New Zealand Gazette – 1910 – No. 48

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✨ Vital Statistics Tables



May 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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

Auckland City .. and seven suburban boroughs Wellington City .. and three suburban boroughs Christchurch City .. and three suburban boroughs Dunedin City .. and six suburban boroughs
Death-rates per 1,000 of Population. 1.02 0.84 0.71 0.68 0.93 0.93 1.54 1.28
Including the suburbs, the rate at Dunedin is the highest, and at Wellington the lowest.

Compared with April, 1909, the results are,---
Auckland and suburbs .. Wellington and suburbs .. Christchurch and suburbs .. Dunedin and suburbs ..

  1. 0.81 0.71 0.77 0.77

  2. 0.84 0.68 0.93 1.28

The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 620, against 602 in March--an increase of 18. The deaths in April were 257--an increase of 22 on the number in March. Of the total deaths, males contributed 144, females 113. Seventy-three of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 28.40 per cent. of the whole number; 62 of these were under one year of age.

There were one hundred and one deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: Fourteen men, 65 (three), 66, 70, 71, 73 (two), 75, 76, 78, 81, 82, 83, and six women, 65 (two), 67, 68, 75, 76, died at Auckland; eleven men, 65 (two), 68, 72 (two), 74, 75 (two), 80, 83, 87, and five women, 69, 72, 77 (two), 95, at Wellington; eight men, 66, 67, 71, 72 (three), 86 (two), and eleven women, 66, 67, 68, 70, 73, 75, 76, 79, 83, 86, 87, at Christchurch ; and twenty-four men, 65, 66, 67 (two), 69, 72, 73, 74 (three), 75 (two), 77, 78, 80 (four), 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 93, and twenty-two women, 66, 67, 70 (three), 71, 73, 75 (two), 78 (three), 79 (two), 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86 (two), 87, at Dunedin.

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

CAUSES OF DEATH. AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. TOTAL.
Under 5 Years. Under and over. 5 Years. Under 5 Years. Under and over. 5 Years. Under 5 Years. Under and over. 5 Years.

I.--GENERAL DISEASES.

A.--Epidemic Diseases.

  1. Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 7
  2. Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3
    9A. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 .. .. .. 4
  3. Influenza .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2

B.--Other General Diseases.

  1. Blood Poisoning .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  2. Phthisis .. .. .. 1 .. 6 .. 5 .. 5 17
  3. Tubercular Meningitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  4. " Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  5. " Pharyngitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  6. Tuberculosis of Spine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  7. Syphilis, Congenital .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  8. Cancer of Tongue .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 4
  9. " Stomach and Liver .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. 1 5
  10. " Peritoneum, Intestines .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 4
  11. " Uterus .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  12. " Breast .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
  13. " Other Organs .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 2 7
  14. Chronic Rheumatism .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
  15. Scurvy .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
  16. Diabetes .. .. .. 1 .. .. 5 .. 1 8
  17. Anæmia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

II.--DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.

  1. Cerebritis, Encephalitis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
  2. Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
  3. Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
  4. Poliomyelitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  5. Paralysis Agitans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  6. Apoplexy, Cerebral Haemorrhage .. 1 .. 5 .. 1 .. 4 11
  7. Cerebral Softening .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  8. Hemipligia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  9. Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
  10. Eclampsia .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
  11. Convulsions (children under 5 years) 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
    74c. Cerebral Tumour .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2


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🏥 Vital Statistics for Principal Towns and Suburbs, April 1910

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Vital statistics, Death rates, Births, Deaths, Population, Age groups, Causes of death, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
8 names identified
  • Auckland City Auckland, Includes suburban boroughs in death-rate calculation
  • Wellington City Wellington, Includes suburban boroughs in death-rate calculation
  • Christchurch City Christchurch, Includes suburban boroughs in death-rate calculation
  • Dunedin City Dunedin, Includes suburban boroughs in death-rate calculation
  • Auckland Auckland, Deaths of persons aged 65 and upwards
  • Wellington Wellington, Deaths of persons aged 65 and upwards
  • Christchurch Christchurch, Deaths of persons aged 65 and upwards
  • Dunedin Dunedin, Deaths of persons aged 65 and upwards