New Zealand Gazette – 1883 – No. 133

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



Dec. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1793

REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of November, 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 November, 1883.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION. TOTAL BIRTHS. DEATHS REGISTERED IN NOVEMBER, 1883 Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1882.
Males. Females. Total Deaths Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, November, 1883.
Under 1 Year. 1&under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1&under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Auckland .. 27,210 91 3 4 2 5 .. 12 26 0·96 ..
Wellington .. 22,062 75 3 1 6 3 2 6 21 0·95 15·61
Christchurch 16,021 50 2 1 6 2 .. 4 15 0·94 13·82
Dunedin .. 25,719 63 4 3 6 2 2 4 21 0·82 12·22
Thames .. 5,201 8 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·19 11·95
New Plymouth 3,695 14 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 3 0·81 11·13
Napier .. 6,173 19 1 .. 3 .. .. 3 7 1·13 18·78
Wanganui .. 5,034 18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10·56
Nelson .. 7,108 16 1 .. 3 .. 1 1 6 0·84 12·55
Sydenham .. 9,216 33 1 .. .. .. .. 2 3 0·33 13·10
Lyttelton .. 4,457 14 2 .. 3 1 1 1 8 1·79 10·70
Timaru .. 4,213 9 1 1 2 .. 2 1 7 1·66 10·81
Oamaru .. 6,295 29 .. 1 1 .. 3 1 6 0·95 10·59
Hokitika .. 2,775 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14·17
Caversham .. 4,202 10 1 .. .. .. 1 1 3 0·71 10·88
Invercargill .. 5,010 15 2 .. 3 2 1 .. 8 1·60 10·84
Totals .. .. 468 23 11 36 16 13 36 135 .. ..

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 468, against 562 in October, a decrease of 94. The deaths in November were 135, a decrease of 65 on the number for October. Of the above deaths, males contributed 70; females, 65. 63 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 46·67 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, Christchurch, and Dunedin, that were registered during the Month of November, 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 .. 4 3 4 .. .. 2 5 .. 18 21·69
II. Constitutional Diseases 1 2 1 4 .. 3 2 .. 13 15·66
III. Local Diseases .. 6 9 2 2 2 3 2 7 33 39·76
IV. Developmental Diseases 1 .. 2 3 3 2 1 .. 12 14·46
V. Violent Deaths .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 3 5 6·02
Unspecified .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2 2·41
Totals .. 12 14 9 12 5 10 11 10 83 100·00

CLASS I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic Diseases,—
Scarlet Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Diphtheria .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Croup .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Whooping Cough .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3 .. 5
Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Diarrhoea .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Rheumatism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

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

ORDER 3:—
Dietic Diseases,—
Inanition .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Want of Breast Milk .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1



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20 December 1883
Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Population, Boroughs, New Zealand
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