New Zealand Gazette – 1895 – No. 83

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 83

CLASS VI.—continued. AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. TOTAL.
ORDER 8:— Diseases of Reproductive System,— 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.
Tumour of Uterus .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Abscess after Childbirth .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Embolism after Childbirth .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:— Accident or Negligence,—
Injury to Pelvis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Gunshot Wound .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Drowning .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
Suffocation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 2:— Homicide,—
Wilful Murder .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. 2 .. 4 .. 2 .. .. .. 8
Found Dead .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 13 38 16 30 10 26 3 23 159

In the first table are given the deaths and death-rates for each of the four cities, for the suburban boroughs severally, and for each city with its suburban towns. As regards Auckland and Christchurch, the whole of the area usually recognised as suburban has not yet been brought under municipal government, and the vital statistics do not deal with such portions as still remain in road districts. But the omission 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.

By including the suburban boroughs the death-rate for last month is lowered at Auckland, but raised at the other centres. The rates for October are,—

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·30
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·19
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·14
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·19
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·74
" and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·85
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·42
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·53

It will be observed that if the suburbs be included Auckland and Wellington have exactly the same rate, 1·19 per 1,000.

Specific Febrile and Zymotic Diseases.—The mortality from this class of disease in October at the four cities and their suburbs was very low, amounting to 9 deaths only. Five of these occurred at Wellington, where diphtheria caused 2 deaths, and influenza, whooping-cough, and typhoid fever, 1 each. Influenza is noticed also at Auckland (1 death) and Christchurch (2 deaths). From scarlet fever there was one death, at Dunedin.

Parasitic Diseases.—A male of twenty-two years died at Christchurch of hydatids in the brain.

Constitutional Diseases.—The total of deaths for October was 48, against 41 in September and 38 in August. Thirty out of the 48 deaths for last month were from phthisis, and 7 from cancer—of the lip, tongue, neck, breast, womb, and armpit.

Local Diseases.—The deaths in this class fell from 114 in September to 69 in October, the latter number being made up as follows: From diseases of the nervous system (apoplexy, paralysis, &c.), 17; of the heart and circulation, 12; of the respiratory organs, 21; of the digestive organs, 9; of the lymphatic system, 1; of the kidneys, 5; of the reproductive system, 4.

Violent Deaths.—Of 6 deaths 5 were by accident and 1 a wilful murder, according to the verdict given at the inquest. A watchman died from injury to the pelvis; a youth of fifteen years from a gunshot wound; 2 adult males from drowning, and another from suffocation. The verdict of “Murder” was returned in case of a child whose body was found in the Wellington harbour.



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🏥 Vital Statistics Report for October 1895 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
14 November 1895
Vital Statistics, Diseases, Mortality, Classification