New Zealand Gazette – 1895 – No. 60

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

Aug. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1259

Vital Statistics, July, 1895.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of July, 1895:

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 July, 1895.

Boroughs.	Population of Principal Boroughs with all their Suburbs, Census, April, 1891.	ESTIMATED POPULATION OF BOROUGHS, 1st JANUARY, 1895.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.	Males.	Females.	Total Deaths.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, July, 1895.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1894.
Auckland	31,456	82	2	1	20	6	..	7
Birkenhead	663	2	..	..	..	..	..	..
Devonport	2,818	5	..	..	..	..	..	..
Newmarket	1,606	7	..	..	1	..	..	1
Newton	2,394	3	..	..	2	..	..	1
Parnell	3,781	7	..	..	..	..	..	1
Other suburbs	*	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs	42,718	106	2	1	23	6	..	10
Wellington	35,068	91	3	3	10	1	..	12
Karori	875	2	..	..	..	..	..	..
Melrose	1,561	3	..	..	..	..	..	..
Onslow	1,206	4	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Wellington and suburbs	38,710	100	3	3	10	1	..	12
Christchurch	17,545	31	2	1	8	2	..	7
Linwood	6,026	10	1	..	..	2	..	3
St. Albans	5,750	7	1	..	1	..	..	2
Sydenham	10,630	15	..	..	1	1	..	2
Woolston	2,260	4	1	..	1	1	..	2
Other suburbs	*	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs	42,211	67	5	1	11	6	..	16
Dunedin	23,787	45	2	1	7	..	..	11
Caversham	4,825	10	..	..	3	..	..	..
Maori Hill	1,463	8	..	..	1	..	..	..
Mornington	3,937	4	..	..	1	..	..	1
North-east Valley	3,621	14	..	..	1	..	..	..
Roslyn	4,013	13	1	..	1	..	..	..
St. Kilda	1,241	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
South Dunedin	4,662	8	..	..	3	..	..	..
West Harbour	1,442	2	..	..	1	..	..	..
Totals Dunedin and suburbs	48,991	104	3	1	18	..	..	15

The remaining suburbs do not lie within borough boundaries, and particulars respecting them have not been obtained for the Vital Statistics.

Deaths occurring at hospitals have been omitted, except where deceased had resided before admission in one or other of the above boroughs, in which case the death is counted against the borough of residence.

The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 377, against 320 in June, an increase of 57. The deaths in July were 147, a decrease of 6 on the number in June. Of the total deaths, males contributed 81, females 66. Thirty-two of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 21·77 per cent. of the whole number; 26 of these were under 1 year of age. There were 34 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: Twelve men of 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 76 (two), 79 (two), 83, and 96 died at Auckland; two men of 68 and 71, and three women of 65, 77, and 86, at Wellington; three men of 70, 72, and 84, and five women of 68, 75, 79, 83, and 86, at Christchurch; six men of 68 (three), 72, and 79 (two), and three women of 65, 68, and 71, at Dunedin.

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 above given registered during the Month of July, 1895.

CAUSES OF DEATH.	AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.	WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.	CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.	DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.	TOTAL.	PROPORTIONS PER CENT
Under 5 Years. & over.	Under 5 Years. & over.	Under 5 Years. & over.	Under 5 Years. & over.
I. Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases	..	..	..	2	1	2
II. Parasitic Diseases	..	..	..	..	..	..
III. Dietetic Diseases	..	..	..	1	..	..
IV. Constitutional Diseases	1	8	1	3	4	10
V. Developmental Diseases	1	2	..	..	1	2
VI. Local Diseases	5	22	6	15	4	13
VII. Violence	1	1	..	1	..	..
VIII. Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes	1	..	..	..	2	..
Totals	9	33	7	22	12	27