New Zealand Gazette – 1890 – No. 28

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✨ Vital Statistics



MAY 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 595

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of April, 1890.

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 April, 1890.

Boroughs.
(For population of principal boroughs,
including suburbs, see note *.)
Boroughs Estimated Population Jan. 1, 1890 Total Births Deaths Registered in April, 1890 Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, April, 1890 Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1889
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
Auckland* .. .. 33,307 68 4 .. 11 .. 1 6 22 | 0.66 | 9.49
Wellington* .. .. 31,028 95 5 2 16 5 4 14 46 | 1.48 | 12.45
Christchurch* .. .. 17,116 26 2 .. 5 2 1 3 13 | 0.76 | 9.77
Dunedin* .. .. 24,168 43 3 .. 17 2 .. 7 29 | 1.20 | 10.90
Thames .. .. 4,627 12 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 4 | 0.86 | 12.97
New Plymouth .. .. 2,893 13 .. .. 2 1 .. 3 6 | 2.07 | 12.85
Napier .. .. 8,876 36 8 .. 2 3 1 4 18 | 2.03 | 11.68
Wanganui .. .. 5,107 9 .. 1 1 1 .. .. 3 | 0.59 | 9.09
Blenheim .. .. 3,035 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 9.88
Nelson .. .. 7,777 13 2 .. .. 6 1 4 13 | 1.67 | 10.83
Sydenham .. .. 10,252 29 1 .. 2 1 1 2 7 | 0.68 | 10.81
Lyttelton .. .. 4,127 12 .. .. 4 1 .. .. 5 | 1.21 | 11.59
Timaru .. .. 3,925 12 .. .. .. 5 .. .. 5 | 1.27 | 14.39
Oamaru .. .. 5,706 10 1 1 1 1 .. .. 4 | 0.70 | 8.82
Greymouth .. .. 3,727 7 .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 | 1.07 | 9.78
Hokitika .. .. 2,610 3 .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 | 1.15 | 18.58
Caversham .. .. 4,927 15 .. .. 2 .. .. 3 5 | 1.01 | 16.58
Invercargill* .. .. 5,160 7 1 .. 2 2 1 3 9 | 1.74 | 12.61
Totals .. .. .. 420 28 4 68 31 11 54 196 | .. | ..

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 420, against 419 in March, an increase of 1. The deaths in April were 196, the same number as in March. Of the total deaths, males contributed 100; females, 96. Seventy-four of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 37.76 per cent. of the whole number; 59 of these were under 1 year of age.

  • It must be understood that the numbers of the population above given refer only to those within the several borough boundaries. To estimate the relative importance of the principal boroughs as centres of population it is necessary in each case to take into consideration the number of the population in the adjacent boroughs, some of which are included in the above table, and other districts which are practically suburbs of the central borough. This can only be done with any degree of accuracy for census years.
    The populations of the four principal boroughs and their suburbs in 1886 were as follows:—

Auckland Borough ... ... ... 33,161
Adjacent boroughs and road districts ... 23,887
Total Auckland Borough and suburbs... 57,048

Wellington Borough ... ... ... 25,945
Suburbs ... ... ... 1,888
Total Wellington Borough and suburbs 27,833

Christchurch Borough ... ... ... 15,265
Adjacent boroughs and other suburbs... 29,423
Total Christchurch Borough and suburbs 44,688

Dunedin Borough ... ... ... 23,243
Adjacent boroughs ... ... ... 22,275
Total Dunedin Borough and suburbs ... 45,518

The population of Invercargill and suburbs at same date was—
Invercargill Borough ... ... ... 5,212
Adjacent boroughs ... ... ... 3,727
Total Invercargill Borough and suburbs... 8,939

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 April, 1890.
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 3 8 8 1 1 1 4 27 24.54
II. Parasitic Diseases .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 1.82
III. Dietetic Diseases .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 3 2.73
IV. Constitutional Diseases .. 4 1 5 .. 4 .. 6 20 18.18
V. Developmental Diseases 1 1 1 1 .. .. .. 2 6 5.45
VI. Local Diseases 3 8 6 13 3 2 2 9 46 41.82
VII. Violence .. 1 .. 1 1 1 .. 2 4 3.64
VIII. Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2 1.82
Totals 5 17 16 30 5 8 5 24 110 100.00


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