New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 16

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



462 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 16

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.
ORDER 6:—
Diseases of Lymphatic System and
Ductless Glands,—
Grave’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Uræmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Prostatic Enlargement .. .. .. .. .. ..
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Parturition .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
ORDER 9:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Necrosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fractured Thigh .. .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Fall down Hold of Ship .. .. .. .. 1 ..
Fall from Cart upset by Cyclists .. .. .. .. 1 ..
By Rifle-shot .. .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Drowned .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
Birth Accident .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. .. 4 .. 3 .. 2
Sudden Death (not sufficient evidence) .. .. .. .. 1 ..
Totals .. .. 26 29 17 21 26

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 January
are,—

Death-rates per 1,000 of
Population.
Auckland City and five suburban boroughs 1·29
1·12
Wellington City and three suburban boroughs 0·90
0·81
Christchurch City and four suburban boroughs 1·55
1·28
Dunedin City and eight suburban boroughs 1·36
1·05

Including the suburbs, the rate at Christchurch is the highest, and at Wellington the lowest.
Compared with January, 1898, the results are,—

January, 1898. January, 1899.
Auckland and suburbs 1·40 1·12
Wellington and suburbs 0·98 0·81
Christchurch and suburbs 1·26 1·28
Dunedin and suburbs 1·08 1·05

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—Deaths in this class at the four centres taken together showed a marked increase
for January over December of last year. But the increase is nearly all at Christchurch, where the mortality from
zymotic diseases amounted to 20 deaths in January against 1 in December : 15 of these 20 at Christchurch and its sub-
urbs were caused by diarrhoeal diseases, 3 by measles, 1 by diphtheria, and 1 by typhoid fever. At Auckland there were
12 deaths—4 from diarrhoeal diseases, 4 from measles, 2 from whooping-cough, and 2 from typhoid fever. At Wellington
diarrhoeal diseases caused 4 deaths, measles 1, and typhoid fever 1. Dunedin had only 1 death from diarrhoea and
1 from typhoid.

Constitutional Diseases.—The deaths at the four towns were 54 in January, being the same number as in December.
18 persons died of cancer, 27 of phthisis and other tubercular diseases, and 2 from diabetes.

Local Diseases.—Of a total of 75 deaths, 15 were from diseases of the nervous system (including 3 meningitis and
6 apoplexy), 17 of the circulatory system (mostly heart-disease), 12 of the respiratory (bronchitis, pneumonia, &c.), 23 of
the digestive, 1 of the lymphatic, 5 of the urinary (3 Bright’s), 1 of the reproductive system, and 1 of the organs of
locomotion.

Violent Deaths.—There were 8 in January, all accidental. A pensioner died from the effects of a fractured thigh,
a steward from falling into the hold of a steamer, a seaman was found drowned, a carrier was killed by falling from a cart
upset by cyclists, a bootmaker killed himself by discharging unintentionally a rifle, a lumper was killed by falling down
the hold of a ship, a storekeeper was drowned in a tank, and an infant died from operation at birth.



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🏥 Registrar-General's Report on Vital Statistics for January 1899 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
1 January 1899
Deaths, Mortality, Zymotic diseases, Constitutional diseases, Accidental deaths, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Suburban boroughs