New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 82

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 82

	AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.		WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.		CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.		DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.		TOTAL.
	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.
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright's Disease ..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	2	4
Uremia ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Cystitis ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	2	3
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Fibrocystic Ovarian Disease ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Fibroid Tumour of Uterus ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
ORDER 10:—
Diseases of Integumentary System,—
Eczema ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall from a Cliff ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
Jumped from a Tram in Motion	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Burns ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Poison ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
Drowned ..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
Exposure ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
Poison ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1

CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. ..	1	..	..	..	2	..	1	..	4
Totals ..	6	31	9	23	13	26	15	32	155

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.

The inclusion of the suburban boroughs tends to lower the death-rate for last month at Dunedin, but raises it at Auckland and Christchurch; Wellington remains the same. The rates for September are,—

	Death-rate per 1,000 of Population.
Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. ..	0.83
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. ..	0.85
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. ..	0.77
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. ..	0.77
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. ..	0.83
" and four suburban boroughs .. .. ..	0.95
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. ..	1.14
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. ..	0.99

Including the suburbs, the rate at Dunedin is the highest, and at Wellington the lowest. Compared with September, 1895, the results are,—

	September, 1895.	September, 1896.
Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. ..	1.66	0.85
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. ..	1.19	0.77
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. ..	0.92	0.95
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. ..	0.82	0.99

Specific Febrile and Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths at the four cities, with suburbs, fell from 15 in August to 13 in September. Influenza caused most deaths (4); these were all at Dunedin. Whooping-cough was fatal at Wellington, and also at Christchurch—one death at both places. Diphtheria is found at Auckland and Wellington—one death each. The mortality from diarrhoeal diseases was very low, being confined to one death at Christchurch and another at Dunedin. The above, with two deaths from syphilis and one from erysipelas, make up the total.

Constitutional Diseases.—The deaths numbered 33, against 37 in August. There were 14 deaths from phthisis, and 10 from cancer last month.

Local Diseases.—These numbered 86, against 80 in the previous month. Deaths from diseases of the nervous system were 22, of the circulatory system 14, of the respiratory system 23, of the digestive system 16, of the urinary system 8, of the reproductive system 2, and of the integumentary system 1.

Violent Deaths.—These were 7 accidental and 1 suicidal. A gardener fell from a cliff and broke his neck; a commission agent jumped from a tram in motion and was killed; a woman died from accidental burning; a child was poisoned by eating heads of phosphorus matches; 2 mariners were accidentally drowned; a barman died from exposure; and a commission agent poisoned himself while temporarily insane.

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