New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 18

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✨ Vital Statistics



Mar. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 557

Vital Statistics.

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

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 January, 1902.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1902. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1902. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, January, 1902. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1901.
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 93 2 .. 13 4 1 10 30 0·85 13·10
Birkenhead .. .. .. 1,057 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·94 8·52
Devonport .. .. .. 3,823 9 .. .. 2 1 1 .. 4 1·05 6·28
Newmarket .. .. .. 2,060 4 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 3 1·46 6·80
Grey Lynn .. .. .. 4,110 8 .. 2 1 2 .. .. 5 1·22 7·79
Parnell .. .. .. 4,566 10 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 0·44 9·86
Other suburbs* .. .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs 50,900* 127 3 2 20 7 2 11 45 0·88 11·50
Wellington .. .. .. 43,638 101 .. 1 16 3 1 15 36 0·82 10·66
Karori .. .. .. 1,217 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5·77
Melrose .. .. .. 2,995 14 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 4 1·34 10·02
Onslow .. .. .. 1,499 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4·00
Totals Wellington and suburbs 49,349 124 1 1 17 3 1 17 40 0·81 10·29
Christchurch .. .. .. 17,538 38 5 1 5 1 .. 7 19 1·08 13·11
Linwood .. .. .. 6,990 12 2 .. 2 3 .. 4 11 1·57 15·54
St. Albans .. .. .. 7,036 14 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·28 10·19
Sydenham .. .. .. 11,816 37 5 .. 3 .. .. 3 11 0·93 12·21
Woolston .. .. .. 2,532 8 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 4 1·58 12·24
Other suburbs* .. .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs 45,912* 109 12 1 13 4 .. 17 47 1·02 12·77
Dunedin .. .. .. 25,245 56 2 .. 12 2 .. 8 24 0·95 12·64
Caversham .. .. .. 5,266 15 2 .. 9 1 .. 3 15 2·85 20·70
Maori Hill .. .. .. 1,648 4 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·61 10·75
Mornington .. .. .. 4,008 9 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·50 7·98
North-east Valley .. .. 3,657 5 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3 0·82 7·28
Roslyn .. .. .. 4,863 8 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 3 0·62 7·64
St. Kilda .. .. .. 1,872 4 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 1·07 8·47
South Dunedin .. .. 5,447 14 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 4 0·73 9·83
West Harbour .. .. 1,470 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·68 6·13
Totals Dunedin and suburbs 53,476 116 5 .. 31 4 .. 15 55 1·03 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 date of the census, 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 476, against 388 in December—an increase of 88. The deaths in January were 187—an increase of 31 on the number in December. Of the total deaths, males contributed 106, females 81. Forty-six of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 24·60 per cent. of the whole number; 39 of these were under one year of age.

There were forty-nine deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: Seven men, 67, 68, 69, 70, 78 (two), 79, and five women, 65, 66, 73, 80, 84, died at Auckland; four men, 66, 67, 73, 74, and eight women, 67, 70, 71, 72 (two), 75, 76, 86, at Wellington; six men, 66, 69, 72, 73, 74, 79, and seven women, 69, 73, 76 (two), 83, 84, 85, at Christchurch; and nine men, 67, 70, 72 (two), 78, 87, 89, 90, 92, and three women, 67, 70, 90, 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 January, 1902.

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 4 3 4 .. 7 .. 1 .. 19 10·16
II. Parasitic Diseases .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·53
III. Dietetic Diseases .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 1·07
IV. Constitutional Diseases .. 8 .. 13 .. 5 .. 14 40 21·39
V. Developmental Diseases 1 2 .. 1 1 5 5 3 18 9·63
VI. Local Diseases .. 7 16 2 19 8 16 2 27 97 51·87
VII. Violence .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 4 1 1 9 4·82
VIII. Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·53
Totals .. 14 31 6 34 17 30 9 46 187 100·00


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🏥 Registrar-General's Report on Vital Statistics for January 1902

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Mortality, Population, Boroughs, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
  • Registrar-General

🏥 Table of Births, Deaths, and Mortality Rates by Borough for January 1902

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Births, Deaths, Mortality rates, Population, Boroughs, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Suburbs, Children under one year, Elderly deaths

🏥 Summary of Deaths by Age and Cause Across Major Boroughs in January 1902

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Causes of death, Zymotic diseases, Constitutional diseases, Developmental diseases, Violence, Local diseases, Dietetic diseases, Ill-defined causes, Age groups, Mortality percentages