✨ Vital Statistics Report
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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R EGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month
of December, 1888.
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 December, 1888.
| BOROUGHS. | EST. POP. JAN., 1888. | TOTAL BIRTHS. | TOTAL DEATHS. | PROP. DEATHS/1000 (Dec. 1888) | PROP. DEATHS/1000 (Year 1887) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 35,639* | 91 | 22 | 0.62 | 15.55 |
| Wellington | 28,235 | 78 | 26 | 0.92 | 13.17 |
| Christchurch | 16,217 | 25 | 12 | 0.74 | 11.65 |
| Dunedin | 24,334 | 43 | 18 | 0.74 | 11.60 |
| Thames | 4,829 | 15 | 6 | 1.24 | 11.60 |
| New Plymouth | 2,806 | 7 | 2 | 0.71 | 13.50 |
| Napier | 8,419 | 39 | 8 | 0.95 | 16.25 |
| Wanganui | 4,368 | 4 | 6 | 1.27 | 11.49 |
| Blenheim | 2,906 | 14 | 3 | 1.03 | 10.77 |
| Nelson | 7,661 | 14 | 10 | 1.31 | 10.95 |
| Sydenham | 9,594 | 28 | 9 | 0.94 | 12.38 |
| Lyttelton | 4,194 | 10 | 4 | 0.95 | 9.58 |
| Timaru | 3,897 | 9 | 6 | 1.54 | 15.86 |
| Oamaru | 5,298 | 12 | 5 | 0.94 | 10.86 |
| Greymouth | 3,365 | 5 | 1 | 0.30 | 12.86 |
| Hokitika | 2,703 | 4 | 1 | 0.37 | 11.64 |
| Caversham | 4,639 | 8 | 2 | 0.86 | 11.46 |
| Invercargill | 5,120 | 13 | 3 | 0.59 | 9.10 |
| Totals | .. | 419 | 146 | .. | .. |
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 419, against 483 in November, a decrease of 64. The deaths in
December were 146, a decrease of 16 on the number in November. Of the total deaths, males contributed 79; females, 67.
Thirty-four of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 23.29 per cent. of the whole number; 27 of these were
under 1 year of age.
- The population for Auckland is that estimated for the middle of the year 1888.
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 December, 1888.
| CLASSES. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | AUCKLAND (U/5 Yrs, 5+ Yrs) | WELLINGTON (U/5 Yrs, 5+ Yrs) | CHRISTCHURCH (U/5 Yrs, 5+ Yrs) | DUNEDIN (U/5 Yrs, 5+ Yrs) | TOTAL. | PROP. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. | Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases | 1, 1 | 3, 2 | .., .. | .., .. | 7 | 8.97 |
| II. | Parasitic Diseases | .., .. | .., .. | .., .. | .., .. | .. | .. |
| III. | Dietetic Diseases | .., .. | .., .. | 1, 4 | .., .. | 24 | 30.77 |
| IV. | Constitutional Diseases | 1, 3 | 1, 5 | .., .. | .., .. | 4 | 5.13 |
| V. | Developmental Diseases | 3, 13 | .., .. | 1, 5 | 3, 2 | 34 | 43.59 |
| VI. | Local Diseases | .., .. | .., .. | .., .. | 1, 3 | 6 | 7.69 |
| VII. | Violence | .., .. | 3, .. | 1, .. | .., .. | 3 | 3.85 |
| VIII. | Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes | .., .. | .., .. | .., .. | .., .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 5, 17 | 7, 19 | 2, 10 | 4, 14 | 78 | 100.00 |
CLASS I.---SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1:---
Miasmatic,一
Enteric Fever, Typhoid
ORDER 2:---
Diarrheal,一
Vomiting
Diarrhœa
ORDER 5:---
Venereal,一
Syphilis
ORDER 6:---
Septic,一
Septicæmia
| CAUSE | AUCKLAND (U/5, 5+) | WELLINGTON (U/5, 5+) | CHRISTCHURCH (U/5, 5+) | DUNEDIN (U/5, 5+) | TOTAL. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever, Typhoid | .., 1 | 1, 1 | .., .. | .., .. | 3 |
| Vomiting Diarrhœa | 1, .. | 1, .. | .., .. | .., .. | 1 |
| Syphilis | .., .. | .., 1 | .., .. | .., .. | 1 |
| Septicæmia | .., .. | .., 1 | .., .. | .., .. | 1 |
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