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✨ Vital Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 88

Vital Statistics, September, 1899.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the month of September, 1899:—

RETURN of the Number of Births, with the Actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to Population, in the under-mentioned Boroughs, during the month of September, 1899.

BOROUGHS.	Population of Principal Boroughs, with all their Suburbs, Census, April, 1896.	ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1899.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN SEPTEMBER, 1899.
				Males.			Females..			Total Deaths.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, September, 1899.
				Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
Auckland ..		38,100	93	2	..	18	4	..	8	32	0·84
Birkenhead		749	2	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	1·34
Devonport		3,320	2	..	1	..	..	..	2	3	0·90
Newmarket		2,106	5	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·47
Grey Lynn		3,049	6	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Parnell ..		4,327	8	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	0·46
Other suburbs		*	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs	..	51,651	116	2	1	21	4	..	11	39	0·76
Wellington ..		42,512	92	9	1	23	5	2	9	49	1·15
Karori		1,050	5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Melrose		2,295	5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Onslow ..		1,350	3	1	..	2	..	..	1	4	2·96
Totals Wellington and suburbs	..	47,207	105	10	1	25	5	2	10	53	1·12
Christchurch		18,085	27	3	..	7	3	1	8	22	1·22
Linwood ..		6,553	16	..	..	1	1	..	1	3	0·46
St. Albans		6,500	12	..	..	2	..	1	4	7	1·08
Sydenham		10,987	29	..	1	2	1	..	2	6	0·55
Woolston ..		2,274	6	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·44
Other suburbs		*	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs	..	44,399	90	3	1	13	5	2	15	89	0·88
Dunedin ..		23,500	63	1	..	9	4	..	14	28	1·19
Caversham		4,830	11	..	..	3	1	..	4	8	1·66
Maori Hill		1,608	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	0·62
Mornington		3,825	4	..	1	2	..	1	..	4	1·05
North-east Valley ..		3,575	10	..	..	2	..	..	..	2	0·56
Roslyn ..		4,329	5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
St. Kilda ..		1,359	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
South Dunedin		5,066	9	..	..	2	..	..	1	3	0·59
West Harbour		1,400	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	1·43
Totals Dunedin and suburbs	..	49,492	106	1	1	19	6	1	20	48	0·97

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, of persons not residents of the borough wherein the hospital is situated, have been allotted in each case to the borough where the disease was contracted, and not to that in which the death actually took place.

The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 417, against 364 in August—an increase of 53. The deaths in September were 179—a decrease of 33 on the number in August. Of the total deaths, males contributed 98, females 81. Forty-five of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 25·14 per cent. of the whole number; 36 of these were under 1 year of age.

There were 40 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: Nine men, 68, 69 (two), 72 (two), 73, 74 (two), 75, and two women, 66, 87, died at Auckland; twelve men, 66, 67, 71 (two), 73 (three), 74, 88, 90, 91, 93, and two women, 77, 80, at Wellington; three men, 65, 68, 73, and three women, 67, 77, 78, at Christchurch; and six men, 66, 71 (two); 77, 86, 94, and three women, 69, 75, 98, at Dunedin.

THE following Table shows the Causes of the Deaths of Persons of both Sexes under 5 Years of Age and 5 Years and upwards, and the Proportion per Cent. of Deaths from each Cause, in the Boroughs above given, registered during the Month of September, 1899.

CLASSES.	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	1	..	6	3	2	1	..	1	14	7·82
II.	Parasitic Diseases ..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	2	1·12
III.	Dietetic Diseases ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
IV.	Constitutional Diseases	..	11	..	7	1	10	1	8	38	21·23
V.	Developmental Diseases	1	..	2	4	2	..	..	3	12	6·70
VI.	Local Diseases ..	4	17	5	18	2	14	6	24	90	50·28
VII.	Violence ..	1	4	2	3	..	3	2	2	17	9·50
VIII.	Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes	..	..	2	..	4	..	..	..	6	3·35
	Totals ..	7	32	18	35	11	28	9	39	179	100·00