New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 82

Page 2297

✨ Vital Statistics Report

Oct. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2297

Vital Statistics.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of September, 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 September, 1902.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1902.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN SEPTEMBER, 1902.								Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, September, 1902.
			Males.			Females.
			Under 1 Year.	1&under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 1 Year.	1&under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Total Deaths.
Auckland .. .. ..	35,284	89	2	1	19	3	..	19	44	1·25	13·10
Birkenhead .. .. ..	1,057	6	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	0·94	8·52
Devonport .. .. ..	3,823	12	..	..	1	..	..	2	3	0·78	6·28
Newmarket .. .. ..	2,060	4	..	1	1	..	1	..	3	1·46	6·80
Grey Lynn .. .. ..	4,110	9	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	0·24	7·79
Parnell .. .. ..	4,603	12	..	..	4	..	..	..	4	0·87	9·86
Other suburbs* .. ..	*	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs*	50,937*	132	2	3	25	4	1	21	56	1·10	11·50
Wellington .. .. ..	43,638	95	5	4	16	9	5	19	58	1·33	10·66
Karori .. .. ..	1,217	3	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	0·82	5·77
Melrose .. .. ..	2,995	10	..	..	1	..	1	1	3	1·00	10·02
Onslow .. .. ..	1,499	3	..	..	1	1	..	1	3	2·00	4·00
Totals Wellington and suburbs	49,349	111	6	4	18	10	6	21	65	1·32	10·29
Christchurch .. .. ..	17,538	38	5	2	6	4	1	6	24	1·37	13·11
Linwood .. .. ..	6,990	24	..	1	3	1	..	4	9	1·29	15·54
St. Albans .. .. ..	7,036	14	1	..	3	1	1	3	9	1·28	10·19
Sydenham .. .. ..	11,816	36	2	..	4	2	1	3	12	1·02	12·21
Woolston .. .. ..	2,532	4	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·39	12·24
Other suburbs* .. ..	*	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs*	45,912*	116	8	3	17	8	3	16	55	1·20	12·77
Dunedin .. .. ..	25,245	42	3	..	12	3	..	13	31	1·23	12·64
Caversham .. .. ..	5,266	11	1	1	7	2	..	3	14	2·66	20·70
Maori Hill .. .. ..	1,648	4	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	1·21	10·75
Mornington .. .. ..	4,008	5	..	..	1	..	..	2	3	0·75	7·98
North-east Valley .. ..	3,657	8	1	..	2	..	..	2	5	1·37	7·28
Roslyn .. .. ..	4,863	3	..	..	..	1	..	2	3	0·62	7·64
St. Kilda .. .. ..	1,872	4	..	1	1	..	..	1	3	1·60	8·47
South Dunedin .. ..	5,447	9	1	..	2	..	..	..	3	0·55	9·83
West Harbour .. .. ..	1,470	4	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	0·68	6·13
Totals Dunedin and suburbs	53,476	90	6	2	26	6	..	25	65	1·22	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 449, against 441 in August—an increase of 8. The deaths in September were 241, a decrease of 18 on the number in August. Of the total deaths, males contributed 120, females 121. Seventy-two of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 29·88 per cent. of the whole number; 50 of these were under one year of age.

There were fifty-four deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: Five men, 70, 71, 72, 75, 78, and eight women, 72, 75, 78 (two), 79, 82, 84, 93, died at Auckland; four men, 71, 74, 77, 87, and three women, 68, 73, 83, at Wellington; nine men, 65, 68, 70, 73, 75 (two), 82 (three), and seven women, 65, 68, 70, 71, 73, 74, 78, at Christchurch; and twelve men, 65, 66, 69 (two), 72, 74 (two), 76, 79, 80, 83 (two), and six women, 69 (two), 72, 84 (two), 85, 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 September, 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	3	4	7	5	3	1	..	2	25	10·37
II.	Parasitic Diseases ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
III.	Dietetic Diseases ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
IV.	Constitutional Diseases	..	9	1	9	1	10	1	17	48	19·92
V.	Developmental Diseases	1	4	5	4	6	2	3	1	26	10·79
VI.	Local Diseases ..	5	28	11	20	9	16	8	29	126	52·28
VII.	Violence .. ..	..	1	..	1	1	2	1	2	8	3·32
VIII.	Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes	1	..	2	..	2	2	1	..	8	3·32
	Totals ..	10	46	26	89	22	33	14	51	241	100·00