New Zealand Gazette – 1882 – No. 17

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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

DEATHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1882.

BOROUGHS. POPULATION. TOTAL BIRTHS. Males (U 1 YR) Males (1 & under 5 YRS) Males (5 Years and over) Females (U 1 YR) Females (1 & under 5 YRS) Females (5 Years and over) Total Deaths. Prop. (Jan., 1882) Prop. (1881)
Auckland ... 16,909 48 6 1 6 8 1 3 25 1.47 14.88
Wellington 21,047 63 8 ... 6 2 1 4 21 1.00 13.95
Christchurch 15,476 56 7 ... 4 2 2 2 17 1.10 15.25
Dunedin 24,782 83 4 ... 12 4 1 10 31 1.25 14.19
Thames 4,947 23 1 ... 1 1 2 5 1.01 15.83
Napier 5,908 17 3 ... 4 1 9 1.52 10.94
Wanganui... 4,752 12 3 ... 1 3 2 9 1.89 12.27
Nelson 6,868 19 3 ... 3 6 12 1.75 12.71
Sydenham... 8,689 29 5 ... 1 3 9 1.04 17.02
Lyttelton 4,234 11 1 ... 2 2 1 6 1.42 14.54
Timaru 4,010 23 2 ... 2 1 5 1.25 18.12
Oamaru 5,938 23 2 1 3 3 1 2 12 2.02 14.16
Hokitika 2,643 10 1 ... 1 1 1 0.38 19.62
Caversham 4,041 17 1 ... 2 1 2 6 1.48 12.28
Invercargill 4,711 20 1 ... 1 3 5 1.06 13.60
Totals ... 454 43 5 48 34 6 37 173 ... ...

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 454, against 401 in December, being an increase of 53. The deaths
amounted to 173 in January, an increase of 22 on the number for December.
Of the above deaths, males contributed 96; females, 77. 88 of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being
50.87 per cent. of the whole number; 77 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 January, 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
I. Zymotic Diseases 10 3 3 1 4 1
II. Constitutional Diseases 4 ... 4 1 1 7
III. Local Diseases 1 6 2 3 4 4
IV. Developmental Diseases 5 ... 2 2 1 4
V. Violent Deaths ... ... ... 1 ... 1
VI. Unspecified ... ... ... ... ... ...
Totals 16 9 11 10 11 6

ORDER 1:— CLASS I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

Miasmatic Diseases,—

Scarlatina | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2
Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1
Continued Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1
Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2
Dysentery | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2
Diarrhea | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 10

ORDER 2:—
Enthetic Diseases,—
Syphilis | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3

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

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



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🏥 Registrar-General's Report on Vital Statistics of Principal Towns of New Zealand during January 1882

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Mortality, Population, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Thames, Napier, Wanganui, Nelson, Sydenham, Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Hokitika, Caversham, Invercargill

🏥 Registrar-General's Report on Vital Statistics for January 1882

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Mortality, Population, Boroughs, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Thames, Napier, Wanganui, Nelson, Sydenham, Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Hokitika, Caversham, Invercargill