New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 29

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✨ Vital Statistics



Mar. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 729

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1900—continued.

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 VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Blow on Head .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Collision with Engine .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Concussion of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Dislocation of Hip .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Dragged, Kicked by Horse .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Fall down Hold of Ship .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fall from Car, Engine, Tram, Truck .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 4
Fall from Window .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Fall of Scaffold .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fall of Timber .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fracture of Arm, Skull, Ribs, Thigh 1 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 7
Injury to Head .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Run over by Cart, Dray, Engine, Tram 1 2 .. .. 1 9 1 4 18
Tetanus.. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 4
Burns, Scald .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 6
Sunstroke .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Chloroform (Misadventure) .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Ether (Misadventure) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Poison .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 4
Drowned .. .. .. 9 .. 7 .. .. .. 3 19
Choked by piece of Carrot .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Suffocation (Infants) .. .. .. 4 .. 2 .. .. .. 6
Suffocation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Birth Accident .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Strain .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Order 1 .. .. 3 30 4 11 5 18 1 18 90
ORDER 2:—
Homicide,—
Murder, Manslaughter .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 4
Result of Illegal Operation .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Shot by his Wife.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Wounds on Head .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Total Order 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 3 7
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Shooting .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 3
By Cutting Throat .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
By Poison .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
By Drowning .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
By Hanging .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 3
By placing himself on Railway-line .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Order 3 .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 3 .. 5 13
Total Class VII. .. .. 4 32 5 15 5 22 1 26 110
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. .. 34 1 13 .. 25 .. 5 1 79
Dropsy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Abscesses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Gangrene .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Found Dead .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Class VIII. .. .. 35 1 13 .. 25 2 5 2 83
General Totals .. .. 213 375 104 333 147 359 110 463 2,104

NUMBER of Deaths of Persons of Sixty-five Years and upwards registered in the Four Chief Towns (and Suburbs) of New Zealand during the Year 1900.

Boroughs. Total Deaths of Persons over 65. 65 to 70. 70 to 75. 75 to 80. 80 to 85. 85 to 90. 90 and upwards.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
Auckland .. .. 121 22 13 16 14 16 17 9 7 2 4 1 ..
Wellington .. 87 19 11 9 14 7 8 6 4 2 4 1 2
Christchurch .. 128 15 23 13 14 11 17 11 8 3 9 1 3
Dunedin .. .. 169 37 24 23 19 19 15 13 6 6 3 3 1
Totals .. .. 505 93 71 61 61 53 57 39 25 13 20 6 6


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🏥 Vital Statistics of Chief Cities for Year 1900 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
21 March 1901
Vital statistics, Causes of death, Violence, Homicide, Suicide, Accidents, Drowned, Poison, Burns, Scald, Marasmus, Dropsy, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Under-5 mortality, Elderly deaths

🏥 Number of Deaths of Persons Over Sixty-Five in Chief Towns, 1900

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
21 March 1901
Elderly mortality, Deaths over 65, Age distribution, Sex distribution, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin