New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 29

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✨ Vital Statistics



Mar. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 725

Vital Statistics of Chief Cities, Year 1900.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Four Chief Towns of New Zealand for the Year 1900:—

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 1900.

BOROUGHS. Population of Principal Boroughs, with all their Suburbs, Census, April, 1896. ESTIMATED MEAN POPULATION OF BOROUGHS, 1900. BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1900. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1900. 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 .. 35,068 1,028 29·31 84 11 180 65 15 125 480 13·69
Birkenhead .. 885 35 39·55 2 1 2 .. 1 2 8 9·04
Devonport .. 3,503 84 23·98 5 .. 11 2 2 13 33 9·42
Newmarket .. 2,186 53 24·25 1 1 7 2 1 3 15 6·86
Grey Lynn .. 3,605 90 24·97 2 .. 4 3 .. 6 15 4·16
Parnell .. 4,521 95 21·02 4 2 8 7 2 14 37 8·18
Other suburbs* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs 49,768 1,385 27·83 98 15 212 79 21 163 588 11·81
Wellington .. 43,743 1,127 25·76 44 8 176 31 4 138 401 9·17
Karori .. 1,114 15 13·46 .. .. 2 3 .. .. 5 4·49
Melrose .. 2,785 74 26·57 3 .. 3 5 1 8 20 7·18
Onslow .. 1,425 27 18·95 4 .. 2 1 .. 4 11 7·72
Totals Wellington and suburbs 49,067 1,243 25·33 51 8 183 40 5 150 437 8·91
Christchurch .. 19,385 417 21·51 29 5 62 21 6 83 206 10·62
Linwood .. 6,807 178 26·15 15 1 28 7 4 36 91 13·37
St. Albans .. 6,785 143 21·08 6 2 20 9 .. 22 59 8·70
Sydenham .. 11,559 319 27·60 17 3 45 12 3 40 120 10·38
Woolston .. 2,310 70 30·30 2 1 8 4 .. 15 30 12·98
Other suburbs* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs 46,846 1,127 24·06 69 12 163 53 13 196 506 10·81
Dunedin .. 23,829 526 22·07 23 5 116 21 3 124 292 12·25
Caversham .. 4,911 122 24·84 6 2 51 9 .. 22 90 18·33
Maori Hill .. 1,630 38 23·31 1 1 3 .. .. 5 10 6·13
Mornington .. 3,852 93 24·14 3 .. 16 3 .. 11 33 8·57
North-east Valley .. 3,587 61 17·01 1 3 9 .. 1 11 25 6·97
Roslyn .. 4,623 74 16·01 3 2 15 1 1 17 39 8·44
St. Kilda .. 1,459 33 22·59 .. .. 4 1 .. 6 11 7·54
South Dunedin .. 5,280 143 27·08 6 1 20 7 .. 27 61 11·55
West Harbour .. 1,364 30 21·99 1 1 4 3 1 2 12 8·80
Totals Dunedin and suburbs 50,535 1,120 22·16 44 15 238 45 6 225 573 11·34
Grand Totals .. .. 4,875 (Mean) 24·84 262 50 796 217 45 734 2,104 (Mean) 10·72
  • 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 1900.

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 66 27 16 21 20 23 16 25 214 10·17
II. Parasitic Diseases .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 4 0·19
III. Dietetic Diseases .. 3 4 1 4 1 3 1 8 25 1·19
IV. Constitutional Diseases 9 98 7 107 3 92 6 135 457 21·72
V. Developmental Diseases 21 20 23 14 30 32 35 18 193 9·17
VI. Local Diseases .. 74 192 39 172 63 185 46 247 1,018 48·38
VII. Violence .. 4 32 5 15 5 22 1 26 110 5·23
VIII. Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes 35 1 13 .. 25 2 5 2 83 3·95
Totals .. 213 375 104 333 147 359 110 463 2,104 100·00


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🏥 Vital Statistics of Chief Cities for Year 1900

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21 March 1901
Vital statistics, Births, Deaths, Mortality rates, Population estimates, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Boroughs, Under-5 mortality, Zymotic diseases
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