New Zealand Gazette – 1895 – No. 18

Page 481

✨ Vital Statistics, Death Causes, Birth Rates



Mar. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 481

TABLE showing the Causes of Deaths in Boroughs registered during the Year 1894—continued.

AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. TOTAL.
Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE—continued.
ORDER 1—continued.
Accidental—continued.
Knocked down by Cab .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Run over by Railway Engine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Run over by Tram-car .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Burned .. .. .. 1 1 4 .. 2 1 1 11
Burned while Drunk .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Poisoned .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Drowned .. .. .. 6 11 1 1 1 3 23
Suffocated .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 4
Overlain .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 3
Birth-accident .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. .. .. 5
Exposure .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Total Order 1 .. .. 3 23 4 21 6 9 2 9
ORDER 2:—
Manslaughter,—
Wilful Murder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Shooting .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 4
By cutting Throat .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
By opening a Vein .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
By Poison .. .. .. 3 1 .. 1 .. 1 6
By Drowning .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 4
By Drowning while suffering from Delirium tremens .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
By Hanging .. .. .. .. 1 .. 5 .. 2 ..
Total Order 3 .. .. .. 5 .. 10 .. 4 .. 6
Total Class VII. .. 3 28 4 31 6 13 2 16
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED CAUSES.
Dropsy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Marasmus .. .. .. 32 1 13 .. 32 .. 11
Tumour.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 ..
Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. ..
Found Dead .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
Total Class VIII. .. 32 3 13 .. 33 2 12 1
General Totals .. .. 211 390 137 303 123 304 104 392

NUMBER of Deaths of Persons of Sixty-five Years and upwards registered in the Four Chief Towns of New Zealand during the Year 1894.

Boroughs. Total Deaths of Persons over 65. 65 to 70. 70 to 75. 75 to 80. 80 to 85. 85 to 90. 90 and upwards.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
Auckland, &c. .. 129 18 12 19 12 12 17 14 10 7 7 .. 1
Wellington, &c. .. 53 11 7 6 7 7 5 7 1 1 1 .. ..
Christchurch, &c. .. 80 11 13 11 9 15 10 1 7 1 1 1 ..
Dunedin, &c. .. 115 22 10 10 11 21 12 7 9 4 5 .. 4
Totals .. 377 62 42 46 39 55 44 29 27 13 14 1 5

In previous annual reports on the vital statistics of the four chief towns the central boroughs alone were dealt with, particulars respecting the suburbs not having been obtained. But the omission of the suburbs was held to be a grave defect, and it is no doubt important to show the mortality in the suburbs, as the death-rates there may vary considerably from that of the centre in any case. Steps were therefore taken early in 1894 to collect statistics of the births, deaths, and populations of the suburban boroughs as well as of the four chief cities in the colony. As regards Auckland and Christchurch, the whole of the area usually recognised as suburban has not yet been brought under municipal government, and the statistics shown in the preceding tables do not deal with such portions as still remain in road districts. The omission, however, is not very important, for there are in either case quite enough suburbs included within borough boundaries to give a fair idea of the death-rate of greater Auckland and greater Christchurch. As further boroughs are formed the vital statistics will be made to include them.

BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATES.

There were 4,419 births registered in 1894 for the four chief centres. Of these, 2,790 occurred in the central, and 1,629 in the suburban boroughs. By including the suburbs the birth-rate is in each instance raised—slightly at Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin, but in a more marked degree at Christchurch. The rates are—

Birth-rates per 1,000 of Mean Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27·80 28·00
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28·25 28·59
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22·81 24·44
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22·14 22·59
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..



Next Page →



Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 1895, No 18




✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Causes of Deaths in Boroughs (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
7 March 1895
Vital Statistics, Causes of Death, Boroughs, 1894, Accidents, Violence, Suicide, Ill-defined Causes

🏥 Deaths of Persons Over 65 in Chief Towns

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
7 March 1895
Vital Statistics, Elderly Deaths, 1894, Age Groups, Four Chief Towns

🏥 Inclusion of Suburban Boroughs in Vital Statistics

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
7 March 1895
Vital Statistics, Suburban Boroughs, Death Rates, Birth Rates, 1894, Four Chief Towns

🏥 Birth Rates in Four Chief Towns

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
7 March 1895
Vital Statistics, Birth Rates, 1894, Four Chief Towns, Suburban Boroughs