April 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 677

Vital Statistics, March, 1896.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the month of March, 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 March, 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 March, 1896. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, March, 1896. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1895.
Males. Females.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Total Deaths.
Auckland .. .. 31,873 74 11 1 16 10 2 14 54 1·69 14·87
Birkenhead .. .. 677 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4·48
Devonport .. .. 2,859 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 4 1·40 7·40
Newmarket .. .. 1,638 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·71
Newton .. .. 2,418 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·41 6·65
Parnell .. .. 3,834 5 5 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 7 1·83 11·03
Other suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs .. 43,299 88 18 1 17 10 2 18 66 1·52 13·30
Wellington .. .. 35,606 80 6 .. 5 5 .. 10 26 0·73 13·07
Karori .. .. 898 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6·77
Melrose .. .. 1,612 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8·83
Onslow .. .. 1,248 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4·89
Totals Wellington and suburbs .. 39,364 90 6 .. 5 5 .. 10 26 0·66 12·50
Christchurch .. .. 17,713 34 1 .. 7 5 .. 5 18 1·02 10·83
Linwood .. .. 6,158 11 3 .. 2 1 .. 1 7 1·14 9·19
St. Albans .. .. 5,798 10 1 .. 1 2 .. .. 4 0·69 9·70
Sydenham .. .. 10,803 18 2 .. 2 .. .. 4 8 0·74 10·73
Woolston .. .. 2,292 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·87 13·22
Other suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs .. 42,764 75 7 .. 13 8 .. 11 39 0·91 10·54
Dunedin .. .. 24,018 43 1 .. 11 4 .. 4 20 0·83 10·21
Caversham .. .. 4,856 6 .. .. 3 .. 1 2 6 1·24 15·50
Maori Hill .. .. 1,478 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·68 8·84
Mornington .. .. 4,001 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7·05
North-east Valley .. .. 3,691 11 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 4 1·08 5·79
Roslyn .. .. 4,072 9 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·25 7·17
St. Kilda .. .. 1,267 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2·39
South Dunedin .. .. 4,767 12 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 0·42 6·58
West Harbour .. .. 1,461 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5·51
Totals Dunedin and suburbs .. 49,611 97 5 .. 15 4 1 9 34 0·69 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 350, against 309 in February, an increase of 41. The deaths in March were 165, a decrease of 38 on the number in February. Of the total deaths, males contributed 87; females, 78. Sixty-seven of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 40·61 per cent. of the whole number; 63 of these were under 1 year of age. There were 18 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: three men, 70, 76, 81, and three women, 66, 76, 89, died at Auckland; two men, 70, 76, at Wellington; five men, 65, 73, 75, 76, 77, and one woman, 68, at Christchurch; three men, 67, 70, 77, and one woman, 85, 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 March, 1896.

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 .. 12 6 1 .. 9 5 5 2 40 24·24
II. Parasitic Diseases .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·61
III. Dietetic Diseases .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4 2·42
IV. Constitutional Diseases .. 2 10 .. 8 .. 6 .. 7 33 20·00
V. Developmental Diseases .. 3 .. 2 .. .. .. 3 .. 8 4·85
VI. Local Diseases .. 7 16 8 6 4 12 .. 13 66 40·00
VII. Violence .. .. 3 .. .. .. 2 .. 2 6 3·64
VIII. Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes .. 3 .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 7 4·24
Totals .. 31 35 11 15 15 24 10 24 165 100·00

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