New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 41

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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, Hokitika, and Invercargill, during the Month of March, 1879.

TABLE showing the Number of Births, the actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to Population, in the Boroughs of Auckland, Thames, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hokitika, and Invercargill, during the Month of March, 1879.

BOROUGHS.	ESTI-MATED POPULA-TION, 1ST JAN., 1879.	TOTAL BIRTHS.	DEATHS IN THE BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN MARCH, 1879.
			Males.			Females.			Total Deaths.
			Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
Auckland ...	14,163	38	7	...	5	6	2	3	23	1·62
Thames ...	5,003	17	...	...	3	1	...	1	5	0·99
Wellington ...	19,467	75	12	6	13	11	6	6	54	2·77
Nelson ...	6,804	23	...	...	2	1	...	...	3	0·44
Christchurch ...	14,186	43	4	1	6	6	...	2	19	1·34
Dunedin ...	23,261	71	6	2	11	6	2	9	36	1·54
Hokitika ...	2,853	5	1	...	2	...	...	1	4	1·40
Invercargill ...	4,045	19	3	...	3	1	...	...	7	1·73
Totals ...	...	291	33	9	45	32	10	22	151	...

The deaths of persons not residents of the boroughs, occurring at hospitals, have been excluded in all cases.

The births were 21 more than in February, 1879.

The deaths were 21 less in number than the deaths in February, 1879.

Of the deaths, males contributed 87; females, 64: 84 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 55·63 per cent. of the whole number; 65 of these were of children under 1 year of age.

There were 9 deaths of persons over 65 years of age, viz., 2 males of 66 and 79 and 1 female of 70 at Auckland; 1 male of 79 at Thames; 2 males of 73 and 84 at Dunedin; 1 female of 68 at Christchurch; 1 male of 65 and 1 female of 70 at Wellington.

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 March, 1879.

CLASS.	CAUSES OF DEATH.	AUCKLAND.	THAMES.	WELLINGTON.	NELSON.	CH'CH.	DUNEDIN.	HOKITIKA.	INVERCARGILL	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.
I.	Zymotic Diseases ...	10	1	...	1	22	4	1	...	3	1
II.	Constitutional Diseases ...	2	1	...	3	3	4	...	...	1	...
III.	Local Diseases ...	1	5	...	...	4	9	...	2	3	5
IV.	Developmental Diseases ...	2	1	1	...	5	...	...	...	4	...
V.	Violent Deaths ...	...	...	...	...	1	2	...	...	...	2
	Unspecified ...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
	Totals ...	...	15	8	1	4	35	19	1	2	11

CLASS I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

ORDER 1.—Miasmatic Diseases.—Diphtheria, 2; Croup, 1; Whooping Cough, 4; Typhoid Fever, 4; Erysipelas, 1; Metritis, 1; Dysentery, 2; Diarrhoea, 26; English Cholera, 1; Rheumatic Fever, 1.

ORDER 2.—Enthetic Diseases.—Uraemia, 1.

ORDER 3.—Dietic Diseases.—Want of Breast-milk, 3; Inanition of Infancy, 5; Alcoholism, 1.

ORDER 4.—Parasitic Diseases.—Worms, 1.

CLASS II.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1.—Diathetic Diseases.—Cancer, 2; Gangraena, 1; Tuberculosis, 2; Dropsy, 1.

ORDER 2.—Tubercular Diseases.—Tabes Mesenterica, 6; Tubercular Peritonitis, 1; Phthisis, 13; Hydrocephalus, 5.

CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1.—Diseases of Nervous System.—Cerebral Meningitis, 1; Paralysis, 1; Epilepsy, 1; Convulsions, 3; Brain Disease, 5.

ORDER 2.—Diseases of Organs of Circulation.—Aneurism, 2; Heart Disease, 4.

ORDER 3.—Diseases of Respiratory Organs.—Laryngitis, 1; Bronchitis, 4; Pneumonia, 4; Asthma, 1.

ORDER 4.—Diseases of Digestive Organs.—Gastritis, 1; Obstruction of Bowels, 3; Abscess of Liver, 2; Jaundice, 1; Cirrhosis, 1.

ORDER 5.—Diseases of Urinary Organs.—Ulceration of Bladder, 2.

ORDER 6.—Diseases of Organs of Generation.—Ovarian Disease, 1.

ORDER 7.—Diseases of Organs of Locomotion.—Necrosis of Bone, 1; Hip Disease, 1.

CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1.—Developmental Diseases of Children.—Premature Birth, 2; Teething, 2.

ORDER 3.—Developmental Diseases of Old People.—Old Age, 3.

ORDER 4.—Diseases of Nutrition.—Atrophy and Debility, 9.

CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.

ORDER 1.—Accident.—Run over by a locomotive, 1; Burn, 1; Poison, 1; Accidentally Drowned, 3; Overlaid by Mother, 1.

ORDER 4.—Suicide, 1.

ORDER 5.—Executed, 1.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1879, No 41

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🏥 Vital Statistics Report for Boroughs

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