New Zealand Gazette – 1884 – No. 7

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✨ Vital Statistics

JAN. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 105

Class.	Causes of Death.	Auckland.	Wellington.	Christchurch.	Dunedin.	Total.
	Orders, Diseases, &c.	Under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 5 Years.
IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.	ORDER 1.—Developmental Diseases of Children.
	Premature Birth	7	..	10	..	14
	Cyanosis	2	..	..	..	..
	Spina Bifida	1	..	..	..	..
	Other Malformations	..	..	..	..	..
	Teething	7	..	7	..	5
	ORDER 2.—Developmental Diseases of Adults.
	Childbirth	..	5	..	2	..
	ORDER 3.—Developmental Diseases of Old People.
	Old Age..	..	9	..	14	..
	ORDER 4.—Diseases of Nutrition.
	Atrophy and Debility	15	1	17	4	5
	Total Class IV.	32	15	34	20	24
V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.	ORDER 1.—Accident or Negligence.
	Fractures, &c.	..	4	1	3	1
	Gunshot Wound..	..	..	..	1	..
	Haemorrhage from the Cord	1	..	..	..	..
	Operation	..	..	..	..	..
	Burns and Scalds	1	2	1	..	..
	Poison	..	..	..	..	..
	Drowning	..	4	..	2	..
	Overlain by Mother	..	..	..	..	1
	Injuries received at Birth..	..	..	1	..	..
	ORDER 3.—Homicide.
	Wilful Murder	..	..	1	..	..
	Exploding Dynamite	..	..	..	..	..
	ORDER 4.—Suicide.
	Gunshot Wounds	..	..	..	..	..
	Throat-cutting	..	..	..	..	..
	Poison	..	1	..	..	..
	Exploding Dynamite	..	..	..	..	..
	Hanging	..	1	..	1	..
	Total Class V.	2	12	4	7	2
	Causes undefined,—
	Found Dead..	..	1	..	1	..
	Abscess..	..	..	..	5	..
	Total Deaths	..	168	225	173	189

The total number of births (3,371) in these four boroughs during the year 1883 was equal to a rate of 37·30 per 1,000 of the aggregate mean population. There was, however, a considerable diversity in the rates in the various boroughs, as shown hereunder:—

Borough.	Mean Population.	No. of Births.	Rate per 1,000 of Population.
Auckland	26,979	1,065	39·47
Wellington	21,885	913	41·71
Christchurch	15,930	547	34·34
Dunedin	25,559	846	33·10

This variation in the birth-rate was not owing to any difference in the southern boroughs in the proportion of the sexes, for the following are the estimated proportions in each borough, based on the census returns:—

Males.	Females.
Auckland	100
Wellington	100
Christchurch	100
Dunedin	100

The total deaths in these boroughs during the year of children under 1 year of age amounts to 437, or 12·97 per cent. of the births. The infantile mortality in each of the boroughs was as follows:—

DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR TO EVERY 100 BIRTHS.

Auckland	11·46	Christchurch	14·44
Wellington	14·24	Dunedin	12·53

Of the total deaths in these boroughs 598, or 43·36 per cent., were of children under 5 years of age. The deaths in each borough were as follow:—

Total Deaths.	Deaths of Children under 5 Years of Age.	Proportion per cent. of Deaths of Children under 5 Years of Age to Total Deaths.
Auckland	393	168
Wellington	362	173
Christchurch	268	113
Dunedin	356	144

Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths in this class amounted to 369, or 26·76 per cent. of the total deaths. Diphtheria caused 18 deaths, of which 7 were of children under 5 years of age. Whooping cough caused 53 deaths, all but 3 having been of children under 5 years of age. The deaths from typhoid fever amounted to 35, 3 only having occurred in Dunedin. Dysentery and diarrhoea caused the largest number of deaths, viz., 150; the majority, 136, having been of children under 5 years of age. The mortality from these last-named causes was much less in Christchurch than in the other boroughs.

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