New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 56

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✨ Vital Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 56

Vital Statistics.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of May, 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 May, 1904.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1904. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN MAY, 1904. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, May, 1904. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1903.
Males. Females.
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 .. .. .. 37,761 97 2 1 12 .. .. 6 21 0·56 12·97
Birkenhead .. .. .. 1,305 3 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 4 3·07 19·06
Devonport .. .. .. 4,753 7 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·21 9·16
Newmarket .. .. .. 2,149 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8·47
Grey Lynn .. .. .. 5,493 20 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 4 0·73 7·66
Parnell .. .. .. 4,900 11 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·41 14·38
Other suburbs* .. .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs* 56,361 141 4 1 16 1 .. 10 32 0·57 12·23
Wellington .. .. .. 50,083 114 4 .. 13 6 2 19 44 0·88 11·30
Karori .. .. .. 1,680 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·60 5·76
Onslow .. .. .. 1,810 5 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·55 5·10
Totals Wellington and suburbs 53,573 121 4 .. 14 6 2 20 46 0·86 10·93
Christchurch .. .. .. 48,737 91 2 .. 14 7 2 15 40 0·82 11·39
Woolston .. .. .. 2,958 5 1 .. .. .. .. 2 3 1·01 9·73
Other suburbs* .. .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Christchurch and suburban borough* 51,695 96 3 .. 14 7 2 17 43 0·83 11·29
Dunedin .. .. .. 25,446 50 3 .. 8 2 .. 8 21 0·83 14·77
Caversham .. .. .. 5,599 14 .. .. 10 1 .. 1 12 2·14 17·56
Maori Hill .. .. .. 1,752 4 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 1·14 13·88
Mornington .. .. .. 4,360 7 .. .. 1 1 .. 2 4 0·92 10·83
North-east Valley .. .. 4,025 11 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9·71
Roslyn .. .. .. 5,587 9 .. 1 2 .. .. 1 4 0·72 9·91
St. Kilda .. .. .. 2,270 4 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 0·88 11·41
South Dunedin .. .. 6,018 17 3 .. 2 .. .. 1 6 1·00 5·46
West Harbour .. .. 1,572 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·64 4·49
Totals Dunedin and suburbs 56,629 119 6 1 26 6 .. 13 52 0·92 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 477, against 445 in April—an increase of 32. The deaths in May were 173, an increase of 2 on the number in April. Of the total deaths, males contributed 89, females 84. Forty-three of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 24·86 per cent. of the whole number; 37 of these were under one year of age.

There were forty-one deaths of persons of 65 years of age and upwards: Five men, 69, 72, 82 (two), 88, and four women, 73, 76, 83, 86, died at Auckland; two men, 77, 86, and four women, 65, 72, 77, 85, at Wellington; four men, 65, 67, 68, 86, and seven women, 66, 68, 69 (two), 72, 83, 87, at Christchurch; and twelve men, 65, 67 (two), 71, 73, 75, 77, 80 (two), 82, 84, 86, and three women, 71, 86, 92, 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 May, 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.
I. Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases 1 2 3 .. 1 2
II. Parasitic Diseases .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
III. Dietetic Diseases .. 1 .. .. .. .. ..
IV. Constitutional Diseases 1 6 1 12 .. 6
V. Developmental Diseases 1 5 4 .. 3 2
VI. Local Diseases .. 1 11 4 19 5 20
VII. Violence .. .. 2 .. 3 1 1
VIII. Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes 1 .. .. .. 2 ..
Totals .. 6 26 12 34 12 31


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🏥 Registrar-General's Report on Vital Statistics for May 1904

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Mortality, Population, Boroughs, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin

🏥 Table of births, deaths, and mortality rates by borough for May 1904

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Births, Deaths, Mortality rates, Population, Boroughs, Statistics, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Suburbs

🏥 Summary of deaths among persons aged 65 and over in major boroughs

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Deaths, Elderly, Age 65+, Causes of death, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Mortality
8 names identified
  • Five men , Died at Auckland, aged 69, 72, 82 (two), 88
  • Four women , Died at Auckland, aged 73, 76, 83, 86
  • Two men , Died at Wellington, aged 77, 86
  • Four women , Died at Wellington, aged 65, 72, 77, 85
  • Four men , Died at Christchurch, aged 65, 67, 68, 86
  • Seven women , Died at Christchurch, aged 66, 68, 69 (two), 72, 83, 87
  • Twelve men , Died at Dunedin, aged 65, 67 (two), 71, 73, 75, 77, 80 (two), 82, 84, 86
  • Three women , Died at Dunedin, aged 71, 86, 92

🏥 Table of causes of death by age group and borough for May 1904

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Causes of death, Zymotic diseases, Constitutional diseases, Developmental diseases, Violence, Dietetic diseases, Local diseases, Mortality, Statistics, Boroughs