New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 26

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 26

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 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Nephritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
Bright's Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 3
Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Enlarged Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Abortion .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Parturition .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fracture of Skull .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Blow on Head (blasting operation) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Dislocation of Hip .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fall from Horse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Injury to Face .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tetanus (result of injury) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Poison .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Drowned .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Umbilical Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Poison .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. 3 .. 3 1 4 .. 1 .. 12
Abscess .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 18 19 29 38 33 29 13 46 225

In the first table are given the deaths and death-rates for each of the four cities, for the suburban boroughs severally, and for each city with its suburban towns. As regards Auckland and Christchurch, the whole of the area usually recognised as suburban has not yet been brought under municipal government, and the vital statistics do not deal with such portions as still remain in road districts. But the omission is not very important, for there are in either case quite enough suburbs included within borough boundaries to give a fair idea of the death-rate of Greater Auckland and Greater Christchurch. As further boroughs are formed the vital statistics will be made to include them.

The inclusion of the suburban boroughs tends to lower the rate at Wellington and Dunedin, but raises it at Auckland and Christchurch.

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·61
and five suburban boroughs.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·66
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·26
and two suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·25
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·13
and one suburban borough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·20
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·38
and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·04

Including the suburbs, the rate at Wellington is the highest, and at Auckland the lowest.

Compared with February, 1903, the results are,—

Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1903. 1904.
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·43 0·66
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·97 1·25
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·73 1·20
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·84 1·04

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—There were 38 deaths in this class at the four chief towns with suburbs during February, and of these 32 were from diarrhoeal diseases—6 at Auckland, 14 at Wellington, 9 at Christchurch, and 3 at Dunedin. Influenza was fatal in 4 cases—3 at Wellington and 1 at Dunedin; and there was 1 death from erysipelas at Dunedin, and 1 from septicaemia at Wellington.

Dietetic Diseases.—One death from want of breast-milk and 2 from alcoholism, at Christchurch and Wellington respectively, were registered last month.

Constitutional Diseases.—These totalled 30 at the four chief towns—13 from cancer, 9 from phthisis, and 8 from other tubercular diseases, tabes mesenterica, and diabetes.

Developmental Diseases.—To the total of deaths (18) in this class premature birth contributed 12, old-age 5, and 1 was due to cleft palate.

Local Diseases.—For February the deaths in this class at the chief centres numbered 112—viz., 24 from diseases of the nervous system, 26 of the circulatory, 15 of the respiratory, 34 digestive, 8 urinary, 3 reproductive, and 1 each from diseases of organs of special sense (abscess of ear) and of the lymphatic system (goitre).

Violent Deaths.—Of the 11 deaths in this class, 9 were accidental and 2 suicidal—both by poison.



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🏥 Registrar-General’s Report on Vital Statistics for February 1904 (continued from previous page)

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Vital Statistics, Causes of death, Mortality, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Infant mortality, Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Diarrhoea, Heart disease, Accidents, Suicide, Zymotic diseases