New Zealand Gazette – 1878 – No. 18

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



R EGISTRAR-GENERAL'S REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Boroughs of Auckland, Thames, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Hokitika, for the Year 1877.

TABLE showing the Total Number of Births, the actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 of Population, in the Boroughs of Auckland, Thames, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Hokitika, during the Year ending 31st December, 1877.

Boroughs. Estimated Mean Population for 1877. Total Births. Deaths. Males. Deaths. Females. Total Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population.
Under 1 Year. 1 and under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year.
Auckland 12,646 585 32 18 76 28
Thames 4,466 229 10 5 21 9
Wellington 17,334 888 60 22 105 70
Nelson 5,602 238 16 3 37 5
Christchurch 13,164 602 43 17 59 39
Dunedin 24,438 946 44 33 124 39
Hokitika 2,738 130 6 16 20 6
Totals ... 3,618 211 114 442 196

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 Proportion per Cent. of Deaths from each cause, in the Boroughs named, and that were Registered, during the Year ending 31st December, 1877.

Class. Cause of Death. Auckland Thames Wellington Nelson Christchurch Dunedin Hokitika Total. Proportion per Cent.
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. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
I. Zymotic Diseases 40 17 3 6 85 30 17 9 38 13 55 50 33 13 409 30.78
II. Constitutional Diseases 6 23 6 13 28 2 14 9 25 11 52 3 4 197 14.82
III. Local Diseases 27 71 15 31 73 5 35 35 48 46 88 5 19 511 38.45
IV. Developmental Diseases 13 9 6 4 41 11 7 18 1 19 6 5 139 10.46
V. Violent Deaths 1 4 2 7 18 5 5 9 3 6 3 63 4.74
Not specified. 10 0.75
Totals 87 124 25 30 177 161 31 64 105 99 136 203 46 41 1,329 100.00


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Vital statistics, Births, Deaths, Mortality rates, Population proportion, Auckland, Thames, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hokitika, 1877