New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 19

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✨ Vital Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 19

Vital Statistics, February, 1896.

R
EGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the
month of February, 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 February, 1896.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION OF BOROUGHS, 1st JANUARY, 1896.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1896.							Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, February, 1896.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1895.
			Males.			Females.			Total Deaths.
			Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
Auckland ..	31,873	60	13	1	10	13	3	7	47	1·47	14·87
Birkenhead	677	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	4·48
Devonport	2,859	6	2	..	1	2	1	..	6	2·10	7·40
Newmarket	1,638	4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	11·71
Newton ..	2,418	2	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	0·41	6·65
Parnell ..	3,834	8	2	..	..	2	..	2	6	1·56	11·03
Other suburbs	*	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Auckland	43,299	80	17	1	11	17	4	10	60	1·89	13·80
and suburban
boroughs
Wellington ..	35,606	73	12	1	18	7	2	11	51	1·43	13·07
Karori ..	898	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	6·77
Melrose ..	1,612	2	1	..	1	..	..	1	3	1·86	8·83
Onslow ..	1,248	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	4·89
Totals Wellington	39,364	78	13	1	19	7	2	12	54	1·37	12·50
and suburbs
Christchurch	17,713	26	9	..	8	6	1	6	30	1·69	10·83
Linwood ..	6,158	18	1	..	1	5	..	4	11	1·79	9·19
St. Albans	5,798	8	2	..	1	1	..	1	5	0·86	9·70
Sydenham	10,803	20	4	..	4	3	..	3	14	1·30	10·73
Woolston ..	2,292	3	1	..	1	1	1	2	6	2·62	13·22
Other suburbs	*	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Christchurch	42,764	75	17	..	15	16	2	16	66	1·54	10·54
and suburban
boroughs
Dunedin ..	24,018	38	..	..	4	1	..	5	10	0·42	10·21
Caversham	4,856	9	..	..	1	..	..	2	3	0·62	15·50
Maori Hill	1,478	2	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	1·35	8·84
Mornington	4,001	6	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	0·25	7·05
North-east Valley ..	3,691	4	..	..	1	1	..	..	2	0·54	5·79
Roslyn ..	4,072	6	..	..	1	..	..	2	3	0·74	7·17
St. Kilda ..	1,267	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2·39
South Dunedin	4,767	10	..	..	..	..	..	2	2	0·42	6·58
West Harbour	1,461	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	5·51
Totals Dunedin	49,611	76	..	..	8	2	..	13	23	0·46	9·15
and suburbs

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 309, against 397 in January, a decrease of 88. The deaths in
February were 203, an increase of 38 on the number in January. Of the total deaths, males contributed 102; females, 101.
Ninety-nine of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 49·01 per cent. of the whole number; 89 of these were
under 1 year of age. There were 21 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: two men of 65, 74, and two women of 75
and 80, died at Auckland; three men of 68, 74, 86, and one woman of 65, at Wellington; five men of 67, 71, 76, 77, 80, and
four women of 73, 75, 85, 95, at Christchurch; two men of 65 and 70, and two women of 68 and 99, 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 February, 1896.

CLASS.	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 Zy-motic Diseases	18	6	11	5	18	6	1	2	67	33·01
II.	Parasitic Diseases	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
III.	Dietetic Diseases	3	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	5	2·46
IV.	Constitutional Diseases	1	4	1	7	5	5	..	10	33	16·26
V.	Developmental Diseases	..	1	..	1	8	3	..	1	14	6·90
VI.	Local Diseases	10	7	5	14	3	16	1	6	62	30·54
VII.	Violence	..	2	..	4	..	1	..	2	9	4·43
VIII.	Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes	7	..	5	..	1	..	..	..	13	6·40
	Totals	39	21	23	31	35	31	2	21	203	100·00