New Zealand Gazette – 1911 – No. 103

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 103

The inclusion of the suburban boroughs tends to lower the rate at Dunedin, but raises it at Auckland and Christchurch.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·83
and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·88
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·82
and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·82
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·70
and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·71
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·06
and six suburban boroughs.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·88

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

Compared with November, 1910, the results are,—

Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1910. 1911.
0·72 0·88
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·69 0·82
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·63 0·71
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·78 0·88

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 630, against 673 in October—a decrease of 43. The deaths in November were 229—a decrease of 28 as compared with last month. Of the total deaths, males contributed 124, females 105. Thirty-eight of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 16·59 per cent. of the whole number; 28 of these were under one year of age.

There were 73 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs, as against 89 in October. The following table shows the classification :—

Age.	Auckland.	Wellington.	Christchurch.	Dunedin.	Total.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.
65	1	..	1	..	..
66	..	1	..	..	1
67	1	1	2	..	..
68	..	..	1	..	2
69	2	..	1	..	2
70	1	..	..	..	..
71	1	..	..	..	..
72	..	..	1	..	..
73	1	..	2	..	..
74	2	..	..	1	..
75	..	..	..	1	..
76	1	1	..	..	..
77	..	1	2	1	..
78	1	..	..	1	..
79	2	..	..	..	..
80	1	..	..	..	..
81	..	..	..	..	..
82	1	..	..	..	..
83	2	..	..	..	1
84	..	..	..	..	..
85	1	..	1	..	..
86	..	..	..	1	..
87	..	..	..	..	..
88	..	..	..	..	..
89	..	..	..	..	..
90	..	..	..	..	..
93	..	1	..	..	..
Totals ..	18	5	11	5	6

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during November, 1911.

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.
6. Measles..	..	..	..	..	1
9. Diphtheria	..	..	..	..	..
10. Influenza	..	..	..	..	..
14. Dysentery	..	..	..	2	..
(b.) Other General Diseases.
28. Phthisis	..	..	..	3	..
28. Tuberculosis	..	..	..	..	..
30. Tubercular Meningitis	..	..	..	..	1
34. Tuberculosis of Hip-joint	..	..	..	1	..
34. Tubercular Laryngitis	..	..	..	1	..
37. Syphilis	..	1	..	..	..
40. Cancer—Stomach, Liver..	..	..	..	4	..
41. “ Intestines, Rectum	..	..	..	3	..
45. “ Other Organs	..	..	..	1	..
46. Abdominal Tumour	..	..	..	..	..
47. Rheumatic Fever	..	..	..	..	..
48. Arthritis Deformans	..	..	..	1	..
50. Diabetes	..	..	..	2	..
53. Leucocythaemia ..	..	..	..	..	..
54. Anaemia	..	..	..	1	..