New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 19

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1902—continued.

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 VI.—LOCAL DISEASES—contd.
ORDER 10:—
Diseases of Integumentary System,—
Cellulitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Eczema.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2
Ecthyma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Order 10 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. 4
Total Class VI. .. .. 110 278 72 195 73 217 57 264 1,266
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Crushed Leg, &c. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Crushed by Tub .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Derrick breaking .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fall .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Fall down Hold of Ship .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Fall from Bicycle .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fall from Train .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Fall of Earth .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Fracture of Skull .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 3
Horse, Fell on .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Injury to Spine .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Kick from Horse .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Run over, Cart, Tram, Train, &c. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 6
Shot .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Tetanus .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Burns, Scald .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 3 .. .. 5
Poison .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Drowning .. .. .. 1 6 .. 4 1 3 .. 3 18
Suffocation .. .. 2 2 1 .. 3 1 1 1 11
Chloroform (Misadventure) .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Birth Accident .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 7
Obstruction Intestine .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Rupture Urethra .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Exposure (after accident).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Total Order 1 .. .. 8 18 3 9 7 18 4 13 80
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Shooting .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 9
By Cutting Throat .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 5
By Poison .. .. .. .. 5 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 7
By Drowning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3
By Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
By Strangling .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
By an Explosive .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
By jumping from Window .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Order 3 .. .. .. 14 .. 4 .. 7 .. 4 29
Total Class VII. .. .. 8 32 3 13 7 25 4 17 109
CLASS VIII.—ILL - DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. .. 26 .. 32 .. 24 .. 17 .. 99
Atheroma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Found Dead .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 3
Natural Causes .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Total Class VIII. .. .. 27 .. 33 1 25 2 17 .. 105
General Totals .. .. 307 491 237 387 179 393 132 472 2,598

BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATES.

The total number of births registered as occurring in the four chief centres and suburbs in 1902 was 5,347, as against 5,234 for the previous year.

The births in the four cities rose from 3,161 in 1901 to 3,196 in 1902, and in the suburban boroughs from 2,073 to 2,151. The birth-rates for last year were,—

Birth-rates per 1,000 of Mean Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30·80
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 29·64
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25·29
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 25·92
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25·84
" and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 26·36
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19·96
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 23·08



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🎓 Causes of Deaths in Chief Cities during 1902 (continued from previous page)

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
6 February 1903
Vital statistics, Causes of death, Mortality, Local diseases, Violence, Suicide, Ill-defined causes, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1902

🎓 Births and Birth-Rates in Chief Cities during 1902

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Vital statistics, Births, Birth-rates, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1902