New Zealand Gazette – 1910 – No. 36

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·36 1·03
and seven suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·74 0·71
and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·62 0·61
and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·03 0·97
and six suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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

Compared with March, 1909, the results are,—

1. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·10 1·03
  Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·91 0·71
  Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·80 0·61
  Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·73 0·97

The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 602, against 557 in February—an increase of 45. The deaths in March were 235—an increase of 2 on the number in February. Of the total deaths, males contributed 119, females 116. Seventy-seven of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 32·77 per cent. of the whole number; 66 of these were under one year of age.

There were fifty-four deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: Twelve men, 65 (two), 66, 67 (two), 69, 70, 72, 74 (two), 80, 89, and eleven women, 70, 71, 72 (two), 75 (two), 76 (two), 79, 84 (two), died at Auckland; six men, 66 (two), 70, 72, 73 (two), and five women, 69, 74, 79 (two), 92, at Wellington; seven men, 65, 70, 74, 75, 78, 81, 85, and three women, 68, 88 (two), at Christchurch; and five men, 66, 69, 70, 76, 83, and five women, 67, 71, 80, 88, 89, at Dunedin.

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during March, 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 ..			1
8. Whooping-cough
18. Erysipelas ..					1
B.—Other General Diseases.
27. Phthisis
27. Tuberculosis ..					1
28. Tubercular Meningitis
33. " Disease of Breast
36. Syphilis ..
36. Syphilitic Laryngitis			1
39. Cancer of Tongue
40. Cancer, Stomach and Liver			3
41. " Intestines, Rectum			1
42. " Uterus, Vulva, &c.			2
44. " Eye and Orbit ..			1
45. " Other Organs
47. Rheumatic Arthritis
48. Chronic Rheumatism
50. Diabetes ..			2
53. Addison’s Disease
54. Anaemia ..
56. Alcoholism ..
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
61. Meningitis ..			1
62. Locomotor Ataxia
63. Paralysis Agitans			1
63. Progressive Muscular Atrophy
64. Apoplexy, Cerebral Haemorrhage			10
64. Congestion of Brain			1
67. General Paralysis
69. Epilepsy ..			1
71. Convulsions (children under 5 years)					1
74c. Acute Nervous Prostration			1
74c. Cerebral Tumour