New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 67

Page 1309

✨ Vital Statistics and Mortality Rates



Oct. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1309

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

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JAN., 1887. TOTAL BIRTHS. DEATHS REGISTERED IN SEPTEMBER, 1887. PROPORTION OF DEATHS TO THE 1,000 OF POPULATION IN THE YEAR 1886.
Males. Females.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Total Deaths Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, Sept., 1887.
Auckland .. .. 35,965 63 2 .. 1 2 2 12 19 0·53 14·42
Wellington .. .. 26,956 80 4 5 17 7 1 8 42 1·56 17·02
Christchurch .. .. 15,684 44 2 1 7 .. 1 4 15 0·96 13·31
Dunedin .. .. 24,233 38 1 1 12 .. .. 8 22 0·91 12·69
Thames .. .. 4,829 13 .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0·41 8·72
New Plymouth .. .. 2,970 10 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 3 1·01 14·45
Napier .. .. .. 7,955 35 .. 2 1 1 2 .. 6 0·75 14·19
Wanganui .. .. 4,336 10 .. .. 1 1 .. 3 5 1·15 10·53
Blenheim .. .. 3,035 18 1 .. 4 .. .. .. 5 1·65 14·48
Nelson .. .. .. 7,678 11 .. .. 4 .. .. 1 5 0·65 14·30
Sydenham .. .. 10,273 35 1 .. 1 .. 1 4 7 0·63 13·13
Lyttelton .. .. 4,155 12 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 3 0·72 12·67
Timaru .. .. .. 3,794 9 1 1 .. .. .. 2 4 1·05 10·34
Oamaru .. .. .. 5,753 21 .. .. 2 1 1 1 5 0·87 10·80
Greymouth .. .. 3,169 11 1 1 3 .. .. 2 5 1·56 16·86
Hokitika .. .. 2,796 5 .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0·72 11·46
Caversham .. .. 4,610 8 1 .. 3 .. .. 1 5 1·08 12·53
Invercargill .. .. 5,204 10 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 4 0·77 10·42
Totals .. .. .. .. 433 16 11 57 14 9 52 159 .. ..

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 433 against 529 in August, a decrease of 96. The deaths in September were 159, a decrease of 41 on the number for August. Of the total deaths, males contributed 84; females, 75. Fifty of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 31·45 per cent. of the whole number; 30 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 September, 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 1 .. 2 2 .. 2 1 .. 8 8·16
II. Parasitic Diseases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
III. Dietetic Diseases .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 2·04
IV. Constitutional Diseases .. 5 1 6 1 3 .. 9 25 25·52
V. Developmental Diseases .. 1 1 3 .. 2 .. .. 7 7·14
VI. Local Diseases .. 4 6 10 11 1 3 1 10 46
VII. Violence .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 5 5·10
VIII. Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes .. .. 3 1 1 .. .. .. 5 5·10
Totals .. 6 13 17 25 4 11 2 20 98 100·00

CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic,–
Whooping-cough .. .. .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1
Diphtheria .. .. .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 4
Typhoid Fever .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2
ORDER 6:—
Septic,–
Erysipelas .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1

CLASS III.—DIETETIC.
Alcoholic Poisoning .. .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2



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