New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 95

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

Dec. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2625

Vital Statistics.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of November, 1903:—

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 November, 1903.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1903.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN NOVEMBER, 1903.
			Males.			Females.				Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, November, 1903.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1902.
			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 .. .. ..	37,022	105	4	1	5	3	..	15	28	0·76	17·21
Birkenhead .. .. ..	1,109	5	..	..	1	..	..	2	3	2·71	12·93
Devonport .. .. ..	4,417	8	1	..	2	..	..	..	3	0·68	8·98
Newmarket .. .. ..	2,104	8	1	..	..	..	..	1	2	0·95	12·01
Grey Lynn .. .. ..	5,212	18	..	1	..	1	..	2	4	0·77	11·80
Parnell .. .. ..	4,834	12	..	..	1	..	2	..	3	0·62	11·49
Other suburbs* .. ..	*	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs*	54,698*	156	6	2	9	4	2	20	43	0·79	15·27
Wellington .. .. ..	49,424	111	5	5	17	5	..	18	50	1·01	12·41
Karori .. .. ..	1,443	4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	9·79
Onslow .. .. ..	1,723	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	9·00
Totals Wellington and suburbs	52,590	118	5	5	17	5	..	18	50	0·95	12·24
Christchurch .. .. ..	46,625	108	5	..	12	4	1	9	31	0·66	12·21
Woolston .. .. ..	2,797	7	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	10·89
Other suburbs* .. ..	*	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs*	49,422*	115	5	..	12	4	1	9	31	0·63	12·14
Dunedin .. .. ..	25,214	41	2	..	10	1	1	14	28	1·11	11·86
Caversham .. .. ..	5,335	14	1	..	3	..	..	1	5	0·94	20·19
Maori Hill .. .. ..	1,687	6	..	..	2	..	..	1	3	1·78	11·74
Mornington .. .. ..	4,132	8	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	7·37
North-east Valley .. ..	3,801	10	1	..	..	..	..	1	2	0·53	8·46
Roslyn .. .. ..	5,268	6	..	1	4	..	..	2	7	1·33	6·46
St. Kilda .. .. ..	1,936	7	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	1·04	7·15
South Dunedin .. ..	5,713	21	..	..	3	..	..	..	3	0·53	12·10
West Harbour .. ..	1,546	4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	5·31
Totals Dunedin and suburbs	54,632	117	4	1	23	1	1	20	50	0·92	11·29

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 506, against 521 in October—a decrease of 15. The deaths in November were 174, a decrease of 61 on the number in October. Of the total deaths, males contributed 89, females 85. Forty-six of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 26·44 per cent. of the whole number; 34 of these were under one year of age.

There were fifty-two deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: Two men, 65, 69, and ten women, 66 (two), 69, 70 (three), 73, 75, 79, 87, died at Auckland; three men, 74, 77, 78, and four women, 68, 72, 78, 84, at Wellington; seven men, 66 (two), 70, 71, 72, 76, 77, and six women, 66 (two), 69, 70, 74, 83, at Christchurch; and thirteen men, 65, 67, 68, 70 (four), 75, 76 (three), 79, 84, and seven women, 66, 67, 68, 70, 76, 77, 83, 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 November, 1903.

CLASS.	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.
I.	Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases	3	..	4	1	..	..
II.	Parasitic Diseases ..	..	..	..	..	..	..
III.	Dietetic Diseases ..	..	..	..	..	..	..
IV.	Constitutional Diseases	..	8	1	12	..	2
V.	Developmental Diseases	4	1	1	2	2	2
VI.	Local Diseases ..	3	18	6	18	6	14
VII.	Violence .. ..	..	2	3	2	1	3
VIII.	Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes	4	..	..	..	1	..
	Totals ..	14	29	15	35	10	21