New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 31

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✨ Causes of Death Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 31

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,—
Fall 1 1
Fall down Hatchway 1 1
Kicked by Horse.. 1 1
Shot 1 1
Drowned 1 2 2 5
Chloroform (Misadventure) 1 1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Shooting 1 1
By Poison 1 1
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. 5 2 3 4
Totals 43 38 14 24 13 28 15

In the first table are given the deaths and death-rates for each of the four cities, for the suburban boroughs severally, and for each city with its suburban towns. As regards Auckland and Christchurch, the whole of the area usually recognised as suburban has not yet been brought under municipal government, and the vital statistics do not deal with such portions as still remain in road districts. But the omission is not very important, for there are in either case quite enough suburbs included within borough boundaries to give a fair idea of the death-rate of Greater Auckland and Greater Christchurch. As further boroughs are formed the vital statistics will be made to include them.

The inclusion of the suburban boroughs tends to lower the rates at each of the four centres.

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·67
and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·59
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·78
and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·77
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·08
and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·89
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·95
and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·84

Including the suburbs, the rate at Auckland is the highest and at Wellington the lowest.

Compared with March, 1901, the results are,—

    1. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·84 1·59
      Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·01 0·77
      Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·89 0·89
      Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·84 0·84

Specific Febrile and Zymotic Diseases.—There were 39 deaths in this class at the four centres in March. Diarrhœal diseases caused 33 of these—23 at Auckland, 7 at Christchurch, and 3 at Dunedin. The mortality at Auckland for the month from these complaints is found to be considerable, while at Wellington there were no deaths. In the miasmatic order 6 deaths are observed—1 from measles and 1 from influenza, both at Wellington; 2 from diphtheria and 1 from enteric fever at Auckland; and another from enteric fever at Christchurch.

Constitutional Diseases.—Of 29 deaths, 11 were from cancer, 7 from phthisis, and 5 from other tubercular diseases, besides 2 from diabetes.

Local Diseases.—The mortality for March at the chief boroughs and suburbs included 19 deaths from nervous diseases, 24 from diseases of the circulatory system, 6 of the respiratory, 34 of the digestive, and 10 of the urinary systems.

Violent Deaths.—The accidental deaths numbered 10—2 from fall (one down a hatchway), 1 from kick by horse, 1 from shooting, 5 by drowning, and 1 by misadventure in using chloroform. There were 2 cases of suicide—1 by shooting and another by poison.



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🏥 Registrar-General’s Report on Causes of Death for March 1902 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Causes of death, Vital statistics, Mortality, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Zymotic diseases, Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Diarrhoea, Heart disease, Violent deaths, Suicide, Accidents