New Zealand Gazette – 1910 – No. 81

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 81

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

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·02
and seven suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·77
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·84
and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·79
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·02
and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·96
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·08
and six suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·94

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

Compared with July, 1909, the results are,—

1. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·89 0·77
  Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·92 0·79
  Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·01 0·96
  Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·93 0·94

The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 590, against 614 in June—a decrease of 24. The deaths in July were 241—a decrease of 14 on the number in June. Of the total deaths, males contributed 141, females 100. Fifty-five of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 22·82 per cent. of the whole number; 44 of these were under one year of age.

There were eighty-eight deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: Nine men, 69, 73, 74, 77, 78 (two), 80, 81, 87, and eight women, 67, 68, 69, 70, 76, 84, 89, 95, died at Auckland; eleven men, 66, 70, 71, 72, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84, 85, and six women, 67, 70, 72, 80, 83 (two), at Wellington; fifteen men, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73 (two), 75 (two), 77, 78, 80 (two), 83, and ten women, 66, 68 (two), 73 (two), 77, 78, 84, 88, 93 at Christchurch; and seventeen men, 65, 68 (two), 69 (two), 70, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78 (two), 79, 80 (two), 83, and twelve women, 65, 66, 69, 71, 75, 76 (two), 77, 80 (two), 86, 90, at Dunedin.

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during July, 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.
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. ..		1
8. Pertussis .. .. .. ..			2
9. Diphtheria .. .. .. ..		1	1	2	1
10. Influenza .. .. .. ..			1
B.—Other General Diseases.
28. Phthisis .. .. .. ..		4		3
28. Tuberculosis .. .. .. ..			1
29. Acute Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. .. .. ..		1
30. Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. ..			1
31. Tuberculosis, Abdominal .. .. .. ..
31. Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. ..			1
37. Syphilis .. .. .. ..				1
40. Cancer of Stomach and Liver .. .. .. ..		1		2
41. " Intestines, Rectum .. .. .. ..				3
42. " Uterus, Ovary .. .. .. ..
43. " Breast .. .. .. ..		1
45. " other Organs .. .. .. ..		2		3
47. Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. ..			1	1
50. Diabetes .. .. .. ..		2		1
51. Grave’s Disease .. .. .. ..
52. Addison’s Disease .. .. .. ..		2
53. Leucæmia .. .. .. ..		1
54. Anæmia, Pernicious .. .. .. ..
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
61. Meningitis .. .. .. ..			1	1	1
64. Apoplexy, Cerebral Hæmorrhage .. .. .. ..		2		6
65. Softening of Brain .. .. .. ..
66. Hemiplegia .. .. .. ..
71. Convulsions (children under 5 years) .. .. .. ..
73. General Neuritis .. .. .. ..
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
78. Endocarditis .. .. .. ..				1
79. Heart-disease .. .. .. ..	1	10		6
80. Angina Pectoris .. .. .. ..		2
81. Arterio Sclerosis .. .. .. ..
81. Aneurism .. .. .. ..				1