New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 19

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

Mar. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 753

Vital Statistics.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of January, 1904:—

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 January, 1904.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1904.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1904.								Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, January, 1904.
			Males.			Females.			Total Deaths.
			Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
Auckland .. .. ..	37,761	116	8	1	13	1	..	16	39	1·03	12·97
Birkenhead .. .. ..	1,305	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	19·06
Devonport .. .. ..	4,753	10	1	..	2	..	..	..	3	0·63	9·16
Newmarket .. .. ..	2,149	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	8·47
Grey Lynn .. .. ..	5,493	15	1	..	1	..	..	2	4	0·73	7·66
Parnell .. .. ..	4,900	12	..	..	2	1	..	1	4	0·82	14·38
Other suburbs* .. ..	*	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs*	56,361	157	10	1	18	2	..	19	50	0·89	12·23
Wellington .. .. ..	50,083	111	17	1	17	5	..	17	57	1·14	11·30
Karori .. .. ..	1,680	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	5·76
Onslow .. .. ..	1,810	5	1	..	..	1	..	..	2	1·10	5·10
Totals Wellington and suburbs	53,573	119	18	1	17	6	..	17	59	1·10	10·93
Christchurch .. .. ..	48,737	117	10	..	14	7	1	12	44	0·90	11·39
Woolston .. .. ..	2,958	9	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·34	9·73
Other suburbs* .. ..	*	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs*	51,695	126	10	..	15	7	1	12	45	0·87	11·29
Dunedin .. .. ..	25,446	42	4	..	16	1	1	8	30	1·18	14·77
Caversham .. .. ..	5,599	22	..	..	5	1	..	3	9	1·61	17·56
Maori Hill .. .. ..	1,752	4	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·57	13·38
Mornington .. .. ..	4,360	1	..	..	..	1	..	1	2	0·46	10·83
North-east Valley .. ..	4,025	5	2	..	3	..	..	3	8	1·99	9·71
Roslyn .. .. ..	5,587	10	..	..	2	..	..	1	3	0·54	9·91
St. Kilda .. .. ..	2,270	3	1	..	3	..	..	..	4	1·76	11·41
South Dunedin .. ..	6,018	20	..	..	1	1	..	1	3	0·50	5·46
West Harbour .. ..	1,572	1	..	..	1	..	..	2	3	1·91	4·49
Totals Dunedin and suburbs	56,629	108	7	..	32	4	1	19	63	1·11	12·47

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 510, against 524 in December—a decrease of 14. The deaths in January were 217, an increase of 36 on the number in December. Of the total deaths, males contributed 129, females 88. Sixty-eight of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 31·34 per cent. of the whole number; 64 of these were under one year of age.

There were fifty-four deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: Seven men, 66, 67, 69, 72, 77, 79, 83, and five women, 69, 72, 74, 75, 85, died at Auckland; four men, 66, 69, 74, 84, and four women, 75, 78, 84 (two), at Wellington; six men, 69, 70, 71, 78, 79, 82, and eight women, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73 (two), 76, 80, at Christchurch; and fifteen men, 67, 68 (two), 69 (four), 72, 74 (two), 79, 80, 84, 86, 91, and five women, 69 (two), 74 (two), 80, 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 January, 1904.

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	2	3	5	..	6	1	2	3	22	10·14
II.	Parasitic Diseases ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	0·46
III.	Dietetic Diseases ..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	2	0·92
IV.	Constitutional Diseases	..	9	..	13	..	5	2	9	38	17·51
V.	Developmental Diseases	2	1	3	1	4	6	1	2	20	9·22
VI.	Local Diseases ..	5	22	13	18	3	13	6	33	113	52·07
VII.	Violence .. ..	..	1	..	2	..	1	..	2	6	2·77
VIII.	Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes	4	..	4	..	4	1	1	1	15	6·91
	Totals ..	13	37	25	34	18	27	12	51	217	100·00