New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 99

Page 2959

✨ Vital Statistics



Dec. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2959

Vital Statistics.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of November, 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 November, 1904

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1904. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN NOVEMBER, 1904. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, November, 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 84 2 1 17 3 1 7 31 0·82 12·97
Birkenhead .. .. .. 1,305 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19·06
Devonport .. .. .. 4,753 14 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·21 9·16
Newmarket .. .. .. 2,149 7 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·93 8·47
Grey Lynn .. .. .. 5,493 10 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·36 7·66
Parnell .. .. .. 4,900 8 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 0·41 14·38
Other suburbs* .. .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs* 56,361 127 3 1 21 3 1 9 38 0·67 12·23
Wellington .. .. .. 50,083 115 4 1 24 3 2 17 51 1·02 11·30
Karori .. .. .. 1,680 3 . .. .. .. 1 1 2 1·19 5·76
Onslow .. .. .. 1,810 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·55 5·10
Totals Wellington and suburbs 53,573 118 5 1 24 3 3 18 54 1·01 10·93
Christchurch .. .. .. 48,737 132 6 1 19 6 1 8 41 0·84 11·39
Woolston .. .. .. 2,958 6 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·34 9·73
Other suburbs* .. .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Christchurch and suburban borough* 51,695 138 6 1 19 6 1 9 42 0·81 11·29
Dunedin (see note) .. .. 25,446 50 2 1 12 .. .. 11 26 1·02 14·77
Caversham† .. .. .. 5,599 15 .. .. 6 .. .. .. 6 1·07 17·56
Maori Hill .. .. .. 1,752 3 .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 1·14 13·38
Mornington .. .. .. 4,360 11 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 0·46 10·83
North-east Valley .. .. 4,025 4 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·25 9·71
Roslyn .. .. .. 5,587 9 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 3 0·54 9·91
St. Kilda .. .. .. 2,270 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·41
South Dunedin .. .. 6,018 17 1 .. .. .. 1 6 8 1·32 5·46
West Harbour .. .. 1,572 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·64 4·49
Totals Dunedin and suburbs 56,629 114 3 1 18 2 3 22 49 0·87 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.

† By an extension of the boundaries of Dunedin City, Caversham was included from 1st November. It is, however, separately given in the Vital Statistics till the end of the year on account of the report for 1904, which will embrace a twelve-months period.

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 497, against 539 in October—a decrease of 42. The deaths in November were 183, a decrease of 9 on the number in October. Of the total deaths, males contributed 103, females 80. Forty-three of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 23·50 per cent. of the whole number; 31 of these were under one year of age.

There were fifty deaths of persons of 65 years of age and upwards: Seven men, 66, 68, 70, 72, 77, 78, 81, and two women, 70, 83, died at Auckland; seven men, 66, 67, 69, 70, 73 (two), 75, and seven women, 65, 69 (two), 70, 73, 79, 80, at Wellington; five men, 66, 69, 71, 83, 85, and three women, 66, 72, 80, at Christchurch; and ten men, 66, 70 (two), 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 82 (two), and nine women, 66, 67, 72, 75, 76, 77, 78, 84, 88, 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 November, 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 .. .. 3 2 1 .. .. 3 9 4·92
II. Parasitic Diseases .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 1·09
III. Dietetic Diseases .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 1·09
IV. Constitutional Diseases .. 9 .. 14 .. 12 2 14 51 27·87
V. Developmental Diseases 2 2 3 1 6 2 3 4 23 12·57
VI. Local Diseases .. 3 13 4 20 5 11 4 19 79 43·17
VII. Violence .. .. 1 4 .. 5 .. 3 .. .. 13 7·10
VIII. Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 4 2·19
Totals .. 8 30 12 42 14 28 9 40 183 100·00


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🏥 Vital Statistics for Principal Towns in November 1904

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
15 December 1904
Births, Deaths, Mortality rates, Population statistics, Boroughs, Child mortality, Causes of death, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
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