New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 25

Page 733

✨ Mortality and Birth Statistics



Mar. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 733

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1904—continued.

CAUSES OF DEATH. AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGH. 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 VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 4
Fall from Building .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fall from Cab .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Fall from Horse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fall from Platform .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fall from Train, Tram .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 3
Fall of Building .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fall of Timber .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fall of Tree .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Fall on Glass Bottle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fracture of Skull .. 5 .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 9
Run over by Cart, Train, Tram, &c. .. 1 .. .. .. 5 .. .. 6
Crushed, Struck by Tram, Train .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
Shot .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Cut, Stab .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 6
Burns, Scalds .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Poison (Lead) .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Poison .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 1 1 .. 1 17
Drowned .. .. .. .. 6 .. 3 2 .. 2 .. 8
Suffocation, Gas, Ammonia-gas 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. 5
Birth Accident .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 4 9
Injury to Head, Spine, Hip, Face .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Struck by Stone .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Kick from Horse.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Compression of Brain .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Explosion, Blow-out of Breech-block .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
Contact with Electric Switch .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Injuries from Ignited Benzine .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Strangled .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Total Order 1 .. 5 23 2 22 6 15 6 16 95
ORDER 2:—
Homicide,—
Murder .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Shooting .. .. 5 .. .. .. 3 .. 2 10
By Cutting Throat .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 3 7
By Poison .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 4
By Drowning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
By Hanging .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 4
By Strangling .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total Order 3 .. .. 10 .. 3 .. 6 .. 8 27
Total Class VII. 5 33 2 26 6 21 7 24 124
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. 23 1 16 1 19 .. 15 2 77
Abscess .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Hæmorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Total Class VIII. 23 3 16 1 19 1 15 2 80
General Totals .. 143 438 172 408 169 371 145 538 2,384

BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATES.

The total number of births registered as occurring in the four chief centres and suburbs in 1904 was 5,970, as against 5,812 for the previous year.

The birth-rates for last year were,—

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31·08
and five suburban boroughs.. .. .. .. .. 29·80
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26·77
and two suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 26·59
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27·53
and one suburban borough .. .. .. .. .. 27·41
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22·40
and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 23·81

By the inclusion of the suburbs the rate is raised at Dunedin, but lowered at Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. It will be observed that Auckland has the highest rate, Christchurch next highest, Wellington and Dunedin following with intervals. The difference between the Auckland rate (29·80) and the Dunedin rate (23·81) is considerable. The birth-rate for the whole colony last year was 26·94 per thousand. Auckland and Christchurch are thus over the average, Wellington and Dunedin below it.



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🏥 Causes of Death Statistics for Four Cities 1904 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Causes of Death, Mortality Statistics, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1904, Violence, Homicide, Suicide, Accidents, Drowned, Poison, Burns, Fracture

🏥 Births and Birth-Rates in Four Chief Cities 1904

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Births, Birth-Rates, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1904, Suburbs, Colony Average