New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 18

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



Feb. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 529

Vital Statistics of Chief Cities, Year 1896.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Four Chief Towns of New Zealand during the Year 1896:—

RETURN of the Number of Births, with the Actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Births and Deaths to Population, in the under-mentioned Boroughs, during the Year 1896.

BOROUGHS. Population of Principal Boroughs, with all their Suburbs, Census, April, 1896. POPULATION OF BOROUGHS, 1896. BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1896. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1896. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population.
Males.
Under 1 Year. 1&under 5 Years.
5 Years and over.
Females.
Under 1 Year. 1&under 5 Years.
5 Years and over.
Total Deaths.
Auckland .. 31,424 892 28·39 75 14
Birkenhead .. 690 15 21·74 1 ..
Devonport .. 3,010 81 26·91 6 1
Newmarket .. 1,929 60 31·10 6 1
Newton .. 2,379 43 18·07 3 ..
Parnell .. 4,196 100 23·83 12 4
Other suburbs .. * .. .. .. ..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs 43,628 1,191 27·30 103 20
Wellington .. 37,441 1,005 26·84 48 13
Karori .. 1,024 13 12·70 .. ..
Melrose .. 2,044 46 22·50 3 1
Onslow .. 1,249 45 36·03 1 ..
Totals Wellington and suburbs 41,758 1,109 26·56 52 14
Christchurch .. 16,964 370 21·81 25 6
Linwood .. 6,115 170 27·80 14 1
St. Albans .. 5,781 130 22·49 5 1
Sydenham .. 10,312 271 26·28 23 3
Woolston .. 2,057 46 22·36 2 1
Other suburbs .. * .. .. .. ..
Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs 41,229 987 23·94 69 12
Dunedin .. 22,815 498 21·83 15 2
Caversham .. 4,763 113 23·72 2 ..
Maori Hill .. 1,483 24 16·18 .. ..
Mornington .. 3,584 74 20·65 5 3
North-east Valley .. 3,374 95 28·16 3 ..
Roslyn .. 4,118 95 23·07 3 1
St. Kilda .. 1,185 28 23·63 1 ..
South Dunedin .. 4,592 121 26·35 10 1
West Harbour .. 1,366 25 18·30 .. ..
Totals Dunedin and suburbs 47,280 1,073 22·79 39 7
General Totals .. .. 4,360 25·07 263 53
  • 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.

TABLE showing, in Classes, the Number of Deaths of Persons of both Sexes under 5 Years of Age and 5 Years and upwards, and the Proportion per Cent. of Deaths in each Class, in the Boroughs above given, registered during the Year 1896.

CLASSES. 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.
I. Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases 70 33 30 23 51 27
II. Parasitic Diseases .. 1 1 .. 3 .. ..
III. Dietetic Diseases .. 9 2 2 2 .. 1
IV. Constitutional Diseases 14 94 10 104 9 87
V. Developmental Diseases 20 10 18 15 24 27
VI. Local Diseases .. 88 175 60 153 41 155
VII. Violence .. 3 20 1 24 2 12
VIII. Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes 29 3 13 .. 21 ..
Totals .. 234 338 134 324 148 309

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