New Zealand Gazette – 1906 – No. 17

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✨ Causes of Death Classification Table

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TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1905—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—continued.
ORDER 1—continued.
Accident or Negligence—continued.
Fractures, Skull, Thigh, &c.	..	7	..	..	..	..	..	..	7
Run over, Train, Tram, Coach, Cart	1	2	1	1	..	4	..	2	11
Crushed by Truck, Dray, &c.	..	3	..	..	..	1	..	1	5
Shot	..	1	..	2	..	1	..	1	5
Struck by Engine	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	2
Cut	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	3
Burns, Scald	2	4	3	..	..	..	..	..	9
Poison	..	2	..	..	1	..	..	..	3
Drowned	..	3	..	10	..	1	..	2	16
Overlain, Suffocation	8	1	1	..	1	..	..	..	6
Birth Accident	..	..	5	..	1	..	3	..	9
Injury, Head, Spine, &c.	..	5	..	1	..	1	..	2	9
Chloroform, Anaesthetic (Misadventure)	..	1	..	2	..	..	..	..	3
Collision with Horse	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
Laceration of Brain	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Total Order 1	..	7	35	10	28	3	9	3	14
ORDER 2 :—
Homicide,—
By Bullet-wound	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..
ORDER 3 :—
Suicide,—
By Shooting	..	..	..	2	..	3	..	2	..
By Cutting Throat	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..
By Poison	..	..	..	4	..	..	..	3	..
By Drowning	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	2
By Hanging	..	..	..	..	..	3	..	1	3
By Suffocation (gas)	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
By Jumping from House	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..
Total Order 3	..	..	..	7	..	9	..	6	..
ORDER 4 :—
Execution,—
Hanging	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..
Total Class VII	..	..	7	42	10	39	3	15	3
CLASS VIII. — ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c.	..	26	..	19	1	30	1	12	..
Found dead	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..
Total Class VIII	..	26	..	19	2	30	1	12	..
General Totals	..	177	437	199	397	158	416	112	492

BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATES.

The total number of births registered as occurring in the four chief centres and suburbs in 1905 was 6,335, as against 5,970 for the previous year.

The birth-rates for last year were, —

Birth-rates per 1,000 of Mean Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. 30·06 27·88
and five suburban boroughs.. .. .. .. .. .. 29·72 29·38
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. 29·70 29·63
and two suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 23·90 23·97
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. ..
and one suburban borough .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. ..
and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. ..

By the inclusion of the suburbs the rate is raised at Dunedin, but lowered at Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. It will be observed that Christchurch has the highest rate, Wellington next highest, Auckland and Dunedin following with intervals. The difference between the Christchurch rate (29·63) and the Dunedin rate (23·97) is considerable. The birth-rate for the whole colony last year was 27·21 per thousand. Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch are thus over the average, and Dunedin below it.

The birth-rates for three of the central boroughs last year show a rise when compared with 1904. In Auckland the rate fell from 31·08 to 30·06; but it rose in Wellington from 26·77 to 29·72, in Christchurch from 27·53 to 29·70, and in Dunedin from 22·40 to 23·90. The rates for five years, 1901 to 1905, are,—

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