New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 25

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✨ Vital Statistics



Mar. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 729

Vital Statistics of Chief Cities, Year 1904.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Four Chief Towns of New Zealand for the Year 1904:—

RETURN of the Number of Births, with the Actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Births and Deaths to Population, in the undermentioned Boroughs, during the Year 1904.

BOROUGHS. Population of Principal Boroughs, with all their Suburbs, Census, March, 1901. Estimated Mean Population of Boroughs, 1904. Births registered in 1904. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1904. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population.
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 .. 38,069 1,183 31·08 46 13 164 36 6 158 423 11·11
Birkenhead .. 1,323 42 31·74 2 .. 3 1 .. 2 8 6·05
Devonport .. 4,905 116 23·65 5 .. 14 2 .. 15 36 7·34
Newmarket .. 2,196 44 20·04 4 1 11 .. .. 4 20 9·11
Grey Lynn .. 5,455 187 34·28 9 .. 13 5 .. 24 51 9·35
Parnell .. 5,003 125 24·98 4 1 15 5 3 15 43 8·59
Other suburbs* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs 56,951 1,697 29·80 70 15 220 49 9 218 581 10·20
Wellington .. 51,991 1,392 26·77 78 17 208 55 13 188 559 10·75
Karori .. 1,817 43 23·66 2 .. 2 .. 1 3 8 4·40
Onslow .. 1,810 44 24·31 5 .. 2 1 .. 5 13 7·18
Totals Wellington and suburbs 55,618 1,479 26·59 85 17 212 56 14 196 580 10·43
Christchurch .. 48,752 1,342 27·53 69 13 194 70 10 156 512 10·50
Woolston .. 2,981 76 25·49 4 .. 8 3 .. 13 28 9·39
Other suburbs* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Christchurch and suburban borough 51,733 1,418 27·41 73 13 202 73 10 169 540 10·44
Dunedin .. 25,533 572 22·40 34 2 167 16 7 121 347 13·59
Caversham .. 5,834 186 31·88 10 .. 60 12 1 28 111 19·03
Maori Hill.. 1,814 39 21·50 .. .. 6 1 1 7 15 8·27
Mornington .. 4,380 80 18·26 4 1 12 5 2 13 37 8·45
North-east Valley .. 4,224 100 23·67 5 .. 7 3 1 15 31 7·34
Roslyn .. 5,685 123 21·64 3 1 18 1 .. 19 42 7·39
St. Kilda .. 2,504 58 23·16 4 .. 12 5 .. 6 27 10·78
South Dunedin .. 6,225 182 29·24 16 .. 18 6 1 22 63 10·12
West Harbour .. 1,585 36 22·71 2 .. 2 1 .. 5 10 6·31
Totals Dunedin and suburbs 57,784 1,376 23·81 78 4 302 50 13 236 683 11·82
Grand totals .. .. 5,970 26·88 (mean) 306 49 936 228 46 819 2,384 10·73 (mean)
  • The remaining suburbs do not lie within borough boundaries, and particulars respecting them have not been obtained for the Vital Statistics.

Deaths occurring at hospitals have been omitted, except where deceased had previously resided in one or other of the above boroughs, in which case the death is counted against the borough of residence.

TABLE showing in Classes the Number of Deaths of Persons of both Sexes under 5 Years of Age and 5 Years and upwards, and the Proportion per Cent. of Deaths in each Class, in the Boroughs above given, registered during the Year 1904.

CLASSES. CAUSES OF DEATH. AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGH. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. TOTAL. PROPORTIONS PER CENT
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.
I. Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases 24 28 44 21 24 12 24 25 202 8·47
II. Parasitic Diseases .. 1 1 1 2 .. 2 .. 3 10 0·42
III. Dietetic Diseases .. 1 3 1 2 4 2 .. 2 15 0·63
IV. Constitutional Diseases 9 106 5 114 7 103 12 140 496 20·80
V. Developmental Diseases 16 39 29 13 30 31 40 36 234 9·82
VI. Local Diseases .. 64 225 74 229 79 199 47 306 1,223 51·30
VII. Violence .. 5 33 2 26 6 21 7 24 124 5·20
VIII. Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes 23 3 16 1 19 1 15 2 80 3·36
Totals .. 143 438 172 408 169 371 145 538 2,384 100·00


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Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Mortality, Population, Boroughs, 1904, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
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