New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 17

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 17

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1903—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,—
Carbuncle .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 1
Cellulitis .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 5
Eczema.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Pemphigus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Order 10 .. .. 1 2 1 .. 1 1 9
Total Class VI. .. .. 104 235 62 226 75 216 1,267
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 5
Fall in Dock .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fall of Chimney.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fall from Cart (Express) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
Fall from Ladder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fall from Mast of Ship .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Fall from Roof .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Fall from Stage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fall from Tram-car .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fracture of Femur .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
Fracture of Pelvis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fracture of Skull .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. .. 5
Run over by Cart, Horse-tram, Train .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 5 14
Cut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Burns, Scald .. .. 1 2 3 2 .. 1 11
Poison .. .. 1 3 .. .. .. 1 5
Drowned .. .. .. 6 1 3 .. 1 14
Suffocation .. .. 1 2 2 1 1 2 9
Choked .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 3
Shot .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Struck by Hawser .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Chloroform (misadventure) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Birth Accident .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 7
Needle in Knee .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Total Order 1 .. .. 5 28 9 16 3 11 94
ORDER 2:—
Homicide,—
Murder, Manslaughter .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 3
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Shooting .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 2 7
By Cutting Throat .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 4
By Poison .. .. .. 2 .. 4 .. .. 6
By Drowning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 4
By Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3
Total Order 3 .. .. .. 4 .. 9 .. 4 24
Total Class VII. .. .. 5 32 9 25 3 15 121
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Anasarca .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Marasmus, &c. .. .. 32 2 23 .. 23 .. 94
Abscesses .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2
Total Class VIII: .. .. 32 3 24 1 23 1 98
General totals .. .. 247 432 167 413 176 395 2,524

BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATES.

The total number of births registered as occurring in the four chief centres and suburbs in 1903 was 5,812, as against 5,347 for the previous year.
There is increase in the births for the four chief cities and decrease for suburban boroughs found on comparison with figures for 1902, but the rise in the cities and fall in the smaller boroughs is caused by the absorption of Melrose in Wellington, and that of Linwood, St. Albans, and Sydenham in Christchurch.
The birth-rates for last year were,—

Birth-rates per 1,000 of Mean Population.

Auckland City
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31·67
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 30·09
Wellington City
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29·22
" and two suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 28·63
Christchurch City
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26·59
" and one suburban borough .. .. .. .. 26·76
Dunedin City
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19·54
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 22·79



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🏥 Vital Statistics of Chief Cities for 1903 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Vital statistics, Causes of death, Mortality, Disease, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1903

🏥 Births and birth-rates in chief cities for 1903

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Births, Birth rates, Population statistics, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1903