✨ Vital Statistics Report
FEB. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 269
REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of January, 1884.
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 January, 1884.
| Boroughs. | Estimated Population. | Total Births. | Males. | Females. | Total Deaths | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1883. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in January, 1884. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | |||
| Auckland | 27,315 | 99 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Wellington | 22,160 | 88 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Christchurch | 16,069 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .. |
| Dunedin | 25,804 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| Thames | 5,214 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. |
| New Plymouth | 3,711 | 14 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Napier | 6,201 | 20 | 3 | .. | 6 | .. | 1 |
| Wanganui | 5,050 | 22 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
| Nelson | 7,131 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Sydenham | 9,270 | 44 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. |
| Lyttelton | 4,472 | 15 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Timaru | 4,222 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Oamaru | 6,336 | 28 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Hokitika | 2,782 | 14 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Caversham | 4,213 | 11 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Invercargill | 5,030 | 17 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | .. | 528 | 34 | 9 | 60 | 27 | 5 |
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 528, against 412 in December, an increase of 116. The deaths in January were 175, an increase of 27 on the number for December. Of the above deaths, males contributed 103; females, 72. 75 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 42·86 per cent. of the whole number; 61 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 January, 1884.
| 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 | 5 | .. | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| II. Constitutional Diseases | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| III. Local Diseases | 4 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| IV. Developmental Diseases | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. |
| V. Violent Deaths | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Unspecified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 15 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 10 |
CLASS I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1:
Miasmatic Diseases,
Diphtheria
Croup
Typhoid Fever
Dysentery
Diarrhoea
Pyæmia
ORDER 3:
Dietic Diseases,
Alcoholism
CLASS II.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:
Diathetic Diseases,
Cancer
Tumour
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NZ Gazette 1884, No 19
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Causes of Death, Children, Zymotic Diseases, Constitutional Diseases