New Zealand Gazette – 1878 – No. 18

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✨ Borough Death Statistics



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 251

DEATHS of both Sexes, from Different Causes, in the under-mentioned Boroughs of the Colony,
registered during the year 1877, specifying Classes, Orders, and Diseases—continued.

Causes of Death. Auckland. Thames. Welling-ton. Nelson. Christ-church. Dunedin. Hokitika. Total.
Class. Orders, Diseases, &c.
IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES—contd.
ORDER 2.—Developmental Diseases of Adults.
Childbirth 4 ... ... ... 2
Others ... ... ... ... ... ... I
Total Order 2 ... ... 4 ... ... ... 3
ORDER 3.—Developmental Diseases of Old People.
Old Age ... ... 4 ... 5 I I
ORDER 4.—Diseases of Nutrition.
Atrophy and Debility 7 5 23 I 10 7
Total Class IV. ... 22 6 52 8 19 25
V.—VIOLENCE. ORDER 1.—Accident or Negligence.
Fractures, &c. ... ... 3 2 9 3 8
Gunshot Wound ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Cut, Stab, &c. ... ... ... ... I I ...
Burns and Scalds ... ... I ... 9 I 2
Poisoned ... ... ... ... I ... ...
Drowning ... ... I ... ... I ...
Suffocation ... ... ... ... I ... 2
Others (causes not specified) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Total Order I ... 5 2 20 5 12 7
ORDER 3.—Homicide.
Murder and Manslaughter ... ... ... ... ... ... I
ORDER 4.—Suicide.
Gunshot Wound ... ... ... ... ... 2 ...
Cut, Stab ... ... ... ... ... I ...
Poison ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Drowning ... ... ... ... ... I ...
Hanging ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Others (causes not specified) ... ... ... ... ... 2 ...
Total Order 4 ... ... ... ... 5 ... I
Total Class V. ... 5 2 25 5 14 9
Causes not defined ... ... ... 3 I 3 3
General Totals ... 211 55 338 95 204 339

The number of births registered in these boroughs in 1877 amounted to 3,618, against 3,637 in 1876;
a decrease of 19 on the number of births in 1876. The deaths in 1877 amounted to 1,329, against 1,482 in
1876; a decrease in 1877 of 153 deaths, or at the rate of 10.3 per cent. The death-rates were considerably
lower in Auckland and in Christchurch in 1877 than in 1876, having fallen in Auckland from 24.93 per
1,000 of population to 16.68, and in Christchurch from 22.63 to 15.50. The deaths in Dunedin decreased
from 17.24 per 1,000 of population to 13.87; but in Hokitika, in consequence of the large number of
deaths from scarlet fever (numbering 40, or 46 per cent. of the total deaths in the borough), the rate rose
from 17.77 to 31.78. In Wellington the rate varied little, but remained somewhat high, having been 19.74
in 1876, and 19.50 in 1877.

The deaths in the boroughs of children under 1 year amounted in 1877 to 407, or 11.25 per cent. of
the births, against 13.77 per cent. in 1876, and 18 per cent. in 1875. The deaths under 1 year amounted
to 30.62 per cent. of the total deaths, against 33.8 in 1876, and 30.8 in 1875.

The rates of infant mortality in each borough were for the last three years as follows :—

DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR TO EVERY 100 BIRTHS.

1875. 1876. 1877. 1875. 1876. 1877.
Auckland 21.6 ... 15.2 ... 10.3 Christchurch 18.4 ... 19.3 ... 13.6
Thames 21.3 ... 6.5 ... 8.3 Dunedin 13.4 ... 10.9 ... 8.8
Wellington 15.8 ... 15.2 ... 14.6 Hokitika 16.7 ... 16.1 ... 9.2
Nelson 18.0 ... 10.3 ... 8.8


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