New Zealand Gazette – 1881 – No. 50

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 50

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand
during the Month of May, 1881.

RETURN of the Number of Births, with the actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to
Population, in the under-mentioned Boroughs, during the Month of May, 1881.

DEATHS REGISTERED IN MAY, 1881.

BOROUGHS.	POPULATION.	TOTAL BIRTHS.	M. Under 1 Year.	M. 1 & under 5 Years.	M. 5 Years and over.	F. Under 1 Year.	F. 1 & under 5 Years.	F. 5 Years and over.	Total Deaths.	Prop. May, 1881.	Prop. 1880.
Auckland ...	16,597	41	4	2	12	6	2	4	30	1.81	13.84
Wellington	20,535	75	5	2	7	3	1	4	22	1.07	18.39
Christchurch	15,214	56	3	...	8	3	1	5	16	1.05	17.81
Dunedin	24,377	77	11	3	2	7	2	5	30	1.23	14.35
Thames	4,864	14	1	...	1	2	...	1	6	1.23	7.22
Napier	5,756	13	...	...	1	2	...	1	4	0.69	11.13
Wanganui...	4,643	17	2	...	1	...	...	4	5	1.08	21.38
Nelson ...	6,763	20	2	...	4	1	1	2	9	1.33	20.13
Sydenham...	8,459	35	4	1	6	2	5	17	2.01	16.03
Lyttelton ...	4,127	13	...	...	...	...	1	3	3	0.73	15.06
Timaru	3,923	26	...	...	...	1	1	3	3	0.76	10.81
Oamaru	6,090	25	1	...	3	1	1	2	9	1.48	11.57
Hokitika	2,600	17	...	1	1	3	1	9	2.25	13.47
Caversham	3,994	9	1	2	...	3	...	1	7	1.52	9.10
Invercargill	4,592	15	2	...	1	...	...	1	...	...	...
Totals	...	453	36	12	52	32	13	26	171	...	...

The deaths of persons not residents of the boroughs, occurring at hospitals, have been excluded in all cases.
The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 453, against 424 in April, being an increase of 29. The deaths
amounted to 171 in May, an increase of 13 on the number for April.
Of the above deaths, males contributed 100; females, 71. 93 of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being
54.39 per cent. of the whole number; 68 of these were of children under one year of age.

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 of Auckland, Wellington, Christ-
church, and Dunedin that were registered during the Month of May, 1881.

CLASSES.	CAUSES OF DEATH.	AUCKLAND.	WELLINGTON.	CHRISTCHURCH.	DUNEDIN.	TOTAL.	PROPORTIONS PER CENT.
		Under 5 Years	5 Years & over.	Under 5 Years	5 Years & over.	Under 5 Years	5 Years & over.
I.	Zymotic Diseases	4	3	8	1	...	2
II.	Constitutional Diseases	2	3	...	4	2	2
III.	Local Diseases	5	10	1	3	3	1
IV.	Developmental Diseases	1	...	...	2	...	...
V.	Violent Deaths	2	...	...	1	...	...
VI.	Unspecified	...	...	...	...	...	...
	Totals	14	16	11	11	7	9

CLASS I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic Diseases,—
Measles
Scarlatina
Diphtheria
Croup
Typhoid Fever
Dysentery
Diarrhœa

ORDER 3:—
Dietic Diseases,—
Inanition of Infancy ...
Alcoholism

ORDER 4:—
Parasitic Diseases,—
Worms

AUCKLAND.	WELLINGTON.	CHRISTCHURCH.	DUNEDIN.	TOTAL.
...	...	...	5	5
...	...	1	1	1
...	2	...	...	2
...	...	1	1	2
1	...	...	3	4
4	3	...	...	10
...	3	...	1	4
1	1	...	...	2
1	...	...	...	1

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AUCKLAND.	WELLINGTON.	CHRISTCHURCH.	DUNEDIN.	TOTAL.
...	...	...	5	5
...	...	1	1	1
...	2	...	...	2
...	...	1	1	2
1	...	...	3	4
4	3	...	...	10
...	3	...	1	4
1	1	...	...	2
1	...	...	...	1

AUCKLAND.	WELLINGTON.	CHRISTCHURCH.	DUNEDIN.	TOTAL.
...	...	...	5	5
...	...	1	1	1
...	2	...	...	2
...	...	1	1	2
1	...	...	3	4
4	3	...	...	10
...	3	...	1	4
1	1	...	...	2
1	...	...	...	1

AUCKLAND.	WELLINGTON.	CHRISTCHURCH.	DUNEDIN.	TOTAL.
...	...	...	5	5
...	...	1	1	1
...	2	...	...	2
...	...	1	1	2
1	...	...	3	4
4	3	...	...	10
...	3	...	1	4
1	1	...	...	2
1	...	...	...	1