New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 11

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



Feb. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 357

Vital Statistics, January, 1896.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the month of January, 1896:—

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 January, 1896.

Boroughs. Population of Principal Boroughs, with all their Suburbs, Census, April, 1891. Estimated Population of Boroughs, 1st January, 1896. Total Births in Boroughs Deaths in Boroughs Registered in January, 1896.
Males. Females.
Under 1 Year. 1 and under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 and under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Total Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, January, 1896. Proportion of Deaths to the 100 of Population in the Year 1895.
Auckland .. 31,873 83 7 2 8 12 2 6 37 1·16 14·87
Birkenhead .. 677 3 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 2·95 4·48
Devonport .. 2,859 6 3 1 1 1 .. 1 7 2·45 7·40
Newmarket .. 1,638 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·71
Newton .. 2,418 4 .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 1·24 6·65
Parnell .. 3,834 7 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·26 11·03
Other suburbs .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs 51,287 43,299 110 12 3 10 13 2 10 50 1·15 13·30
Wellington .. 35,606 91 3 1 11 7 1 17 40 1·12 13·07
Karori .. 898 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1·11 6·77
Melrose .. 1,612 4 .. .. 4 1 .. 2 7 4·34 8·83
Onslow .. 1,248 5 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 0·80 4·89
Totals Wellington and suburbs 34,190 39,364 100 3 1 15 9 1 20 49 1·24 12·50
Christchurch .. 17,713 39 2 1 3 4 .. 9 19 1·07 10·83
Linwood .. 6,158 15 5 .. 1 1 .. 1 8 1·30 9·19
St. Albans .. 5,798 8 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 0·17 9·70
Sydenham .. 10,803 25 3 1 2 4 1 5 16 1·48 10·73
Woolston .. 2,292 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13·22
Other suburbs .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs 47,846 42,764 97 10 2 6 9 2 15 44 1·03 10·54
Dunedin .. 24,018 50 .. .. 9 .. .. 6 15 0·62 10·21
Caversham .. 4,856 7 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 0·41 15·50
Maori Hill .. 1,478 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8·84
Mornington .. 4,001 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·25 7·05
North-east Valley .. 3,691 6 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 0·27 5·79
Roslyn .. 4,072 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7·17
St. Kilda .. 1,267 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2·39
South Dunedin .. 4,767 9 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·21 6·58
West Harbour .. 1,461 3 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 1·37 5·51
Totals Dunedin and suburbs 45,981 49,611 90 .. .. 13 1 1 7 22 0·44 9·15
  • 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 previously resided 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 397, against 344 in December, an increase of 53. The deaths in January were 165, an increase of 38 on the number in December. Of the total deaths, males contributed 75; females, 90. Sixty-nine of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 41·82 per cent. of the whole number; 57 of these were under 1 year of age. There were 21 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: three men of 67, 71, 73, and one woman of 68, died at Auckland; three men of 70, 73, 94, and five women of 70, 76, 78, 82, 86, at Wellington; one man of 76 and two women of 76 at Christchurch; four men of 65, 66, 72, 75, and two women of 65 and 81, 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 January, 1896.

No. 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. 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 10 1 4 1 15 1 .. .. 32 19·39
II. Parasitic Diseases .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 0·61
III. Dietetic Diseases 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·61
IV. Constitutional Diseases 5 4 2 15 1 7 .. 11 45 27·27
V. Developmental Diseases 2 .. .. 4 1 .. .. 1 8 4·85
VI. Local Diseases 8 14 5 11 2 12 1 8 61 36·97
VII. Violence 2 1 .. 3 1 1 .. .. 8 4·85
VIII. Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes 2 .. 3 .. 3 .. 1 .. 9 5·45
Totals 30 20 14 35 23 21 2 20 165 100·00


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