New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 8

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✨ Census Statistics



Jan. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 167

Census, 1901.—Sickness and Infirmity.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 25th January, 1902.

FURTHER results of the census taken for the 31st March, 1901, relating to sickness and infirmity, are published for general information.

GEO. DRURY,
Deputy Registrar-General.

SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY.—NUMBERS AT QUINQUENNIAL AGE-PERIODS.

TABLE I.—Showing (exclusive of Maoris) the Numbers at Quinquennial Age-periods of Persons, Males and Females, returned as Sick or suffering from Accident; and of those stated to be Deaf-and-dumb, Blind, Lunatic, Idiotic, Epileptic, Paralytic, Crippled and Deformed, suffering from Debility, and Deaf, on the 31st March, 1901.

NOTE.—For those under 15 years the numbers cannot be entirely trusted, because the instruction on the census schedules was that, “if unable to follow usual occupation by reason of illness or accident,” the word “Sick” or “Accident” was to be entered.

PERSONS.

Ages. Total Population. Sick and Accident. Specified Infirmities. Deaf only.
Total. Sick. Specified Complaints.
All ages .. 772,719 7,173 2,505 3,207
Specified ages .. 772,079 7,168 2,504 3,206
Under 5 years .. 86,806 107 39 47
5 years to 10 years 85,736 175 28 104
10 " 15 " 85,225 242 73 104
15 " 20 " 84,814 435 127 174
20 " 25 " 83,156 637 229 245
25 " 30 " 68,540 547 191 226
30 " 35 " 56,966 466 151 222
35 " 40 " 45,518 365 113 173
40 " 45 " 38,936 353 113 145
45 " 50 " 33,131 419 140 190
50 " 55 " 27,404 405 139 179
55 " 60 " 23,674 480 152 239
60 " 65 " 20,820 631 217 301
65 " 70 " 16,188 857 311 427
70 " 75 " 8,584 571 231 260
75 " 80 " 3,964 299 149 114
80 and upwards .. 2,617 179 101 56
Unspecified .. 640 5 1 1

MALES.

Ages. Total Population. Sick and Accident. Specified Infirmities. Deaf only.
Total. Sick. Specified Complaints.
All ages .. 405,992 4,697 1,410 2,056
Specified ages .. 405,560 4,693 1,410 2,055
Under 5 years .. 44,324 58 21 23
5 years to 10 years 43,314 102 11 62
10 " 15 " 43,100 144 38 55
15 " 20 " 42,456 261 64 88
20 " 25 " 41,196 366 94 133
25 " 30 " 35,307 325 91 115
30 " 35 " 29,694 262 68 116
35 " 40 " 24,301 202 43 95
40 " 45 " 21,589 222 60 81
45 " 50 " 19,134 273 73 123
50 " 55 " 15,413 261 79 105
55 " 60 " 13,711 329 92 160
60 " 65 " 12,803 462 144 219
65 " 70 " 10,160 659 220 335
70 " 75 " 5,348 442 162 211
75 " 80 " 2,285 211 95 89
80 and upwards .. 1,425 114 55 45
Unspecified .. 432 4 .. 1

FEMALES.

Ages. Total Population. Sick and Accident. Specified Infirmities. Deaf only.
Total. Sick. Specified Complaints.
All ages .. 366,727 2,476 1,095 1,151
Specified ages .. 366,519 2,475 1,094 1,151
Under 5 years .. 42,482 49 18 24
5 years to 10 years 42,422 73 17 42
10 " 15 " 42,125 98 35 49
15 " 20 " 42,358 174 63 86
20 " 25 " 41,960 271 135 112
25 " 30 " 33,233 222 100 111
30 " 35 " 27,272 204 83 106
35 " 40 " 21,217 163 70 78
40 " 45 " 17,347 131 53 64
45 " 50 " 13,997 146 67 67
50 " 55 " 11,991 144 60 74
55 " 60 " 9,963 151 60 79
60 " 65 " 8,017 169 73 82
65 " 70 " 6,028 198 91 92
70 " 75 " 3,236 129 69 49
75 " 80 " 1,679 88 54 25
80 and upwards .. 1,192 65 46 11
Unspecified .. 208 1 1 ..
  • Including 59 “dumb” only (39 males and 20 females).

† Including 12 “blind and deaf” (7 males and 5 females), and 63 “partially” or “nearly” blind (48 males and 15 females).

NOTE.—Twenty-two persons (17 males and 5 females) in lunatic asylums, returned as “epileptic,” are not included in column “Lunatics.”



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🏥 Census 1901 Results on Sickness and Infirmity

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
25 January 1902
Census 1901, Sickness, Infirmity, Deaf-and-dumb, Blind, Lunatic, Idiotic, Epileptic, Paralytic, Crippled, Deformed, Debility, Age distribution, Population statistics
  • GEO. DRURY, Deputy Registrar-General