New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 103

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✨ Mortality Statistics



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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 3:— Diseases of Reproductive System,— Abortion .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
Order 1:— Accident or Negligence,—
Run over by Cart 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Run over by 'Bus .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Found Drowned .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Difficult Labour .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Order 3:— Suicide,— By Prussic Acid .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VIII. — ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. 1 .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 6
Totals .. 10 31 3 20 12 24 6 31 137

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 rate at each of the four centres. The rates for November are—

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·08
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 0·94
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·59
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 0·55
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·88
" and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 0·87
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·96
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 0·78

Including the suburbs, the rate at Auckland is the highest, and Wellington the lowest.
Compared with November, 1896, the results are,—

November, 1896. November, 1897.
Auckland and suburbs .. 0·76 0·94
Wellington and suburbs .. 0·43 0·55
Christchurch and suburbs .. 0·90 0·87
Dunedin and suburbs .. 0·59 0·78

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths from these causes at the four chief cities and their suburbs numbered 7 for the month of November, being 5·11 per cent. of the total mortality. There was 1 death from influenza, at Dunedin; 3 from diphtheria (2 at Christchurch and 1 at Dunedin); and 1 death from diarrhoea, at Auckland. Thus the mortality from miasmatic diseases was limited to 4 deaths, and that from diarrhoeal to 1 death.

Constitutional Diseases.—Phthisis caused 20 deaths, other tubercular diseases 5, cancer 7, rheumatic fever 1, and leucocythaemia 1; making a total of 34 deaths, or 24·82 per cent. of the number from all causes at the four centres.

Local Diseases.—Of 70 deaths at the chief towns and suburbs, or 51·09 per cent. of deaths from all causes, 21 were from diseases of the nervous system (including apoplexy, paralysis, convulsions, &c.), 20 of the circulatory system (heart-disease, &c.), 12 of the respiratory system (pneumonia, bronchitis, pleurisy, and laryngitis), 8 of the digestive system (gastritis, enteritis, &c.), 8 of the urinary system (including 5 Bright's disease), and 1 of the reproductive system.

Violent Deaths.—4 were accidental: a child was run over by a cart and a woman was killed by the overturning of an omnibus at Auckland; a lumper was found drowned at the same place; a child was accidentally killed by difficult birth. There was 1 suicide at Dunedin, that of an engineer who poisoned himself with prussic acid while mentally deranged.



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🏥 Mortality Statistics by City and Disease (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
16 December 1897
Mortality, Statistics, Disease, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Public Health