New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 103

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✨ Vital Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 103

Vital Statistics.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of November, 1902:—

RETURN of the Number of Births, with the Actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to Population, in the undermentioned Boroughs, during the Month of November, 1902.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1902.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN NOVEMBER, 1902.								Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, November, 1902.
			Males.			Females.			Total Deaths.
			Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
Auckland .. .. ..	35,284	107	8	5	18	11	6	11	59	1·67	13·10
Birkenhead .. .. ..	1,057	3	1	..	1	..	..	..	2	1·89	8·52
Devonport .. .. ..	3,823	2	1	4	1	1	1	..	8	2·10	6·28
Newmarket .. .. ..	2,060	2	1	..	2	..	..	..	3	1·46	6·80
Grey Lynn .. .. ..	4,110	18	1	1	1	1	2	2	8	1·94	7·79
Parnell .. .. ..	4,603	13	..	..	1	2	..	..	3	0·65	9·86
Other suburbs* .. .. ..	*	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs*	50,937*	140	12	10	24	15	9	13	83	1·63	11·50
Wellington .. .. ..	43,638	81	3	5	15	4	3	5	35	0·80	10·66
Karori .. .. ..	1,217	1	..	1	..	..	3	..	4	3·28	5·77
Melrose .. .. ..	2,995	11	..	..	..	1	1	..	2	0·67	10·02
Onslow .. .. ..	1,499	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	4·00
Totals Wellington and suburbs	49,349	94	3	6	15	5	7	5	41	0·83	10·29
Christchurch .. .. ..	17,538	31	1	..	7	3	..	7	18	1·03	13·11
Linwood .. .. ..	6,990	19	..	1	2	..	..	5	8	1·14	15·54
St. Albans .. .. ..	7,036	9	..	..	1	1	..	..	2	0·28	10·19
Sydenham .. .. ..	11,816	19	1	1	2	..	..	6	10	0·85	12·21
Woolston .. .. ..	2,532	4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	12·24
Other suburbs* .. .. ..	*	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs*	45,912*	82	2	2	12	4	..	18	38	0·83	12·77
Dunedin .. .. ..	25,245	42	..	1	11	2	..	13	27	1·07	12·64
Caversham .. .. ..	5,266	14	2	..	4	..	..	2	8	1·52	20·70
Maori Hill .. .. ..	1,648	2	1	..	2	1	..	2	6	3·64	10·75
Mornington .. .. ..	4,008	5	..	..	1	..	..	2	3	0·75	7·98
North-east Valley .. .. ..	3,657	8	..	..	2	..	..	2	4	1·14	7·28
Roslyn .. .. ..	4,863	10	..	..	..	..	1	1	2	0·42	7·64
St. Kilda .. .. ..	1,872	7	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	0·53	8·47
South Dunedin .. .. ..	5,447	18	1	..	1	1	1	2	6	1·10	9·83
West Harbour .. .. ..	1,470	4	..	..	..	..	..	2	2	1·36	6·13
Totals Dunedin and suburbs	53,476	110	4	1	21	5	2	26	59	1·10	11·62

The remaining suburbs do not lie within borough boundaries, and particulars respecting them have not been obtained for the Vital Statistics. The total population of Auckland and its suburbs was 67,226 persons, and that of Christchurch with its complete suburbs amounted to 57,041 persons, at the Census of March, 1901.

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 426, against 484 in October—a decrease of 58. The deaths in November were 221, an increase of 2 on the number in October. Of the total deaths, males contributed 112, females 109. Eighty-seven of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 39·37 per cent. of the whole number; 50 of these were under one year of age.

There were fifty-three deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: Twelve men, 65, 66 (two), 69 (two), 70, 71, 73 (three), 75, 76, and five women, 69, 77 (two), 85 (two), died at Auckland; eight men, 66, 69, 70, 71 (two), 72, 82, 88, and two women, 65, 86, at Wellington; six men, 69 (two), 71 (two), 73, 77, and five women, 68, 71, 75 (two), 84, at Christchurch; and six men, 67, 69, 76 (two), 82, 84, and nine women, 67 (two), 69, 70, 76, 80, 82, 83, 92, 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 November, 1902.

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	26	3	10	2	..	1	1	3	46	20·81
II.	Parasitic Diseases ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
III.	Dietetic Diseases ..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	3	1·36
IV.	Constitutional Diseases	1	8	1	5	1	9	2	13	40	18·10
V.	Developmental Diseases	4	2	1	1	..	1	3	4	16	7·24
VI.	Local Diseases ..	13	24	6	11	7	18	4	26	109	49·32
VII.	Violence .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	0·45
VIII.	Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes	1	..	3	..	..	..	2	..	6	2·72
	Totals ..	46	37	21	20	8	30	12	47	221	100·00