✨ Vital Statistics Report
950
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 66
REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of June, 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 June, 1883.
| BOROUGHS. | ESTIMATED POPULATION. | TOTAL BIRTHS. | DEATHS REGISTERED IN JUNE, 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, June, 1883. | |||||||
| Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | |||||
| Auckland ... | 26,848 | 90 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 2 | ... | 4 | 32 | 1·19 |
| Wellington | 21,805 | 70 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 1·24 |
| Christchurch | 15,915 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 1·51 |
| Dunedin ... | 25,512 | 79 | 3 | ... | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 1·18 |
| Thames ... | 5,149 | 14 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 0·39 |
| New Plym’th | 3,627 | 15 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1·10 |
| Napier ... | 6,069 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 1·32 |
| Wanganui.. | 4,966 | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 0·40 |
| Nelson ... | 7,054 | 13 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1·42 |
| Sydenham... | 9,106 | 30 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1·21 |
| Lyttelton ... | 4,401 | 15 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1·14 |
| Timaru ... | 4,174 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1·20 |
| Oamaru ... | 6,213 | 28 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 1·13 |
| Hokitika ... | 2,735 | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1·10 |
| Caversham | 4,166 | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 0·72 |
| Invercargill | 4,930 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | ... | 499 | 25 | 13 | 61 | 20 | 11 | 43 | 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 499, against 462 in May, an increase of 37. The deaths in June were 173, an increase of 17 on the number for May. Of the above deaths, males contributed 99; females, 74. 69 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 39·89 per cent. of the whole number; 45 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 June, 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. | ||
| I. | Zymotic Diseases ... | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 |
| II. | Constitutional Diseases ... | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | 3 |
| III. | Local Diseases ... | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| IV. | Developmental Diseases ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... |
| V. | Violent Deaths ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Unspecified ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals ... | ... | 10 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 14 |
CLASS I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic Diseases,—
Diphtheria ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2
Croup ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
Whooping Cough ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5
Typhoid Fever ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2
Erysipelas ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
Diarrhœa ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4
Remittent Fever ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
Septicæmia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
ORDER 2:—
Enthetic Diseases,—
Syphilis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
ORDER 3:—
Dietic Diseases,—
Inanition ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2
Alcoholism ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2
CLASS II.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diathetic Diseases,—
Anæmia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
Cancer ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6
ORDER 2:—
Tubercular Diseases,—
Phthisis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14
Tubercular Meningitis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
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