New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 6

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✨ Census Statistics on Sickness and Infirmity



Jan. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 171

Census, 1896.—Sickness and Infirmity.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 12th January, 1897.

FURTHER results of the census taken on the 12th April, 1896, relating to sickness and infirmity, are published for general information.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN, Registrar-General.

SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY.—NUMBERS AT QUINQUENNIAL AGE-PERIODS.

TABLE I.—Showing the Numbers at Quinquennial Age-periods of Persons, Males, and Females (exclusive of Maoris) returned as Sick or suffering from Accident; and of those stated to be Deaf-and-dumb, Blind, Lunatic, Idiotic, Epileptic, Paralytic, Crippled and Deformed, suffering from Debility, and Deaf, on the 12th April, 1896.

NOTE.—For those under 15 years the numbers cannot be entirely relied on, because the instruction on the census schedules was that, “if unable to follow usual occupation by reason of illness or accident,” the word “Sick” or “Accident” was to be entered.

PERSONS.

Ages. Total Population. Sick and Accident. Specified Infirmities.
Total. Sick. Specified Com- plaints. Suffering from Accident. Total. Deaf-and-dumb.* Blind.† Lunatics. Idiots. Epileptic. Paralytic. Crippled and Deformed. Debility and Infirmity. Deaf only.
All ages .. 703,360 6,989 5,318 647 1,024 5,560 202 344 2,198 144 320 548 1,225 277 302
Specified ages .. 702,518 6,979 5,311 644 1,024 5,542 201 344 2,187 142 319 546 1,224 277 302
Under 5 years .. 83,659 115 95 9 11 43 3 8 1 .. 3 11 16 .. 1
5 years to 10 years 86,025 216 162 18 36 153 35 9 3 15 22 21 46 1 1
10 " 15 " 85,467 257 183 29 45 248 46 14 12 20 35 25 89 3 4
15 " 20 " 80,734 485 362 31 92 331 31 26 42 31 43 30 113 3 12
20 " 25 " 68,716 613 488 22 103 306 22 12 76 15 43 22 96 1 19
25 " 30 " 59,595 591 472 30 89 370 18 10 144 19 47 25 88 .. 17
30 " 35 " 45,213 438 340 25 73 349 17 14 184 5 29 17 69 .. 14
35 " 40 " 40,587 400 290 24 86 397 8 14 251 8 17 17 63 2 17
40 " 45 " 34,854 442 333 33 76 418 6 7 271 6 14 16 81 2 15
45 " 50 " 29,555 458 331 44 83 433 5 21 263 3 17 24 63 1 36
50 " 55 " 27,726 497 355 62 80 513 7 28 303 5 12 33 88 6 31
55 " 60 " 22,849 554 406 67 81 491 2 40 255 5 12 58 90 6 23
60 " 65 " 16,782 584 450 73 61 472 .. 39 180 4 9 80 112 13 35
65 " 70 " 10,240 547 415 72 60 391 .. 32 115 4 9 67 103 39 22
70 " 75 " 5,424 360 281 50 29 250 1 21 46 .. 4 50 56 57 15
75 " 80 " 3,231 255 206 39 10 205 .. 26 27 2 .. 29 34 71 16
80 years and upwards 1,861 167 142 16 9 172 .. 23 14 .. 3 21 17 70 24
Unspecified .. 842 10 7 3 .. 18 1 .. 11 2 1 2 1 .. ..

MALES.

