Dec. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2075

Vital Statistics, November, 1896.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the month of November, 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 November, 1896.

| Boroughs. | Population of Principal Boroughs with all their Suburbs, Census, April, 1891. | Population, April, 1896. | Total Births in Boroughs. | Deaths in Boroughs registered in November, 1896. | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | Males. | | | Females. | | | Total Deaths. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, November, 1896. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1895. |
| | | | | Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | | | |
| Auckland .. | | 31,424 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 0·89 | 14·87 |
| Birkenhead .. | | 690 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4·48 |
| Devonport .. | | 3,010 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 0·66 | 7·40 |
| Newmarket .. | | 1,929 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11·71 |
| Newton .. | | 2,379 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6·65 |
| Parnell .. | | 4,196 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 0·71 | 11·03 |
| Other suburbs .. | | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals. Auckland and suburban boroughs | 51,287 | 43,628 | 98 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 0·76 | 13·30 |
| Wellington .. | | 37,441 | 63 | 2 | .. | 7 | 4 | .. | 5 | 18 | 0·48 | 13·07 |
| Karori .. | | 1,024 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6·77 |
| Melrose .. | | 2,044 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8·83 |
| Onslow .. | | 1,249 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4·89 |
| Totals Wellington and suburbs | 34,190 | 41,758 | 68 | 2 | .. | 7 | 4 | .. | 5 | 18 | 0·43 | 12·50 |
| Christchurch .. | | 16,964 | 22 | 2 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 5 | 13 | 0·77 | 10·83 |
| Linwood .. | | 6,115 | 13 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0·82 | 9·19 |
| St. Albans .. | | 5,781 | 7 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 8 | 1·38 | 9·70 |
| Sydenham .. | | 10,312 | 19 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0·97 | 10·73 |
| Woolston .. | | 2,057 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0·49 | 13·22 |
| Other suburbs .. | | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs | 47,846 | 41,229 | 63 | 6 | .. | 13 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 0·90 | 10·54 |
| Dunedin .. | | 22,815 | 46 | 1 | .. | 10 | 2 | .. | 5 | 18 | 0·79 | 10·21 |
| Caversham .. | | 4,763 | 13 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0·63 | 15·50 |
| Maori Hill .. | | 1,483 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8·84 |
| Mornington .. | | 3,584 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0·28 | 7·05 |
| North-east Valley .. | | 3,374 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0·30 | 5·79 |
| Roslyn .. | | 4,118 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 0·49 | 7·17 |
| St. Kilda .. | | 1,185 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 0·84 | 2·89 |
| South Dunedin .. | | 4,592 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 0·44 | 6·58 |
| West Harbour .. | | 1,366 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5·51 |
| Totals Dunedin and suburbs | 45,981 | 47,280 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 0·59 | 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, of persons not residents of the borough wherein the hospital is situated, have been allotted in each case to the borough where the disease was contracted, and not to that in which the death actually took place.

The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 320, against 372 in October, a decrease of 52. The deaths in November were 116, a decrease of 52 on the number in October. Of the total deaths, males contributed 62, females 54. Twenty-eight of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 24·14 per cent. of the whole number; 22 of these were under 1 year of age. There were 22 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: two men, 65, 71, and four women, 66, 67, 68, 83, died at Auckland; two men, 85, at Wellington; three men, 66, 73, 74, and three women, 70, 74, 80, at Christchurch; and three men, 70, 72 (two), and five women, 68, 70, 79, 80, 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 November, 1896.