New Zealand Gazette – 1878 – No. 21

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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 February, 1878.

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 February, 1878.

DEATHS IN THE BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN FEBRUARY, 1878.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION, JAN. 1878.	TOTAL BIRTHS.	DEATHS IN THE BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN FEBRUARY, 1878.		Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population.
			Males.	Females.
			Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
Auckland	13,269	51	3	2	5
Thames	4,466	23	1	...	1
Wellington	18,538	77	8	2	...
Nelson	5,659	18	3	1	1
Christchurch	13,513	48	4	2	3
Dunedin	25,512	72	2	1	5
Hokitika	2,738	6	...	...	...
Totals	...	295.	21	8	15

The deaths of persons not residents of the boroughs, occurring at hospitals, have been excluded in all cases.
The estimates of the population are calculated on the number of inhabited houses in each borough, as shown in returns
supplied by the municipal authorities.
The births were 41 fewer than in January.
The deaths were 38 fewer in number than the deaths in January.
Of the deaths, males contributed 44; females, 45: 57 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 64.04
per cent. of the whole number; 41 of these were of children under 1 year of age.
There were 3 deaths of persons of 65 years of age and over: 1 of these persons was a male and 2 females; 1 male of 68
and 1 female of 76 died at Auckland; and 1 female of 73 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
February, 1878.

CLASSES.	CAUSES OF DEATH.	AUCKLAND.		THAMES.		WELLINGTON.		NELSON.		CHRISTCH\'CH		DUNEDIN.		HOKITIKA.		TOTAL.	PROPORTIONS 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	5	...	1	...	15	1	8	2	5	1	2	3	1	...	38	42.70
II.	Constitutional Diseases	...	2	...	1	1	...	2	1	1	2	...	3	...	...	11	12.36
III.	Local Diseases	1	5	...	1	3	...	1	3	3	1	2	4	...	2	22	24.72
IV.	Developmental Diseases	2	3	...	...	3	1	...	1	4	...	...	1	...	...	14	15.73
V.	Violent Deaths	...	1	...	...	...	...	...	...	1	...	...	...	...	...	4	4.49
	Unspecified	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
	Totals	8	11	2	1	20	5	11	1	10	4	5	8	1	2	89	100.00

CLASS I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

ORDER 1.—Miasmatic Diseases.—Whooping Cough, 8; Dysentery, 2; Diarrhœa, 23.
ORDER 3.—Dietic Diseases.—Inanition, 4.
ORDER 4.—Parasitic Diseases.—Thrush, 1.

CLASS II.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1.—Diathetic Diseases.—Cancer, 2.
ORDER 2.—Tubercular Diseases.—Scrofula, 1; Tabes Mesenterica, 1; Phthisis, 5; Hydrocephalus, 2.

CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1.—Diseases of Nervous System.—Inflammation of Brain, 1; Apoplexy, 1; Paralysis, 2; Convulsions, 1; Brain
Disease, 1.
ORDER 2.—Diseases of Organs of Circulation.—Pericarditis, 1; Heart Disease, 3.
ORDER 3.—Diseases of Respiratory Organs.—Pleurisy, 1; Pneumonia, 3.
ORDER 4.—Diseases of Digestive Organs.—Gastritis, 1; Enteritis, 3; Ileus, 1; Stomach Disease, 1; Splenitis, 1.
ORDER 5.—Diseases of Urinary Organs.—Suppression of Urine, 1.

CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1.—Developmental Diseases of Children.—Premature Birth, 3; Malformation, 1.; Teething, 1; Abscess, 1.
ORDER 2.—Developmental Diseases of Adults.—Childbirth, 4.
ORDER 3.—Developmental Diseases of Old People.—Old Age, 2.
ORDER 4.—Diseases of Nutrition.—Atrophy and Debility, 2.

CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.

ORDER 1.—Accidental.—Fracture, 1; Operation Surgical, 1; Traumatic Pneumonitis, 1.
ORDER 4.—Suicidal.—Hanging, 1.

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