New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 25

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✨ Health Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 25

The birth-rates for two of the central boroughs last year show a rise when compared with 1903. In Auckland the rate fell from 31·67 to 31·08; in Wellington from 29·22 to 26·77; but it rose in Christchurch from 26·59 to 27·53; and in Dunedin from 19·54 to 22·40. The rates for five years, 1900 to 1904, are,—

Births per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland (without suburbs) .. 29·31 .. 30·00 .. 30·80 .. 31·67 .. 31·08
Wellington " .. 25·76 .. 26·35 .. 25·29 .. 29·22 .. 26·77
Christchurch " .. 21·51 .. 24·12 .. 25·84 .. 26·59 .. 27·53
Dunedin " .. 22·07 .. 22·04 .. 19·96 .. 19·54 .. 22·40

DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES.

The total number of deaths registered for the four centres in 1904 was 2,384—viz., 1,841 in the cities, and 543 in the suburbs.
By including the suburbs the death-rate for last year is lowered at each of the four centres. The rates for the year are,—

Death-rates per 1,000 of Mean Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·11 10·20
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 10·75 10·43
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. 10·50 10·44
" and two suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 13·59 11·82
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. ..
" and one suburban borough .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. ..
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. ..

If the number of deaths of infants under 1 year be excluded, the mortality among the rest of the population is found to have been for 1903 and 1904 in the following ratio to the 1,000 living:—

1. Auckland (including suburbs) .. .. .. .. .. .. 8·57 .. 8·11
  Wellington " .. .. .. .. .. .. 8·27 .. 7·89
  Christchurch " .. .. .. .. .. .. 8·60 .. 7·62
  Dunedin " .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·11 .. 9·60

The degree of infantile mortality is perhaps best shown in the proportion of deaths of children under 1 year of age to every 100 births. For 1903 and 1904 the proportions at the chief centres are,—

1. Auckland (including suburbs) .. .. .. .. .. .. 12·15 .. 7·01
  Wellington " .. .. .. .. .. .. 9·27 .. 9·53
  Christchurch " .. .. .. .. .. .. 10·05 .. 10·30
  Dunedin " .. .. .. .. .. .. 6·23 .. 9·30

Again, the percentage of deaths of children under 5 to the total number of deaths is—Auckland, 24·61; in Christchurch, 31·30; in Wellington, 29·66; in Dunedin, 21·23.
Excluding suburbs, and dealing with the deaths at all ages in the four cities or central boroughs only, the rates for 1904 are found to be lower than in the previous year. The figures for four years are given:—

Deaths, 1901. Deaths, 1902. Deaths, 1903. Deaths, 1904.
Per 1,000 of Per 1,000 of Per 1,000 of Per 1,000 of
Population. Population. Population. Population.

Auckland (excluding suburbs) 13·10 .. 17·21 .. 12·97 .. 11·11
Wellington " 10·66 .. 12·58 .. 11·30 .. 10·75
Christchurch " 13·11 .. 12·24 .. 11·39 .. 10·50
Dunedin " 12·64 .. 11·86 .. 14·77 .. 13·59

Omitting the deaths of infants under one year, and calculating the rate on the population of one year of age and upwards, all the four boroughs show lower rates for 1904 than for the previous year.

Deaths per 1,000 of Population, excluding Infants (under One Year of Age).

1. 1. 1. 1. Auckland (excluding suburbs) .. 9·72 .. 9·93 .. 12·86 .. 9·45 .. 9·24
        Wellington " .. 7·65 .. 8·12 .. 9·54 .. 8·84 .. 8·42
        Christchurch " .. 8·22 .. 10·69 .. 9·03 .. 8·83 .. 7·87
        Dunedin " .. 10·64 .. 10·88 .. 10·35 .. 13·61 .. 11·90

Subjoined is a table showing the rates of infant mortality in the four cities for each of the past five years, together with the mean rates for the period.

Deaths of Children under One Year to every 100 Births.

1. 1. 1. 1. Mean of Five Years.
        Auckland (excluding suburbs) .. 14·49 .. 11·57 .. 15·41 .. 12·08 .. 6·93 .. 12·10
        Wellington " .. 6·65 .. 10·43 .. 12·97 .. 9·28 .. 9·55 .. 9·78
        Christchurch " .. 11·99 .. 11·35 .. 13·32 .. 10·49 .. 10·36 .. 11·50
        Dunedin " .. 8·37 .. 9·07 .. 8·60 .. 7·27 .. 8·74 .. 8·41

Specific Febrile and Zymotic Diseases.—The mortality from these diseases at Wellington, with its suburbs, was higher in 1904 than in the previous year, but for Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin much lower. The total deaths in this class were 256 for 1903 and 202 for 1904 at the four centres.

Deaths from Febrile and Zymotic Diseases.

Auckland and Wellington and Christchurch and Dunedin and Total.
Suburbs. Suburbs. Suburbs. Suburbs.

1903 .. .. .. 86 .. 52 .. 58 .. 60 .. 256
1904 .. .. .. 52 .. 65 .. 36 .. 49 .. 202

Of the above, diarrhoeal diseases caused most deaths in 1904 at the four centres taken together, the total number being 92. Influenza came next with 26 deaths, typhoid fever 19, whooping-cough 3, measles 4, diphtheria 10, scarlet fever 4, bubonic plague 1, and other zymotic complaints 43.
Comparison of the deaths for each city, including suburbs, shows,—

Zymotic, &c., Diseases. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin.
1903. 1904. 1903. 1904. 1903. 1904. 1903. 1904.
Diarrhoeal Diseases .. 42 24 .. 22 30 .. 10 21 .. 4 17
Influenza .. 4 4 .. 2 5 .. 2 3 .. 7 14
Typhoid Fever .. 8 9 .. 5 4 .. 2 2 .. 1 4
Measles .. 6 .. .. 3 4 .. 17 .. .. 2 ..
Scarlet Fever .. 2 1 .. 6 3 .. 12 .. .. 30 ..
Bubonic Plague .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Diphtheria .. .. 3 .. 2 5 .. .. 2 .. 3 ..
Whooping-cough .. 17 .. .. 5 .. .. 7 1 .. .. 2
Other Zymotic Diseases .. 7 10 .. 7 14 .. 8 7 .. 13 12

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1905, No 25

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🏥 Births and Birth-Rates in Four Chief Cities 1904 (continued from previous page)

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🏥 Deaths and Death-Rates in Four Chief Cities 1904

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