Ages. Total Population. Sick and Accident. Specified Infirmities.
Total. Sick. Specified Com- plaints. Suffering from Accident. Total. Deaf-and-dumb.* Blind.† Lunatics. Idiots. Epileptic. Paralytic. Crippled and Deformed. Debility and Infirmity. Deaf only.
All ages .. 371,415 4,166 2,842 438 886 3,608 111 211 1,330 99 176 346 959 194 182
Specified ages .. 370,830 4,160 2,838 436 886 3,597 111 211 1,324 97 175 345 958 194 182
Under 5 years .. 42,448 57 47 4 6 26 1 4 1 .. 1 10 8 .. 1
5 years to 10 years 43,561 114 82 9 23 91 25 6 .. 10 11 12 26 .. 1
10 " 15 " 43,044 140 90 16 34 145 23 8 4 12 19 15 60 2 2
15 " 20 " 40,364 257 163 14 80 201 16 13 24 21 18 15 84 3 7
20 " 25 " 34,264 307 203 12 92 207 13 8 51 9 25 15 74 1 11
25 " 30 " 30,605 297 203 19 75 224 8 5 83 15 28 11 67 .. 7
30 " 35 " 23,747 229 147 15 67 214 8 8 109 4 16 9 53 .. 7
35 " 40 " 22,506 213 123 14 76 240 4 9 140 5 9 11 52 .. 10
40 " 45 " 19,999 264 168 28 68 281 5 7 167 5 9 11 71 1 9
45 " 50 " 16,830 275 174 26 75 260 3 9 152 1 12 15 45 1 22
50 " 55 " 16,203 308 201 40 67 337 3 22 189 4 10 20 68 3 18
55 " 60 " 14,252 389 272 45 72 335 2 28 156 3 4 37 83 4 18
60 " 65 " 10,504 405 296 54 55 332 .. 25 117 2 5 61 95 5 22
65 " 70 " 6,459 401 282 61 58 286 .. 21 82 4 4 41 91 28 15
70 " 75 " 3,219 253 189 39 25 181 .. 15 28 .. 3 34 47 43 11
75 " 80 " 1,843 161 122 31 8 132 .. 14 14 2 .. 19 22 52 9
80 years and upwards 982 90 76 9 5 105 .. 13 7 .. 1 9 12 51 12
Unspecified .. 585 6 4 2 .. 11 .. .. 6 2 1 1 1 .. ..

FEMALES.

Ages. Total Population. Sick and Accident. Specified Infirmities.
Total. Sick. Specified Com- plaints. Suffering from Accident. Total. Deaf-and-dumb.* Blind.† Lunatics. Idiots. Epileptic. Paralytic. Crippled and Deformed. Debility and Infirmity. Deaf only.
All ages .. 331,945 2,823 2,476 209 138 1,952 91 133 868 45 144 202 266 83 120
Specified ages .. 331,688 2,819 2,473 208 138 1,945 90 133 863 45 144 201 266 83 120
Under 5 years .. 41,211 58 48 5 5 17 2 4 .. .. 2 1 8 .. ..
5 years to 10 years 42,464 102 80 9 13 62 10 3 3 5 11 9 20 1 ..
10 " 15 " 42,423 117 93 13 11 103 23 6 8 8 16 10 29 1 2
15 " 20 " 40,370 228 199 17 12 130 15 13 18 10 25 15 29 .. 5
20 " 25 " 34,452 306 285 10 11 99 9 4 25 6 18 7 22 .. 8
25 " 30 " 28,990 294 269 11 14 146 10 5 61 4 19 14 21 2 10
30 " 35 " 21,466 209 193 10 6 135 9 6 75 1 13 8 16 .. 7
35 " 40 " 18,081 187 167 10 10 157 4 5 111 3 8 6 11 2 7
40 " 45 " 14,855 178 165 5 8 137 1 4 104 1 5 5 10 1 6
45 " 50 " 12,725 183 157 18 8 173 2 12 111 2 5 9 18 .. 14
50 " 55 " 11,523 189 154 22 13 176 4 6 114 1 2 13 20 3 13
55 " 60 " 8,597 165 134 22 9 156 .. 12 99 2 8 21 7 2 5
60 " 65 " 6,278 179 154 19 6 140 .. 14 63 .. 4 19 17 8 13
65 " 70 " 3,781 146 133 11 2 105 .. 11 33 .. 5 26 12 11 7
70 " 75 " 2,205 107 92 11 4 69 1 6 18 .. 1 16 9 14 4
75 " 80 " 1,388 94 84 8 2 73 .. 12 13 .. .. 10 12 19 7
80 years and upwards 879 77 66 7 4 67 .. 10 7 .. 2 12 5 19 12
Unspecified .. 257 4 3 1 .. 7 1 .. 5 .. .. 1 .. .. ..
  • Including 41 “Dumb” only (22 males and 19 females), and 4 female deaf-mutes in lunatic asylums.

† Including 4 “Blind and Insane” (3 males and 1 female) in lunatic asylums; also 5 “Blind and Deaf” (3 males and 2 females), and 43 “partially” or “nearly” blind (27 males and 16 females).

NOTE.—Forty persons (22 males and 18 females) in lunatic asylums, returned as “Epileptic,” are not included in column “Lunatics.”

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🎓 Census Results on Sickness and Infirmity

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
12 January 1897
Census, Sickness, Infirmity, Statistics, Population, Health
  • E. J. Von Dadelszen, Registrar-General