✨ Vital Statistics Report
MAR. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 537
Vital Statistics of Chief Cities, Year 1899.
REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Four Chief Towns of New Zealand for the Year 1899:—
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 1899.
| BOROUGHS. | Population of Principal Boroughs, with all their Suburbs, Census, April, 1896. | ESTIMATED MEAN POPULATION OF BOROUGHS, 1899. | BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1899. | Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. | DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1899. | 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 .. | 38,340 | 988 | 25·77 | 79 | 20 | 193 | 64 | 16 | 127 | 499 | 18·02 | ||
| Birkenhead .. | 764 | 24 | 31·41 | 2 | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18·32 | ||
| Devonport .. | 3,375 | 93 | 27·56 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 7·41 | ||
| Newmarket .. | 2,138 | 38 | 17·77 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | 5 | 16 | 7·48 | ||
| Grey Lynn .. | 3,190 | 70 | 21·94 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 7·21 | ||
| Parnell .. | 4,364 | 107 | 24·52 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 11·00 | ||
| Other suburbs* .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs | .. | 52,171 | 1,320 | 25·30 | 108 | 25 | 229 | 79 | 23 | 161 | 625 | 11·98 | |
| Wellington .. | 42,739 | 1,036 | 24·24 | 73 | 12 | 198 | 54 | 15 | 125 | 477 | 11·16 | ||
| Karori .. | 1,073 | 29 | 27·03 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2·80 | ||
| Melrose .. | 2,348 | 81 | 34·50 | 5 | .. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 8·94 | ||
| Onslow .. | 1,375 | 41 | 29·82 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10·91 | ||
| Totals Wellington and suburbs | .. | 47,535 | 1,187 | 24·97 | 80 | 13 | 211 | 60 | 18 | 134 | 516 | 10·86 | |
| Christchurch .. | 18,142 | 340 | 18·74 | 36 | 8 | 82 | 31 | 8 | 65 | 230 | 12·68 | ||
| Linwood .. | 6,630 | 176 | 26·55 | 15 | 3 | 25 | 8 | .. | 23 | 74 | 11·16 | ||
| St. Albans .. | 6,470 | 144 | 22·26 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 79 | 12·21 | ||
| Sydenham .. | 11,188 | 275 | 24·58 | 22 | 3 | 43 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 119 | 10·64 | ||
| Woolston .. | 2,289 | 51 | 22·28 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. | 4 | 16 | 6·99 | ||
| Other suburbs* .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs | .. | 44,719 | 986 | 22·05 | 80 | 16 | 187 | 61 | 24 | 150 | 518 | 11·58 | |
| Dunedin .. | 23,530 | 490 | 20·82 | 23 | 7 | 133 | 27 | 6 | 121 | 317 | 13·47 | ||
| Caversham .. | 4,834 | 123 | 25·44 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 97 | 20·06 | ||
| Maori Hill .. | 1,605 | 29 | 18·07 | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 3 | 11 | 6·85 | ||
| Mornington .. | 3,839 | 68 | 17·71 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 8·60 | ||
| North-east Valley .. | 3,558 | 90 | 25·30 | .. | .. | 10 | 3 | .. | 11 | 24 | 6·75 | ||
| Roslyn .. | 4,392 | 84 | 19·12 | 5 | 1 | 12 | .. | 1 | 13 | 32 | 7·29 | ||
| St. Kilda .. | 1,389 | 30 | 21·60 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 11·52 | ||
| South Dunedin .. | 5,112 | 128 | 25·04 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 56 | 10·95 | ||
| West Harbour .. | 1,382 | 28 | 20·26 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 9 | 6·51 | ||
| Totals Dunedin and suburbs | .. | 49,641 | 1,070 | 21·55 | 48 | 17 | 247 | 51 | 17 | 215 | 595 | 11·99 | |
| Grand Totals .. | .. | .. | 4,563 | 23·51 (mean) | 316 | 71 | 874 | 251 | 82 | 660 | 2,254 | 11·61 (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 1899.
| 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 | 77 | 33 | 43 | 19 | 75 | 29 | 41 | 43 | 360 | 15·97 |
| II. | Parasitic Diseases .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 9 | 0·40 |
| III. | Dietetic Diseases .. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .. | 5 | 7 | 29 | 1·29 |
| IV. | Constitutional Diseases | 10 | 116 | 9 | 89 | 15 | 93 | 6 | 128 | 466 | 20·67 |
| V. | Developmental Diseases | 19 | 19 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 40 | 196 | 8·70 |
| VI. | Local Diseases .. | 86 | 192 | 50 | 180 | 48 | 174 | 50 | 227 | 1,007 | 44·68 |
| VII. | Violence .. | 7 | 26 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 102 | 4·52 |
| VIII. | Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes | 29 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 6 | .. | 85 | 3·77 |
| Totals .. | 235 | 390 | 171 | 345 | 181 | 337 | 133 | 462 | 2,254 | 100·00 |
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