New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 19

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 19

Vital Statistics of Chief Cities, Year 1902.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Four Chief Towns of New Zealand for the Year 1902:—

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 1902.

BOROUGHS. Population of Principal Boroughs, with all their Suburbs, Census, March, 1901. Estimated Mean Population of Boroughs, 1902. Births Registered in 1902. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1902. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population.
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 .. 35,617 1,097 30·80 84 28 231 85 31 154 613 17·21
Birkenhead .. 1,083 37 34·16 4 .. 6 2 .. 2 14 12·93
Devonport .. 4,120 112 27·18 3 5 12 2 5 10 37 8·98
Newmarket .. 67,226 2,082 45 21·61 1 1 13 2 2 6 25 12·01
Grey Lynn .. 4,661 115 24·67 6 7 13 12 6 11 55 11·80
Parnell .. 4,700 143 30·43 10 2 23 7 2 10 54 11·49
Other suburbs* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs .. 52,263 1,549 29·64 108 43 298 110 46 193 798 15·27
Wellington .. 44,528 1,126 25·29 76 27 200 70 27 160 560 12·58
Karori .. 1,328 32 24·10 2 3 3 1 3 1 13 9·79
Melrose .. 49,344 3,500 115 32·86 6 2 7 10 3 8 36 10·29
Onslow .. 1,611 48 29·80 3 .. 4 4 .. 4 15 9·00
Totals Wellington and suburbs .. 50,967 1,321 25·92 87 32 214 85 33 173 624 12·24
Christchurch .. 18,306 473 25·84 40 7 71 23 6 77 224 12·24
Linwood .. 7,035 217 30·85 18 3 34 11 4 43 113 16·06
St. Albans .. 57,041 7,073 168 23·75 4 .. 33 5 3 26 71 10·04
Sydenham .. 12,042 323 26·82 26 3 44 17 5 40 135 11·21
Woolston .. 2,664 61 22·90 .. .. 13 2 2 12 29 10·89
Other suburbs* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs .. 47,120 1,242 26·36 88 13 195 58 20 198 572 12·14
Dunedin .. 25,047 500 19·96 19 4 134 24 5 111 297 11·86
Caversham .. 5,300 147 27·74 9 1 63 9 1 24 107 20·19
Maori Hill .. 1,618 45 27·81 3 .. 6 1 1 8 19 11·74
Mornington .. 52,390 4,070 98 24·08 3 .. 10 5 1 11 30 7·37
North-east Valley .. 3,664 86 23·47 4 .. 15 1 .. 11 31 8·46
Roslyn .. 4,950 91 18·38 3 .. 12 2 1 14 32 6·46
St. Kilda .. 1,818 59 32·45 1 .. 4 5 .. 3 13 7·15
South Dunedin .. 5,538 180 32·50 10 3 21 11 5 17 67 12·10
West Harbour .. 1,506 29 19·26 .. .. 4 .. .. 4 8 5·31
Totals Dunedin and suburbs .. 53,511 1,235 23·08 52 8 269 58 14 203 604 11·29
Grand totals .. .. .. 5,347 26·23 (mean) 335 96 976 311 113 767 2,598 12·74 (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 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 and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
I. Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases 123 42 76 32 35 13 15 20 356 13·70
II. Parasitic Diseases .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 0·08
III. Dietetic Diseases .. 5 6 .. 6 1 1 1 4 24 0·92
IV. Constitutional Diseases 7 102 10 114 6 103 7 132 481 18·51
V. Developmental Diseases 27 29 43 26 32 32 31 85 255 9·82
VI. Local Diseases .. 110 278 72 195 73 217 57 264 1,266 48·73
VII. Violence .. 8 32 3 13 7 25 4 17 109 4·20
VIII. Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes 27 .. 33 1 25 2 17 .. 105 4·04
Totals .. 307 491 237 387 179 393 132 472 2,598 100·00


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