New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 26

Page 533

✨ Vital Statistics, Mortality Rates



APRIL 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 533

REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of March, 1887.

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 March, 1887.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JAN., 1887. TOTAL BIRTHS. DEATHS REGISTERED IN MARCH, 1887. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1886.
Males. Females. Total Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, March, 1887.
Under 1 Year. 1&under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1&under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Auckland .. 36,553 116 25 1 9 11 3 6 55
Wellington .. *25,945 94 18 8 14 15 3 10 68
Christchurch .. 15,684 38 6 2 4 7 .. 4 23
Dunedin .. 24,233 64 11 1 15 8 .. 9 44
Thames .. 4,829 10 1 .. 4 1 .. 1 7
New Plymouth .. 2,970 11 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
Napier .. 7,955 27 1 .. 4 3 .. 5 13
Wanganui .. 4,336 19 2 .. 2 .. .. 2 6
Blenheim .. 3,035 11 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2
Nelson .. 7,678 21 2 .. 5 .. .. 4 11
Sydenham .. 10,273 23 7 2 1 9 6 1 26
Lyttelton .. 4,155 18 1 .. .. 2 .. 1 4
Timaru .. 3,794 8 1 1 2 3 1 .. 8
Oamaru .. 5,753 9 1 1 .. .. .. 2 4
Greymouth .. 3,169 9 2 .. .. 2 .. .. 4
Hokitika .. 2,796 5 .. .. 2 2 .. 1 5
Caversham .. 4,610 5 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 6
Invercargill .. 5,204 22 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
Totals .. .. 510 81 16 65 66 13 49 290

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 510 against 430 in February, an increase of 80. The deaths in March were 290, an increase of 80 on the number for February. Of the total deaths, males contributed 162; females, 128. One hundred and seventy-six of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 60·69 per cent. of the whole number; 147 of these were under 1 year of age.

  • This is the Census population in 1886.

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 Proportion per Cent. of Deaths from each Cause, in the Boroughs of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, that were registered during the Month of March, 1887.

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 29 3 11 8 8 2 13 2 76 40·00
II. Parasitic Diseases 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·53
III. Dietetic Diseases 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 4 2·10
IV. Constitutional Diseases .. 3 5 5 1 1 .. 10 25 13·16
V. Developmental Diseases 2 3 6 1 .. .. 1 1 14 7·37
VI. Local Diseases 2 5 14 8 1 3 4 8 45 23·68
VII. Violence .. 1 1 1 1 2 .. 2 8 4·21
VIII. Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes 4 .. 7 1 4 .. 1 .. 17 8·95
Totals 40 15 44 24 15 8 20 24 190 100·00

CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic,—

Scarlatina .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9
Gastric Fever .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—

Cholera .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Diarrhœa .. .. .. .. 22 1 10 1 7 .. 13 .. 54

ORDER 6:—
Septic,—

Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Puerperal Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.

Thrush .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.

Want of Breast-milk .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1


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