess of births over deaths since the 1st March, 1874, to the then census
population. It is impossible to estimate the increase from immigration.
The births were 14 more than in April.
The deaths were 6 more in number than the deaths in April.
Of the deaths, males contributed 61; females, 51: 48 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 43.24
per cent. of the whole number; 35 of these were of children under 1 year of age.
There were 7 deaths of persons of 65 years of age and over: 5 of these persons were males and 2 females: of these,
3 males, aged respectively 70, 76 and 78, died at Auckland; 2 males of 67 and 70 at Nelson; and 2 females of 67 and 76 at
Auckland.

The following Table shows the Causes of the Deaths of Persons of both Sexes under 5 years of age and 5 years and upwards, and
the Proportions per Cent. of Deaths from each cause in the Boroughs named, and that were registered, during the Month of
May, 1876.

CLASSES. CAUSES OF DEATH. AUCKLAND. THAMES. WELLINGTON NELSON. CHRISTCH'CH DUNEDIN. HOKITIKA. TOTAL. PROPORT- IONS PER CENT.
Under 5 Years 5 Years & over Under 5 Years 5 Years & over Under 5 Years 5 Years & over Under 5 Years 5 Years & over Under 5 Years
I. Zymotic Diseases ... ... 3 2 1 1 2 ... ... ...
II. Constitutional Diseases ... ... ... 5 ... 1 ... ... ... ...
III. Local Diseases ... ... 4 8 1 ... 1 4 ... 6
IV. Developmental Diseases ... ... 2 1 3 ... 6 1 ... ...
V. Violent Deaths ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Unspecified ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Total ... ... 9 17 5 2 9 5 ... 6

CLASS I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

ORDER 1.—Miasmatic Diseases.—Scarlatina, 7; Croup, 3; Typhoid Fever, 4; Erysipelas, 1; Diarrhoea, 1; Rheumatic Fever, 1.
ORDER 3.—Dietic Diseases.—Alcoholism, 2.
ORDER 4.—Parasitic Diseases.—Thrush, 1; Worm Fever, 1.

CLASS II.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1.—Diathetic Diseases.—Dropsy, 1; Cancer, 3.
ORDER 2.—Tubercular Diseases.—Phthisis, 8.



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1 May 1876
Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Population, Boroughs, May 1876
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