New Zealand Gazette – 1911 – No. 17

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✨ Vital Statistics and Causes of Death



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 17

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. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.

V.—DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.

  1. Stricture of Æsophagus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  2. Gastric Ulcer .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  3. Gastritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  4. Diarrhœa (children under 2 years of age) .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
  5. Enteritis (children under 2 years of age) .. .. .. .. 12 .. 5 .. 3 .. .. .. 20
  6. Appendicitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 5
  7. Iliac Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 1
  8. Hernia, Obstruction of Intestine .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 6
  9. Yellow Atrophy of Liver.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  10. Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
  11. Cholecystotomy.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
  12. Subphrenic Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

VI.—DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ADNEXA.

  1. Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
  2. Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 5
  3. Pyelitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
  4. Pyelonephritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  5. Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 3
  6. Enlarged Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2

VII.—PUERPERAL CONDITION.

  1. Puerperal Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 3

VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.

  1. Senile Gangrene .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

X.—MALFORMATIONS.

  1. Encephalocele .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

XI.—INFANCY.

  1. Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 4 .. 2 .. .. 9
    151A. Premature Birth .. .. .. .. 2 .. 4 .. 5 .. 2 .. .. 13

XII.—OLD AGE.

  1. Senile Debility .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 .. 5 .. 11

XIII.—VIOLENCE.

  1. Suicide—By Poison .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3
  2. " " Shooting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
  3. Accident —Poison .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  4. " Burns .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 4
  5. " Shot .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
  6. " Fracture of Skull .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
  7. " Contact with Live Wire .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
  8. Murder .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.

  1. Heart-failure .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2

Totals .. .. .. .. 26 50 19 33 18 53 10 57 266

Returns of the Number of Births, with the Actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to Population, in the undermentioned Boroughs, during the Month of January, 1911.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1911. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1911. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, January, 1911. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1910.
Males. Females. Total Deaths.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.

Thames .. .. 4,000 13 1 .. 5 .. 4 5 1·25 10·76
New Plymouth .. 5,502 21 2 .. 5 1 .. 1 9 1·64 14·29
Napier .. .. 11,277 27 2 .. 7 1 .. .. 10 0·89 10·97
Gisborne .. .. 7,903 38 2 .. 2 4 .. 1 9 1·14 14·80
Wanganui .. .. 11,120 40 .. .. 4 1 1 2 8 0·72 9·28
Palmerston North .. 13,039 47 4 .. 2 .. .. 1 7 0·54 7·99
Masterton .. .. 5,538 15 .. .. 2 2 .. .. 4 0·72 9·78
Petone .. .. 7,500 15 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·13 7·16
Blenheim .. .. 3,600 11 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·28 9·55
Nelson .. .. 8,954 17 .. .. 2 .. 1 5 8 0·89 13·63
Greymouth .. .. 5,633 16 .. .. 6 .. .. 1 7 1·24 10·61
Hokitika .. .. 2,504 10 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 0·80 12·77
Lyttelton .. .. 4,300 15 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·23 8·05
Timaru .. .. 12,000 32 1 .. 4 .. .. 2 7 0·58 7·78
Oamaru .. .. 5,536 17 .. .. 2 .. .. 3 5 0·90 11·43
Invercargill .. .. 15,000 37 .. .. 7 .. .. 3 10 0·67 7·43
Invercargill South .. .. 1,100 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17·11

Government Statistician’s Office,
Wellington, 6th March, 1911.

WILLIAM M. WRIGHT,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Causes of Death by System and Location

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Mortality, Diseases, Digestive system, Genito-urinary system, Puerperal condition, Skin, Malformations, Infancy, Old age, Violence, Ill-defined diseases

🏛️ Returns of Births and Mortality by Boroughs

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
6 March 1911
Vital statistics, Births, Deaths, Mortality, Population, Boroughs, January 1911
  • William M. Wright, Government Statistician