New Zealand Gazette – 1882 – No. 62

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

JULY 13.]

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 June, 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 June, 1882.

BOROUGHS.	POPULATION.	TOTAL BIRTHS.	DEATHS REGISTERED IN JUNE, 1882.				Females.			Total Deaths.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, June, 1882.
			Males.			Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
			Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
Auckland ...	17,008	39	4	6	9	1	2	5	26	1.53	14.88
Wellington	21,297	75	6	1	7	2	2	4	21	0.99	13.95
Christchurch	15,588	55	5	2	6	2	6	5	22	1.41	15.25
Dunedin	25,022	61	4	1	9	6	1	5	26	1.04	14.19
Thames	5,005	18	1	...	1	...	1	1	4	0.80	15.83
Napier	5,939	14	1	...	2	2	...	2	11	1.85	10.94
Wanganui...	4,811	17	1	...	2	1	...	1	4	0.83	12.27
Nelson	6,903	21	...	...	3	...	...	1	3	0.44	12.71
Sydenham...	8,803	44	...	1	2	...	...	1	5	0.57	17.02
Lyttelton	4,289	19	...	...	1	...	...	3	0.70	14.54
Timaru	4,057	19	...	1	1	...	...	3	0.74	18.12
Oamaru	6,024	16	...	...	1	...	...	1	0.17	14.16
Hokitika	2,673	6	2	...	1	2	...	2	8	2.99	19.62
Caversham	4,088	9	...	...	1	...	...	1	0.24	12.28
Invercargill	4,778	17	...	1	1	...	...	2	4	0.84	13.60
Totals	...	430	25	12	48	20	8	29	142	...	...

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 430, against 447 in May, a decrease of 17. The deaths amounted to
142 in June, a decrease of 8 on the number for May.
Of the above deaths, males contributed 85; females, 57. 65 of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being
45.77 per cent. of the whole number; 45 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 June, 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.
I. Zymotic Diseases	...	6	1	2	...	2	1
II. Constitutional Diseases	...	4	...	3	2	1	7
III. Local Diseases	...	3	5	3	5	2	4
IV. Developmental Diseases	...	3	2	4	2	3	...
V. Violent Deaths	...	2	...	...	...	...	1
VI. Unspecified	...	...	...	...	1	1	...
Totals	...	14	12	11	10	9	13

ORDER 1: CLASS I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Miasmatic Diseases,—
Measles
Scarlet Fever and Scarlatina
Diphtheria
Croup
Erysipelas
Puerperal Peritonitis...
Diarrhea
Rheumatism

ORDER 2: Enthetic Diseases,—
Syphilis

| | AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | CHRISTCHURCH. | DUNEDIN. | TOTAL. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever and Scarlatina | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Peritonitis... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Diarrhea | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |

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