✨ Vital Statistics Report
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 48
REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of June, 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 June, 1887.
| BOROUGHS. | ESTIMATED POPULATION, JAN., 1887. | TOTAL BIRTHS. | DEATHS REGISTERED IN JUNE, 1887. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1886. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | |||
| Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | |||
| Auckland | 35,965 | 97 | 3 | 1 |
| Wellington | 26,956 | 71 | 2 | 2 |
| Christchurch | 15,684 | 47 | .. | .. |
| Dunedin | 24,233 | 58 | .. | .. |
| Thames | 4,829 | 14 | 1 | .. |
| New Plymouth | 2,970 | 15 | .. | .. |
| Napier | 7,955 | 44 | 2 | .. |
| Wanganui | 4,336 | 19 | 2 | .. |
| Blenheim | 3,035 | 13 | .. | .. |
| Nelson | 7,678 | 15 | .. | .. |
| Sydenham | 10,273 | 30 | 1 | .. |
| Lyttelton | 4,155 | 13 | 1 | .. |
| Timaru | 3,794 | 12 | 1 | .. |
| Oamaru | 5,753 | 14 | 1 | .. |
| Greymouth | 3,169 | 8 | .. | .. |
| Hokitika | 2,796 | 6 | 1 | .. |
| Caversham | 4,610 | 14 | .. | .. |
| Invercargill | 5,204 | 21 | 1 | .. |
| Totals .. | .. | 511 | 16 | 3 |
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 511 against 496 in May, an increase of 15. The deaths in June were 165, a decrease of 3 on the number for May. Of the total deaths, males contributed 89; females, 76. Forty-four of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 26·67 per cent. of the whole number; 38 of these were 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 June, 1887.
| CLASS. | 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. | Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 |
| II. | Parasitic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| III. | Dietetic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| IV. | Constitutional Diseases | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | .. | 5 |
| V. | Developmental Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| VI. | Local Diseases | 7 | 11 | 4 | 10 | .. | 8 |
| VII. | Violence | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| VIII. | Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | .. | 12 | 18 | 8 | 21 | .. | 17 |
CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic,—
Scarlatina .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 2 .. .. 6
ORDER 2:—
Diarrhœal,—
Diarrhœa .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 4
ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Stricture of Urethra .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
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NZ Gazette 1887, No 48
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🏥 Vital Statistics Report for June 1887
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Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Population, Boroughs, Mortality Rates
🏥 Table of Births and Deaths in Boroughs
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Boroughs, Population, Births, Deaths, Mortality Rates, Age Groups
🏥 Summary of Births and Deaths
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Births, Deaths, Increase, Decrease, Age Groups
🏥 Causes of Deaths in Selected Boroughs
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