New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 11

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

Feb. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 259

REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of January, 1885.

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, 1885.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION.	TOTAL BIRTHS.	DEATHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1885.							Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1884.
			Males.			Females.			Total Deaths	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, January, 1885.
			Under 1 Year.	1&under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 1 Year.	1&under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
Auckland ..	28,090	119	17	1	14	9	3	7	51	1·82
Wellington ..	22,757	82	5	..	14	3	2	7	31	1·36
Christchurch ..	16,356	32	2	2	9	7	1	5	26	1·59
Dunedin ..	24,758*	71	7	1	9	1	..	9	27	1·09
Thames	5,330	10	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	0·19
New Plymouth	3,803	16	1	..	2	..	..	..	3	0·79
Napier ..	6,398	22	4	..	3	1	..	..	8	1·25
Wanganui ..	5,151	10	2	..	1	..	..	2	5	0·97
Nelson ..	7,265	21	..	1	5	2	..	1	9	1·24
Sydenham ..	9,614	42	4	..	2	3	1	..	10	1·04
Lyttelton ..	4,593	14	..	..	2	..	..	..	2	0·44
Timaru ..	4,350	9	..	..	..	1	..	1	2	0·46
Oamaru ..	6,542	20	1	..	3	..	1	..	5	0·76
Hokitika ..	2,867	10	1	..	..	..	..	2	3	1·05
Caversham ..	4,298	8	..	1	1	..	..	1	3	0·70
Invercargill ..	5,182	15	1	..	1	..	..	1	3	0·58
Totals ..	..	501	45	6	66	27	8	37	189	..

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 506, against 465 in December, an increase of 36. The deaths in January were 189, an increase of 24 on the number for December. Of the above deaths, males contributed 117; females, 72. Eighty-six of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 45·50 per cent. of the whole number; 72 of these were of children under 1 year of age.

The estimated population of Dunedin as given for the year 1884 is considered to have been too high. After reference to the Town Clerk, who has very carefully considered the question, a reduced population, based upon data taken from his report, is now substituted.

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, 1885.

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.	Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases	11	2	2	..	4	1	4	2	26	19·26
II.	Parasitic Diseases ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
III.	Dietic Diseases ..	..	1	1	..	1	..	1	..	4	2·96
IV.	Constitutional Diseases	1	6	..	4	2	7	..	5	25	18·52
V.	Developmental Diseases	..	2	1	2	2	1	..	1	9	6·67
VI.	Local Diseases ..	13	8	6	13	3	5	4	9	61	45·19
VII.	Violence ..	..	2	..	1	..	..	..	1	4	2·96
VIII.	Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes	5	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	6	4·44
	Totals ..	30	21	10	21	12	14	9	18	135	100·00

CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic Diseases,—
Whooping Cough .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 5
Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 1
ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—
Diarrhœa .. .. .. .. 11 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 15
Dysentery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Syphilis (congenital) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Stricture of Urethra .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
ORDER 6:—
Septic,—
Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2