New Zealand Gazette – 1882 – No. 107

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 107

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand
during the Month of November, 1882.

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 November, 1882.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION. TOTAL BIRTHS. DEATHS REGISTERED IN NOVEMBER, 1882. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1881.
Males. Females. Total Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, Nov., 1882.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Auckland ... 17,151 61 1 1 10 1 2 6 21 1·23 14·88
Wellington 21,522 77 4 6 9 7 3 6 35 1·63 13·95
Christchurch 15,734 55 ... 1 7 1 ... 4 13 0·83 15·25
Dunedin ... 25,244 65 5 ... 6 ... 1 6 18 0·71 14·19
Thames ... 5,074 11 ... 1 2 ... ... ... 3 0·59 15·83
New Plym'th 3,545 14 ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 0·28 ...
Napier ... 5,996 28 2 2 4 ... ... 2 10 1·67 10·94
Wanganui... 4,882 14 1 ... 3 2 ... ... 6 1·22 12·27
Nelson ... 6,962 16 1 ... 1 1 ... 2 5 0·72 12·71
Sydenham... 8,970 37 1 ... 3 4 1 3 12 1·34 17·02
Lyttelton ... 4,350 9 1 2 ... ... ... ... 3 0·69 14·54
Timaru ... 4,113 18 1 ... 1 ... ... ... 2 0·49 18·12
Oamaru ... 6,123 24 1 ... 2 ... 1 2 6 0·98 14·16
Hokitika ... 2,705 10 1 ... ... 1 ... 1 3 1·11 19·62
Caversham 4,117 15 ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1 0·24 12·28
Invercargill 4,850 19 1 ... 2 1 ... 1 5 1·03 13·60
Totals ... 473 20 13 50 19 8 34 144 ... ...

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 473, against 487 in October, a decrease of 14. The deaths amounted
to 144 in November, a decrease of 37 on the number for October. Of the above deaths males contributed 83; females, 61.
60 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 41·67 per cent. of the whole number; 39 of these were of children
under 1 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 November, 1882.

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. Under 5 Years. 5 Years & over.
I. Zymotic Diseases ... ... ... 6 3 1 3 1 1 15 17·24
II. Constitutional Diseases ... 1 6 2 2 ... 3 ... 3 17 19·54
III. Local Diseases ... 3 9 9 8 ... 3 2 6 40 45·97
IV. Developmental Diseases ... 1 ... 3 1 1 1 1 ... 8 9·20
V. Violent Deaths ... ... 1 ... 1 ... 1 1 2 6 6·90
VI. Unspecified ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 1·15
Totals ... ... 5 16 20 15 2 11 6 12 87

CLASS I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic Diseases,—
Measles ... ... ... ... ... 1
Diphtheria ... ... ... ... ... 2
Croup ... ... ... ... ... 2
Erysipelas ... ... ... ... ... 1
Catarrh ... ... ... ... ... 1
Diarrhoea ... ... ... ... ... 3
Rheumatic Fever ... ... ... ... ... 1
Septicæmia ... ... ... ... ... 1

ORDER 3:—
Dietic Diseases,—
Inanition ... ... ... ... ... 1
Alcoholism ... ... ... ... ... 2

CLASS II.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diathetic Diseases,—
Cancer ... ... ... ... ... 4



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🏥 Registrar-General's Report on Vital Statistics

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
1 January 1970
Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Boroughs, Population, Mortality Rates

🏥 Return of Births and Deaths in Boroughs

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
1 January 1970
Boroughs, Population, Births, Deaths, Mortality Rates, Age Groups

🏥 Causes of Deaths in Selected Boroughs

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1 January 1970
Causes of Death, Zymotic Diseases, Constitutional Diseases, Local Diseases, Developmental Diseases, Violent Deaths, Unspecified