New Zealand Gazette – 1884 – No. 60

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



826 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 60

REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of April, 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 April, 1884.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION. TOTAL BIRTHS. DEATHS REGISTERED IN APRIL, 1884. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1883.
Males. Females. Total Deaths Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, April, 1884.
Under 1 Year. 1&under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1&under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Auckland .. 27,515 92 12 2 11 10 2 14 51 1·85 14·57
Wellington .. 22,325 79 7 1 8 7 2 3 28 1·25 16·54
Christchurch 16,163 45 5 .. 7 1 .. 6 19 1·18 16·82
Dunedin .. 25,887 79 .. 1 18 3 1 4 27 1·04 13·93
Thames .. 5,231 13 1 .. 2 1 .. 3 7 1·34 8·34
New Plymouth 3,737 8 2 .. 1 2 1 .. 6 1·61 9·33
Napier .. 6,233 23 1 .. 1 2 .. 1 5 0·80 16·53
Wanganui .. 5,077 17 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·20 9·44
Nelson .. 7,148 19 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 3 0·42 12·75
Sydenham .. 9,356 42 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·11 16·51
Lyttelton .. 4,501 18 1 .. 3 .. .. 1 5 1·11 14·26
Timaru .. 4,254 13 2 .. .. .. .. 2 4 0·94 15·08
Oamaru .. 6,393 24 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·16 11·21
Hokitika .. 2,809 11 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15·64
Caversham .. 4,226 12 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 0·47 11·02
Invercargill .. 5,072 9 1 .. 1 .. .. 4 6 1·18 14·73
Totals .. .. 504 35 4 56 26 6 39 166 .. ..

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 504, against 490 in March, an increase of 14. The deaths in April were 166, a decrease of 23 on the number for March. Of the above deaths, males contributed 95; females, 71. 71 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 42·77 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 April, 1884.

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 .. 14 6 4 3 1 1 3 2 34 27·20
II. Constitutional Diseases 3 8 2 4 .. 2 .. 8 27 21·60
III. Local Diseases .. 1 7 5 4 1 9 .. 10 37 29·60
IV. Developmental Diseases 7 4 6 .. 4 .. 2 1 24 19·20
V. Violent Deaths .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3 2·40
Unspecified .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. 26 25 17 11 6 13 5 22 125 100·00

CLASS I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic Diseases,—

AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH. DUNEDIN. TOTAL.
Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Croup .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 1
Whooping Cough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. .. .. 5
Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Puerperal Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Diarrhœa .. .. .. 11 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 13
Rheumatism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 2:—
Enthetic Diseases,—

| Stricture of Urethra .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |

ORDER 3:—
Dietic Diseases,—

| Inanition .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Purpura .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |

ORDER 4:—
Parasitic Diseases,—

| Thrush .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |



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🏥 Vital Statistics of Principal Towns

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
1 January 1970
Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Population, Boroughs, April 1884
  • Registrar-General

🏥 Causes of Deaths in Boroughs

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
1 January 1970
Causes of Death, Zymotic Diseases, Constitutional Diseases, Local Diseases, Developmental Diseases, Violent Deaths, Boroughs, April 1884
  • Registrar-General