New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 22

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 22

Vital Statistics of Chief Cities, Year 1901.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Four Chief Towns of New Zealand for the Year 1901:—

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 undermentioned Boroughs, during the Year 1901.

BOROUGHS. Population of Principal Boroughs, with all their Suburbs, Census, March, 1901. Estimated Mean Population of Boroughs, 1901. Births Registered in 1901. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1901. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population.
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 .. 34,570 1,037 30·00 66 16 164 54 8 145 453 13·10
Birkenhead .. 1,057 35 33·11 1 .. 5 .. 1 2 9 8·52
Devonport .. 3,823 96 25·11 .. 1 10 4 .. 9 24 6·28
Newmarket .. 67,226 2,060 43 20·87 4 .. 3 1 .. 6 14 6·80
Grey Lynn .. 4,110 112 27·25 2 1 10 3 .. 16 32 7·79
Parnell .. 4,566 125 27·38 5 1 15 3 3 18 45 9·86
Other suburbs* .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs .. 50,186* 1,448 28·25 78 19 207 65 12 196 577 11·50
Wellington .. 43,638 1,150 26·35 69 11 175 51 14 145 465 10·66
Karori .. 1,214 28 23·06 .. .. 1 2 .. 4 7 5·77
Melrose .. 2,995 97 32·39 6 4 6 4 2 8 30 10·02
Onslow .. 1,499 51 34·02 1 .. 5 .. .. .. 6 4·00
Totals Wellington and suburbs .. 49,346 1,326 26·87 76 15 187 57 16 157 508 10·29
Christchurch .. 17,538 423 24·12 31 3 102 17 5 73 231 13·11
Linwood .. 6,822 195 28·58 11 3 *34 11 2 45 106 15·54
St. Albans .. 6,750 174 25·78 10 2 25 6 .. 25 68 10·19
Sydenham .. 11,542 329 28·50 24 5 45 12 4 51 141 12·21
Woolston .. 2,532 59 23·30 5 1 8 3 1 13 31 12·24
Other suburbs* .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs .. 45,184* 1,180 26·12 81 14 214 49 12 207 577 12·77
Dunedin .. 25,001 551 22·04 26 4 142 24 5 115 316 12·64
Caversham .. 5,266 175. 33·23 6 1 64 7 2 29 109 20·70
Maori Hill .. 1,582 27 17·07 2 1 6 .. .. 8 17 10·75
Mornington .. 4,008 98 24·45 3 1 12 3 .. 13 32 7·98
North-east Valley .. 52,390 3,570 73 20·45 2 .. 9 1 .. 14 26 7·28
Roslyn .. 4,709 101 21·45 5 1 11 .. 1 18 36 7·64
St. Kilda .. 1,772 41 23·70 2 1 5 1 1 5 15 8·47
South Dunedin .. 5,391 177 32·83 10 2 19 7 2 13 53 9·83
West Harbour .. 1,467 37 25·22 1 1 4 1 .. 2 9 6·13
Totals Dunedin and suburbs .. 52,766 1,280 24·26 57 12 272 44 11 217 613 11·62
Grand totals .. .. .. 5,234 26·50 (mean) 292 60 880 215 51 777 2,275 11·52 (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 1901.

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 36 34 19 27 20 34 12 27 209 9·19
II. Parasitic Diseases .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 6 0·26
III. Dietetic Diseases .. 8 2 4 1 .. 10 .. 3 28 1·23
IV. Constitutional Diseases 6 86 19 111 5 102 4 138 471 20·70
V. Developmental Diseases 18 35 27 26 37 30 28 26 227 9·98
VI. Local Diseases .. 76 214 71 160 66 218 51 269 1,125 49·45
VII. Violence .. 11 31 4 15 6 22 8 22 119 5·23
VIII. Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes 19 1 20 1 22 4 21 2 90 3·96
Totals .. 174 403 164 344 156 421 124 489 2,275 100·00


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