New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 9

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



Feb. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 271

Vital Statistics of Chief Cities, Year 1897.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Four Chief Towns of New Zealand for the Year 1897:—

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 1897.

BOROUGHS. Population of Principal Boroughs, with all their Suburbs, Census, April, 1896. ESTIMATED MEAN POPULATION OF BOROUGHS, 1897. BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1897. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1897. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population.
Males. Females.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Total Deaths.
Auckland .. 32,029 906 28·29 63 11 146 53 15 128 416 12·99
Birkenhead .. 709 25 35·26 3 .. .. 1 .. .. 4 5·64
Devonport .. 3,129 74 23·65 2 3 8 3 .. 11 27 8·63
Newmarket .. 1,996 51 25·55 2 1 11 3 .. 8 25 12·53
Newton .. 2,428 54 22·24 1 2 4 5 .. 3 15 6·18
Parnell .. 4,268 102 23·90 10 1 11 6 2 24 54 12·65
Other suburbs .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs 44,559 1,212 27·20 81 18 180 71 17 174 541 12·14
Wellington .. 38,500 1,067 27·71 51 12 197 62 8 133 463 12·03
Karori .. 1,036 11 10·62 1 .. 3 1 .. 2 7 6·76
Melrose .. 2,098 64 30·51 .. 2 2 .. .. 3 7 3·34
Onslow .. 1,297 37 28·53 1 2 1 .. .. 2 6 4·63
Totals Wellington and suburbs 42,931 1,179 27·46 53 16 203 63 8 140 483 11·25
Christchurch .. 17,182 376 21·88 30 4 96 17 5 74 226 13·15
Linwood .. 6,275 144 22·95 8 .. 27 5 3 29 72 11·47
St. Albans .. 6,050 142 23·47 6 3 18 8 .. 22 57 9·42
Sydenham .. 10,532 248 23·55 22 4 29 11 1 45 112 10·63
Woolston .. 2,150 59 27·44 1 1 6 1 .. 11 20 9·30
Other suburbs .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs 42,189 969 22·97 67 12 176 42 9 181 487 11·54
Dunedin .. 23,121 498 21·54 17 2 121 14 6 113 273 11·81
Caversham .. 4,811 110 22·86 6 1 40 3 .. 25 75 15·59
Maori Hill .. 1,524 35 22·97 2 .. 4 .. .. 4 10 6·56
Mornington .. 3,644 77 21·13 1 1 5 2 1 12 22 6·04
North-east Valley .. 3,442 68 19·76 3 .. 13 2 3 14 35 10·17
Roslyn .. 4,195 81 19·31 2 1 15 1 2 13 34 8·10
St. Kilda .. 1,246 33 26·48 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 1·61
South Dunedin .. 4,652 120 25·80 6 .. 18 5 1 14 44 9·46
West Harbour .. 1,386 26 18·76 2 .. 2 .. .. 3 7 5·05
Totals Dunedin and suburbs 48,021 1,048 21·82 39 5 220 27 13 198 502 10·45
Grand Totals .. .. 4,408 24·81 Mean. 240 51 779 203 47 693 2,013 11·33 Mean.

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 1897.

CLASS. 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. Under 5 Years. 5 Years & over.
I. Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases 50 32 25 14 30 26 10 14 201 9·98
II. Parasitic Diseases .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 4 0·20
III. Dietetic Diseases .. 8 2 2 3 3 2 2 6 28 1·39
IV. Constitutional Diseases 16 88 13 90 7 94 5 129 442 21·96
V. Developmental Diseases 13 27 20 12 23 24 19 11 149 7·40
VI. Local Diseases .. 71 180 54 193 39 197 41 227 1,002 49·78
VII. Violence .. 3 21 4 30 5 13 3 22 101 5·02
VIII. Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes 26 3 22 .. 23 1 3 8 86 4·27
Totals .. 187 354 140 343 130 357 84 418 2,013 100·00

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