New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 62

Page 1343

✨ Vital Statistics Report



JULY 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1343

CAUSES OF DEATH. 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. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES—contd.
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. 3 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 6
Cystitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Renal Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Uterine Myoma .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Parturition .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 9:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Spinal Caries .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall from Gangway of Steamer .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Drowned .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Birth Accident .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Shooting .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VIII. — ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
Totals .. .. 13 36 10 37 8 18 10 33

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 Wellington and Dunedin, but raises it at Auckland and Christchurch. The rates for June are,—

Death-rates per 1,000 of Mean Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·98
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 0·99
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·06
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 0·99
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·44
" and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 0·59
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·02
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 0·87

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

June, 1898. June, 1899.
Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·71 0·99
Wellington and suburbs.. .. .. .. .. 1·32 0·99
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·63 0·59
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·82 0·87

Specific Febrile and Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths in this class at the four centres fell from 40 in May to 17 last month. The reduced mortality is marked at Auckland, the deaths having been 21 during the earlier month against 10 in June. At Dunedin also the mortality declined substantially, the figures being 13 deaths for May against 2 in June. At Wellington there were 2 deaths during each month; and at Christchurch 4 in May against 3 in June. Of 10 deaths at Auckland in June, 1 was from influenza, 4 from whooping-cough, 2 typhoid fever, 2 diarrhoea, and 1 septicæmia. Diarrhoea caused one death at Wellington and typhoid fever another. Three deaths from measles are observed at Christchurch. The deaths at Dunedin include 1 from diarrhoea and 1 from congenital specific disease.

Constitutional Diseases.—Of 39 deaths, 10 were attributable to cancer, 17 to phthisis, and 2 to diabetes.

Local Diseases.—Thirteen deaths resulted from diseases of the nervous system, 20 of the circulatory, 24 of the respiratory, 14 of the digestive, 8 of the urinary, 2 of the reproductive systems, and 2 of the organs of locomotion—making 83 deaths altogether in this class.

Violent Deaths.—These numbered 5, of which 4 were accidental. A trimmer was killed at Wellington by falling from the gangway of a steamer; a labourer was found drowned at Auckland, and a pattern-maker in the River Avon at Christchurch; an infant died from accident at birth; and a hairdresser shot himself (at Auckland) while temporarily insane.



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🏥 Registrar-General's Report on Causes of Death by Borough and Age Group for June 1899 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
20 July 1899
Causes of Death, Vital Statistics, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Under 5 Years, 5 Years and over, Death-rates, Mortality