✨ Vital Statistics Report
JULY 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1033
Vital Statistics, June, 1892.
REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of June, 1892.
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, 1892.
| BOROUGHS. | POPULATION OF BOROUGHS, APRIL, 1891 | TOTAL BIRTHS | DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JUNE, 1892 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | |||
| Under 1 Year. | |||
| Auckland (with suburbs, 51,127) | 28,613 | 73 | 5 |
| Wellington (with suburbs, 33,224) | 31,021 | 65 | 5 |
| Christch'ch (with suburbs, 47,846) | 16,223 | 28 | 1 |
| Dunedin (with suburbs, 45,865) | 22,376 | 43 | 4 |
| Thames | 4,618 | 11 | .. |
| New Plymouth | 3,350 | 8 | 1 |
| Napier | 8,341 | 31 | 1 |
| Wanganui | 5,011 | 10 | .. |
| Palmerston North | 4,303 | 27 | 3 |
| Blenheim | 3,294 | 7 | .. |
| Nelson | 6,626 | 11 | .. |
| Sydenham | 9,630 | 16 | .. |
| Lyttelton | 4,087 | 13 | 1 |
| Timaru | 3,668 | 9 | .. |
| Oamaru | 5,621 | 10 | .. |
| Greymouth | 3,787 | 5 | .. |
| Hokitika | 2,178 | 2 | .. |
| Caversham | 4,690 | 6 | .. |
| Invercargill (with suburbs, 8,551) | 4,950 | 12 | 1 |
| Totals | .. | 387 | 22 |
NOTE.—Deaths, occurring at hospitals, of persons not residents of the borough wherein the hospital is situated are allotted to the boroughs where the diseases were contracted, and not to that in which the deaths actually took place.
The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 387, against 394 in May, a decrease of 7. The deaths in June were 184, a decrease of 13 on the number in May. Of the total deaths, males contributed 103; females, 81. Forty-seven of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being nearly 25·55 per cent. of the whole number; 34 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, 1892.
| 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. | ||
| I. | Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| II. | Parasitic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| III. | Dietetic Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| IV. | Constitutional Diseases | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | 3 |
| V. | Developmental Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 |
| VI. | Local Diseases | 5 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 6 |
| VII. | Violence | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 |
| VIII. | Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | .. | 11 | 18 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 13 |
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