New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 20

Page 971

✨ Mortality and Birth Statistics



MAR. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 971

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1907—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 2:—
Homicide,—
Manslaughter .. .. 2 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Shooting .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. .. .. 3 8
By Cutting Throat .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
By Poison .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 3 .. .. 8
By Drowning .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
By Hanging, Strangling .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 4
By Starvation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
By throwing himself under Train .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Total Order 3 .. .. .. 14 .. 5 .. 3 .. 6 28
Total Class VII .. .. 6 37 2 31 5 19 8 19 127
CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-
SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus .. .. 31 .. 27 .. 22 .. 16 .. 96
Abscess .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Found dead .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Total Class VIII .. .. 31 .. 28 .. 22 .. 16 2 99
General Totals .. .. 263 538 281 500 264 543 174 532 3,095

BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATES.

The total number of births registered as occurring in the four chief centres and suburbs in 1907 was 7,018, as against 6,512 for the previous year.

The birth-rates for last year were,—

Birth-rates per 1,000 of Mean Population.
Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. 29·63
" and six suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 27·46
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. 27·53
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. 27·84
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. 30·47
" and one suburban borough .. .. .. 30·48
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. 25·69
" and six suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 25·36

By the inclusion of the suburbs the rate is raised at Christchurch, but lowered at Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin. It will be observed that Christchurch has the highest rate, Auckland next highest, Wellington and Dunedin following with intervals. The birth-rate for the Dominion last year was 27·30 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 fall when compared with 1906. In Auckland the rate fell from 29·96 to 29·63; in Wellington from 27·85 to 27·53; in Dunedin from 28·96 to 25·69; but rose in Christchurch from 28·19 to 30·47. The rates for five years, 1903 to 1907, are,—

Births per 1,000 of Population.

1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907.
Auckland (without suburbs) .. 31·67 31·08 30·06 29·96 29·63
Wellington " .. 29·22 26·77 29·72 27·85 27·53
Christchurch " .. 26·59 27·53 29·70 28·19 30·47
Dunedin " .. 19·54 22·40 23·90 28·96 25·69

DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES.

The total number of deaths registered for the four centres in 1907 was 3,095—viz., 2,567 in the cities, and 528 in the suburbs.

By including the suburbs the death-rate for last year is lowered at all of the four centres. The rates for the year are,—

Death-rates per 1,000 of Mean Population.
Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. 13·38
" and six suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 11·43
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·45
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. 11·28
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. 14·72
" and one suburban borough .. .. .. 14·37
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. 12·98
" and six suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 12·02

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 1907 and 1906 in the following ratio to the 1,000 living:—

1906. 1907.
Auckland (including suburbs) .. 7·63 .. 8·76
Wellington " .. 7·23 .. 8·06
Christchurch " .. 9·15 .. 10·52
Dunedin " .. 9·39 .. 9·60


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🏥 Table of Deaths by Cause in Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs for 1907 (continued) (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Mortality statistics, Causes of death, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1907, Violence, Accidents, Suicide, Homicide

🏥 Births and Birth-Rates in Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs for 1907

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Birth statistics, Birth-rates, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1907

🏥 Deaths and Death-Rates in Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs for 1907

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Death statistics, Death-rates, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, 1907