New Zealand Gazette – 1910 – No. 16

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✨ Vital Statistics Tables



Feb. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 665

The inclusion of the suburban boroughs tends to lower the rate at each of the four centres.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·72 0·63
and seven suburban boroughs
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·87 0·82
and three suburban boroughs
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·13 1·10
and three suburban boroughs
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·77 0·70
and six suburban boroughs ..

Including the suburbs, the rate at Christchurch is the highest, and at Auckland the lowest.

Compared with January, 1909, the results are,—

Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·65 0·63
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·76 0·82
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·71 1·10
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·06 0·70

The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 631, against 640 in December—a decrease of 9. The deaths in January were 227—a decrease of 14 on the number in December. Of the total deaths, males contributed 119, females 108. Sixty-nine of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 30·40 per cent. of the whole number; 61 of these were under one year of age.

There were sixty deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: Eight men, 65, 75, 77 (two), 79 (two), 85, 88, and five women, 65, 67 (two), 72, 75, died at Auckland; four men, 65, 69, 75, 82, and four women, 70 (two), 73, 80, at Wellington; nine men, 66, 68, 72, 73 (two), 75 (two), 77, 86, and thirteen women, 66, 67 (two), 68, 74 (two), 78, 81 (three), 82, 83, 94, at Christchurch; and ten men, 67, 73 (three), 75, 76 (two), 79, 81, 85, and seven women, 68 (two), 70, 74, 75, 76, 79, at Dunedin.

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during January, 1910.

CAUSES OF DEATH. AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. TOTAL.
Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years.
I.—GENERAL DISEASES.
A.—Epidemic Diseases.
1. Typhoid Fever .. .. .. 4
8. Whooping-cough .. .. .. 2
14. Dysentery .. .. .. 1
18. Erysipelas .. .. .. 1
B.—Other General Diseases.
27. Phthisis .. .. .. 1 6
28. Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. 3
34. General Tuberculosis .. .. ..
36. Syphilis, Congenital .. .. .. 2
89. Cancer, Superior Maxilla .. .. ..
40. " Liver and Stomach .. .. .. 2 2
41. " Rectum, Intestines .. .. .. 1 1
42. " Uterus .. .. .. 1
43. " Breast .. .. ..
45. " Other Organs .. .. .. 1
47. Acute Rheumatism .. .. .. 1
48. Chronic Rheumatism .. .. ..
50. Diabetes .. .. ..
51. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. 1
51. Grave’s Disease.. .. ..
56. Acute Alcoholism .. .. .. 1
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
60. Encephalitis .. .. .. 1
61. Meningitis .. .. .. 4 1
63. Bulbar Paralysis .. .. ..
63. Tabes Dorsalis .. .. ..
64. Apoplexy, Cerebral Hæmorrhage .. .. .. 2 2
69. Epilepsy .. .. .. 1 1
71. Convulsions (children under 5 years) 1 1 1 1
72. Tetanus .. .. .. 1


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🏥 Vital Statistics of Principal Towns - January 1910 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Vital statistics, Births, Deaths, Death rates, Population, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Causes of Death
  • Auckland Auckland, Deaths registered by age
  • Wellington Wellington, Deaths registered by age
  • Christchurch Christchurch, Deaths registered by age
  • Dunedin Dunedin, Deaths registered by age

🏥 Table of Causes of Deaths in Four Centres - January 1910

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Causes of death, Infectious diseases, Nervous system diseases, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin