New Zealand Gazette – 1883 – No. 93

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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 August, 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 August, 1883.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION.	TOTAL BIRTHS.	DEATHS REGISTERED IN AUGUST, 1883.
			Males.			Females.			Total Deaths	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, August, 1883.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1882.
			Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years. and over.	Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years. and over.
Auckland	26,993	96	8	1	11	3	4	9	25	0.93	15.61
Wellington	21,912	87	8	..	15	4	3	9	39	1.78	13.82
Christchurch	15,965	40	3	6	6	2	2	4	17	1.06	12.22
Dunedin	25,599	73	6	3	10	2	2	7	30	1.17	11.95
Thames	5,168	17	..	..	1	1	..	1	3	0.58	11.13
New Plymouth	3,655	8	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00	11.13
Napier	6,116	39	..	..	2	3	..	4	9	1.47	18.78
Wanganui	4,988	23	1	..	1	..	3	..	5	1.00	10.56
Nelson	7,062	21	..	..	1	..	..	3	5	0.99	12.55
Sydenham	9,148	31	4	1	1	..	1	..	7	0.87	13.10
Lyttelton	4,424	20	1	..	1	2	..	2	6	1.36	10.70
Timaru	4,191	18	1	..	1	..	..	1	3	0.72	10.81
Oamaru	6,256	19	1	..	1	2	..	1	4	1.12	10.59
Hokitika	2,747	15	..	..	2	..	..	1	3	1.46	14.17
Caversham	4,178	11	..	1	..	..	..	1	2	0.48	10.88
Invercargill	4,978	17	1	1	..	..	1	..	2	1.00	10.84
Totals	535	25	7	54	21	8	55	170

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 535, against 552 in July, a decrease of 17. The deaths in August
were 170, an increase of 2 on the number for July. Of the above deaths, males contributed 86; females, 84. 61 of the
deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 35.88 per cent. of the whole number; 46 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 August, 1883.

| CLASSES. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | CHRISTCHURCH. | DUNEDIN. | TOTAL. | PROPOR-
TIONS
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 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 17.12 |
| II. Constitutional Diseases | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16.22 |
| III. Local Diseases | .. | .. | 3 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 50.45 |
| IV. Developmental Diseases | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | 5 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 17 | 15.31 |
| V. Violent Deaths | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0.90 |
| Unspecified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | .. | 5 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 111 | 100.00 |

CLASS I.-ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1:-
Miasmatic Diseases,-
Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2
Typhoid Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1
Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1

ORDER 3:-
Dietic Diseases,-
Inanition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..

CLASS II.-CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:-
Diathetic Diseases,-
Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1
Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Gangrene | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..

ORDER 2:-
Tubercular Diseases,-
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1
Phthisis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 13

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1883, No 93

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🏛️ Registrar-General's Report on Vital Statistics for Principal Towns, August 1883

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated13 September 1883
KeywordsVital statistics, Births, Deaths, Mortality rates, Boroughs, Population statistics, Public health

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