New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 8

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✨ Death and Birth Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 8

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1895—continued.

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE—continued. AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. TOTAL.
ORDER 1—continued. 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.
Accidental—continued.
Birth Accident .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 3
Exposure .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Exposure and Intemperance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Frost-bite causing Tetanus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Shock .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Shock after Operation .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Total Order 1 .. .. 3 18 5 25 3 8 4 20 86
ORDER 2:—
Homicidal,—
Manslaughter .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Wilful Murder .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Total Order 2 .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. 3
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Cutting Throat .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 4
By Drowning .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
By Hanging .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
By Shooting .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 2 5
By Taking Poison .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 5
Total Order 3 .. .. .. 4 .. 5 .. 5 .. 6 20
Total Class VII. .. .. 3 22 6 32 3 13 4 26 109
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED CAUSES.
Marasmus .. .. 29 .. 23 .. 13 .. 7 .. 72
Intra-uterine Decay. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Found Dead .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Total Class VIII. .. .. 32 .. 23 .. 13 .. 8 .. 76
General Totals .. .. 198 374 186 302 142 306 89 365 1,962

NUMBER of Deaths of Persons of Sixty-five Years and upwards registered in the Four Chief Towns of New Zealand during the Year 1895.

Boroughs. Total Deaths of Persons over 65. 65 to 70. 70 to 75. 75 to 80. 80 to 85. 85 to 90. 90 and upwards.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
Auckland .. .. 98 13 12 16 9 15 7 9 3 3 6 4 1
Wellington .. .. 63 7 4 11 4 8 9 8 4 4 3 .. 1
Christchurch .. 78 10 11 12 11 12 7 6 4 1 2 2 ..
Dunedin .. .. 106 26 11 23 7 12 12 6 3 2 1 3 ..
Totals .. .. 345 56 38 62 31 47 35 29 14 10 12 9 2

BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATES.

The total number of births registered as occurring in the four chief centres and suburbs in 1895 was 4,370, as against 4,419 for the previous year. The actual decrease is not quite so large as at first sight it would appear to be, for in 1894 too high a return was received from the Borough of Birkenhead, owing to a mistake in defining the borough boundaries, so that the births in that place, which last year were only 17, were given for the previous year as 34, or probably double the true number.

The births in the four cities fell from 2,790 in 1894 to 2,722 in 1895; while the births in the suburban boroughs rose slightly—from 1,629 to 1,648. The birth-rates for last year are—

Birth-rates per 1,000 of Mean Population.
Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. 28·04
" and five suburban boroughs 26·81
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. 28·30
" and three suburban boroughs 29·26
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. 20·36
" and four suburban boroughs 23·56
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. 19·87
" and eight suburban boroughs 21·65

Thus, by the inclusion of the suburbs the rate is raised at all the chief towns excepting Auckland. It will be observed that, as in 1894, Wellington has the highest rate, Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin following at long intervals. The difference between the Wellington rate (29·26) and the Dunedin rate (21·65) is very marked. The birth-rate for the whole colony for last year was 26·78 per thousand. Wellington is thus well above the average, while Christchurch and Dunedin fall considerably below it.



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🏥 Causes of deaths in four chief cities during 1895 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Death statistics, Causes of death, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1895

🏥 Deaths of elderly persons in four chief cities during 1895

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Elderly deaths, Mortality statistics, 65+, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1895

🏥 Birth statistics and rates in four chief cities during 1895

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Birth statistics, Birth rates, Population data, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1895