New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 93

Page 2783

✨ Vital Statistics

Nov. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2783

Vital Statistics.

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

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1904.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN OCTOBER, 1904.							Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, October, 1904.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1903.
			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	109	4	..	14	3	1	22	44	1·17	12·97
Birkenhead .. .. ..	1,305	7	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	0·77	19·06
Devonport .. .. ..	4,753	12	..	..	2	..	..	..	2	0·42	9·16
Newmarket .. .. ..	2,149	2	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·47	8·47
Grey Lynn .. .. ..	5,493	12	..	..	2	1	..	1	4	0·73	7·66
Parnell .. .. ..	4,900	14	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	0·41	14·38
Other suburbs* .. .. ..	*	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs*	56,361	156	4	..	20	4	1	25	54	0·96	12·23
Wellington .. .. ..	50,083	123	6	1	13	3	1	11	35	0·70	11·30
Karori .. .. ..	1,680	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	5·76
Onslow .. .. ..	1,810	7	..	..	..	..	..	2	2	1·10	5·10
Totals Wellington and suburbs	53,573	132	6	1	13	3	1	13	37	0·69	10·93
Christchurch .. .. ..	48,737	126	5	..	15	5	..	13	38	0·78	11·39
Woolston .. .. ..	2,958	7	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·34	9·73
Other suburbs* .. .. ..	*	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals Christchurch and suburban borough*	51,695	133	5	..	16	5	..	13	39	0·75	11·29
Dunedin .. .. ..	25,446	51	3	..	17	1	..	12	33	1·30	14·77
Caversham .. .. ..	5,599	11	..	..	5	1	..	3	9	1·61	17·56
Maori Hill .. .. ..	1,752	4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	13·38
Mornington .. .. ..	4,360	7	1	..	2	1	..	1	5	1·14	10·83
North-east Valley .. .. ..	4,025	10	..	..	..	..	1	1	2	0·50	9·71
Roslyn .. .. ..	5,587	7	..	..	..	..	..	6	6	1·07	9·91
St. Kilda .. .. ..	2,270	8	1	..	1	..	..	1	3	1·32	11·41
South Dunedin .. .. ..	6,018	14	..	..	..	..	..	3	3	0·50	5·46
West Harbour .. .. ..	1,572	6	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	0·64	4·49
Totals Dunedin and suburbs	56,629	118	5	..	25	4	1	27	62	1·09	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 539, against 485 in September—an increase of 54. The deaths in October were 192, an increase of 10 on the number in September. Of the total deaths, males contributed 95, females 97. Forty of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 20·83 per cent. of the whole number; 36 of these were under one year of age.

There were fifty deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: Five men, 65, 73, 77 (two), 78, and seven women, 67, 69, 74, 78, 80, 82 (two), died at Auckland; three men, 65, 73, 74, and three women, 65, 68, 74, at Wellington; five men, 65, 71 (two), 78, 79, and six women, 66, 68, 77, 78, 79, 82, at Christchurch; and twelve men, 66, 67, 68, 69, 73 (three), 74, 76 (two), 80, 82, and nine women, 67, 68, 72, 74, 75, 76, 79, 82, 87, 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 October, 1904.

CAUSES.	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	1	1	1	1
II. Parasitic Diseases	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
III. Dietetic Diseases	..	..	1	..	..	..	..
IV. Constitutional Diseases	1	10	..	11	..	12	1
V. Developmental Diseases	..	3	2	1	1	4	6
VI. Local Diseases	..	3	26	6	11	5	11
VII. Violence	..	1	5	..	2	..	1
VIII. Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes	4	..	..	..	3	..	..
Totals	..	9	45	11	26	10	29