New Zealand Gazette – 1877 – No. 7

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✨ Medical Register & Vital Statistics

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Date of Registration.	Name.	Qualification.	Residence.
1875, Nov. 22	Withers, Robert	Mem. R. Coll. Sur. Eng. 1872 ...	Tuapeka, Otago.
1870, Jan. 1	Wright, Frederick William	Lic. Medical Board, Toronto, B.N.A. Registered under Medical Practitioners Act, 1867	Auckland.
,, ,,	Yates, William Augustus	Mem. R. Coll. Sur. Eng. 1838. M.D. Univ. Edin. 1839. Registered under Medical Practitioners Act, 1867	Dunedin.
1873, May 1	Yorath, Edmond Williams	Mem. R. Coll. Surg. Eng.	Invercargill.
1870, Jan. 1	Young, Daniel James	Registered under New Munster Ordinance. Registered under Medical Practitioners Act, 1867	Hokitika.
1873, Dec. 23	Young, Alexander	M.D. Q. Univ. Dubl. Mast. Surg. Q. Univ. Dubl. Lic. Midwif. Q. Univ. Dubl.	Dunedin.
1871, Jan. 5	Zinzan, Robert Vaux ...	Mem. R. Coll. Surg. Eng. 1863	Onehunga.
1870, Jan. 1	Zurhorst, Frederick Melchior	Registered under New Munster Ordinance. Registered under Medical Practitioners Act, 1867	(Left the colony).

I certify that the above is a true copy of the Names, Qualifications, and Residences* of all Persons registered under "The
Medical Practitioners Registration Act, 1869," as recorded in the Medical Register Book kept in this office.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 31st December, 1876.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

[* It is not unlikely that in some instances the places given under the heading "Residence" are not the present places of
abode of the respective persons. They have been copied, however, as they stand in the General Register; and if they are
inaccurate in any cases, it is because the changes of residence have not been officially notified to the Registrar-General, as it is
obviously desirable that all such changes should be. - WM. R. E. B.]

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

DEATHS IN THE BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN DECEMBER, 1876.

| BOROUGHS. | ESTI-
MATED POPULA-
TION, DEC. 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 | 13,427 | 41 | 2 | ... | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1.49 |
| Thames | 8,489 | 14 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | .47 |
| Wellington | 11,691 | 63 | 4 | ... | 1 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 2.91 |
| Nelson | 5,998 | 21 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1.17 |
| Christchurch | 11,036 | 48 | 6 | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 1.90 |
| Dunedin | 20,080 | 72 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 4 | ... | 4 | 44 | 2.19 |
| Hokitika | 3,555 | 15 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2.25 |
| Total | | 274 | 22 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 10 | 32 | 138 | ... |

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 22 less than in November:
The deaths were 32 more in number than the deaths in November.
Of the deaths, males contributed 66; females, 72: 69 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 50.0
per cent. of the whole number; 52 of these were of children under 1 year of age.
There were 6 deaths of persons of 65 years of age and over: 7 of these persons were males and 4 females: of these,
2 males aged 69 and 85 died at Auckland; 1 female aged 68 at Wellington; 1 male aged 78, and 1 female aged 70, at Nelson;
2 males aged 65 and 68, and 2 females aged 70 and 73, at Christchurch; and 2 males aged 66 and 70 at Dunedin.

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
December, 1876.

| CLASSES. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | AUCKLAND. | THAMES. | WELLINGTON. | NELSON. | CHRISTCH'CH | DUNEDIN. | HOKITIKA. | TOTAL. | PROPOR-
TIONS 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. | 5 Years & over. | Under 5 Years. | 5 Years & over. | Under 5 Years. | 5 Years & over. | | |
| I. | Zymotic Diseases | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | ... | 1 | 50 | 36.23 |
| II. | Constitutional Diseases | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 17 | 12.32 |
| III. | Local Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | 7 | 12 | ... | 2 | 48 | 34.78 |
| IV. | Developmental Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 15 | 10.87 |
| V. | Violent Deaths | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 5.80 |
| | Unspecified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | | |
| | Total | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 138 | 100.00 |

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1877, No 7

The Old Government Buildings (depicted) were completed in 1876 and initially housed the entire Wellington-based civil service as well as the entire New Zealand Cabinet. The Executive Council met there until 1948.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Continuation of the Register of Medical Practitioners for 1876 (continued from previous page)

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dated31 December 1876
KeywordsMedical Practitioners, Register, Registration, Qualifications, Residence, Table, Certification
👱🏽 Names

8 names identified

Robert Withers, Registration details listed
Frederick William Wright, Registration details listed
William Augustus Yates, Registration details listed
Edmond Williams Yorath, Registration details listed
Daniel James Young, Registration details listed
Alexander Young, Registration details listed
Robert Vaux Zinzan, Registration details listed
Frederick Melchior Zurhorst, Registration details listed

👩‍💼 Officials

WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General

🏛️ Report on Vital Statistics for Boroughs, December 1876

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsVital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Population, Monthly Report, Borough Statistics

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