New Zealand Gazette – 1883 – No. 119

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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 October, 1883.

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 October, 1883.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION.	TOTAL BIRTHS.	DEATHS REGISTERED IN OCTOBER, 1883							Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, October, 1883.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1882.
			Males.			Females.
			Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years. and over.	Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years. and over.	Total Deaths
Auckland	27,120	122	4	..	14	5	..	9	32	1.18	15.61
Wellington	22,002	90	4	..	9	7	2	8	30	1.36	13.82
Christchurch	16,012	33	4	..	6	7	1	6	24	1.50	12.22
Dunedin	25,668	86	8	6	7	2	9	3	35	1.36	11.95
Thames	5,190	14	1	..	..	..	..	1	3	0.58	11.95
New Plymouth	3,677	19	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	0.27	11.13
Napier	6,163	16	1	..	..	..	..	1	6	0.97	18.78
Wanganui	5,019	19	1	..	..	..	..	2	4	0.80	10.56
Nelson	7,091	24	..	..	1	..	..	3	7	0.99	12.55
Sydenham	9,190	44	..	..	2	..	..	5	18	1.96	13.10
Lyttelton	4,446	16	1	..	..	..	..	1	5	1.12	10.70
Timaru	4,210	12	3	..	..	..	..	3	9	2.14	10.81
Oamaru	6,280	21	4	..	..	..	..	1	6	0.96	10.59
Hokitika	2,764	11	..	..	..	..	..	..	..		14.17
Caversham	4,194	14	1	..	..	..	..	1	1	1.43	10.88
Invercargill	5,003	21	2	..	..	..	..	6	14	2.80	10.84
Totals	..	562	41	10	59	28	9	53	200	..	..

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 562, against 453 in September, an increase of 109. The deaths in
October were 200, an increase of 31 on the number for September. Of the above deaths, males contributed 110; females,
90. 88 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 44.00 per cent. of the whole number; 69 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,
Christchurch, and Dunedin, that were registered during the Month of October, 1883.

| 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 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 32 | 26.45 |
| II. | Constitutional Diseases | . | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 14.05 |
| III. | Local Diseases | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 42.15 |
| IV. | Developmental Diseases | 5 | . | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | . | 1 | 17 | 14.05 |
| V. | Violent Deaths | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 4 | 3.30 |
| | Unspecified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Totals | 9 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 121 | 100.00 |

	AUCKLAND.	WELLINGTON.	CHRISTCHURCH.	DUNEDIN.	TOTAL.
	Under 5 Years.	5 Years. and over.	Under 5 Years.	5 Years. and over.	Under 5 Years.
CLASS I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic Diseases,—
Diphtheria	..	..	..	2	..
Croup	..	..	..	..	2
Whooping Cough	..	2	..	..	2
Typhoid Fever	..	..	..	2	..
Erysipelas	..	..	..	1	..
Puerperal Fever	..	..	..	..	..
Influenza	..	1	..	..	..
Rheumatic Fever	..	..	..	..	..
ORDER 2:—
Enthetic Diseases,—
Syphilis	..	..	..	..	..
ORDER 3:
Dietic Diseases,—
Want of Breast Milk	..	..	..	..	..
Alcoholism	..	..	..	..	..