New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 23

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✨ Vital Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 23

Vital Statistics of Chief Cities, Year 1898.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Four Chief Towns of New Zealand for the Year 1898:—

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 1898.

Boroughs.	Population of Principal Boroughs, with all their Suburbs, Census, April, 1896.	ESTIMATED MEAN POPULATION OF BOROUGHS, 1898.	BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1898.	Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population.	DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1898.							Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population.
					Males.			Females.			Total Deaths.
					Under 1 Year.	1&under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 1 Year.	1&under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
Auckland ..		*33,972	916	26·96	94	15	178	63	12	121	483	14·22
Birkenhead ..		749	23	30·71	..	2	3	..	..	..	5	6·68
Devonport ..		3,263	96	29·42	8	..	21	3	..	5	37	11·34
Newmarket ..	57,616	2,073	43	20·74	5	..	6	1	1	7	20	9·65
Newton ..		2,814	105	37·31	7	1	12	4	1	7	32	11·37
Parnell ..		4,280	115	26·87	9	1	14	2	..	16	42	9·80
Other suburbs ..		†	†	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs	..	47,151	1,298	27·53	123	19	234	73	14	156	619	13·13
Wellington ..		41,366	1,065	25·75	74	19	192	72	10	149	516	12·47
Karori ..		1,044	17	16·28	1	..	5	..	..	1	7	6·70
Melrose ..	41,758	2,257	80	35·45	5	1	4	3	3	2	18	7·98
Onslow ..		1,331	36	27·05	..	..	..	2	..	6	8	6·01
Totals Wellington and suburbs	..	45,998	1,198	26·04	80	20	201	77	13	158	549	11·94
Christchurch ..		17,671	390	22·07	24	5	73	15	3	72	192	10·87
Linwood ..		6,451	181	28·06	6	2	30	9	1	31	79	12·25
St. Albans ..		6,383	131	20·52	6	2	22	7	..	20	57	8·93
Sydenham ..	51,330	10,809	297	27·48	13	3	41	15	2	34	108	9·99
Woolston ..		2,251	60	26·65	2	..	11	..	1	13	27	11·99
Other suburbs ..		†	†	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs	..	43,565	1,059	24·31	51	12	177	46	7	170	463	10·63
Dunedin ..		23,411	507	21·61	33	6	135	16	3	105	298	12·73
Caversham ..		4,829	121	25·06	3	2	67	3	1	24	100	20·71
Maori Hill ..		1,578	29	18·38	2	..	6	..	..	2	10	6·34
Mornington ..		3,806	79	20·76	4	2	13	4	1	7	31	8·15
North-east Valley ..	47,280	3,545	80	22·57	1	2	15	1	..	12	31	8·74
Roslyn ..		4,274	77	18·02	3	2	10	1	..	16	32	7·49
St. Kilda ..		1,327	24	18·09	2	..	8	1	..	3	14	10·55
South Dunedin ..		4,914	124	25·23	7	1	15	4	1	16	44	8·95
West Harbour ..		1,398	33	23·61	1	..	3	..	..	8	12	8·58
Totals Dunedin and suburbs	..	49,082	1,074	21·88	56	15	272	30	6	193	572	11·65
Grand Totals ..	..	..	4,629	24·91 (mean)	310	66	884	226	40	677	2,203	11·86 (mean)

*The population of Auckland has not been arrived at by a calculation similar to that adopted in case of the other towns, as the necessary data were not supplied.

†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 1898.

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	73	44	56	43	16	28	21	23	304	13·80
II.	Parasitic Diseases ..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	2	4	0·18
III.	Dietetic Diseases ..	2	4	1	4	..	3	2	7	23	1·05
IV.	Constitutional Diseases	4	78	13	108	6	108	4	146	467	21·20
V.	Developmental Diseases	20	27	28	11	21	29	29	26	191	8·67
VI.	Local Diseases ..	90	199	62	169	47	163	39	243	1,012	45·94
VII.	Violence ..	5	34	5	20	4	14	3	16	101	4·58
VIII.	Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes	35	3	25	4	21	2	9	2	101	4·58
	Totals ..	229	390	190	359	116	347	107	465	2,203	100·00