New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 20

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✨ Vital Statistics of Chief Cities



Mar. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 967

Vital Statistics of Chief Cities, Year 1907.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Four Chief Towns of New Zealand for the Year 1907:—

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 1907.

BOROUGHS. Population of Principal Boroughs, with all their Suburbs, Census, April, 1906. Estimated Mean Population of Boroughs, 1907. Births registered in 1907. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1907. 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 .. 41,916 1,242 29·63 81 31 198 50 20 181 561 13·38
Birkenhead 1,365 38 27·84 4 1 2 3 .. 5 15 10·98
Devonport 5,100 125 24·51 7 3 15 1 1 10 37 7·25
Newmarket 2,435 62 25·46 1 3 4 3 3 2 16 6·57
Grey Lynn 6,438 139 21·59 12 2 20 4 2 21 61 9·47
Parnell .. 5,260 120 22·81 7 1 10 5 4 16 43 8·17
Mount Eden 7,554 198 26·21 6 1 25 3 4 29 68 9·00
Other suburbs* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs .. 70,068 1,924 27·46 118 42 274 69 34 264 801 11·43
Wellington .. 64,077 1,764 27·53 121 26 256 88 28 215 734 11·45
Karori .. 2,420 59 24·38 5 .. 7 5 1 5 23 9·50
Onslow .. 1,289 39 30·26 .. 1 6 1 1 4 13 10·09
Miramar 1,455 31 21·30 1 .. 5 2 1 2 11 7·56
Totals Wellington and suburbs .. 69,241 1,893 27·34 127 27 274 96 31 226 781 11·28
Christchurch 53,069 1,617 30·47 103 26 268 107 20 257 781 14·72
Woolston .. 3,101 95 30·64 5 .. 11 1 2 7 26 8·38
Other suburbs* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals Christchurch and suburban borough .. 56,170 1,712 30·48 108 26 279 108 22 264 807 14·37
Dunedin .. 37,839 972 25·69 44 8 213 51 12 163 491 12·98
Maori Hill.. 2,068 63 30·46 1 .. 3 2 1 6 13 6·29
Mornington 4,200 76 18·10 3 1 15 1 1 14 35 8·33
North-east Valley 4,644 120 25·84 3 1 22 7 1 6 40 8·61
Roslyn .. 5,550 130 23·42 9 2 30 7 2 18 68 12·25
St. Kilda .. 2,862 97 33·89 5 1 17 6 .. 14 43 15·02
West Harbour 1,561 31 19·86 2 .. 3 1 2 8 16 10·25
Totals Dunedin and suburbs .. 58,724 1,489 25·36 67 13 303 75 19 229 706 12·02
Grand totals .. .. .. 7,018 27·61 (mean) 420 108 1,130 348 106 983 3,095 12·18 (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 1907.

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 71 32 73 37 83 27 35 37 395 12·76
II Parasitic Diseases .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 5 0·16
III Dietetic Diseases .. .. 4 .. 1 2 3 .. 5 15 0·49
IV Constitutional Diseases 11 120 7 124 19 148 9 144 582 18·81
V Developmental Diseases 31 51 40 51 41 42 35 39 330 10·66
VI Local Diseases .. 113 293 131 254 92 303 71 285 1,542 49·82
VII Violence .. 6 37 2 31 5 19 8 19 127 4·10
VIII Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes 31 .. 28 .. 22 .. 16 2 99 3·20
Totals .. 263 538 281 500 264 543 174 532 3,095 100·00

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