New Zealand Gazette – 1911 – No. 3

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✨ Mortality and Birth Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 3

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
  2. Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
  3. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (children under 2 years of age) .. 10 .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 .. 15
  4. Enteritis (children over 2 years of age and adults) .. 1 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
  5. Appendicitis .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 5
  6. Obstruction of Intestines .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
  7. Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
  8. Gall-stones .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
  9. Hepatitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
  10. Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

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

  1. Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. .. 2 7
  2. Pyonephrosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
  3. Enlarged Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

VII.—PUERPERAL CONDITION.

  1. Premature Labour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  2. Parturition .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

XI.—INFANCY.

  1. Marasmus, &c. .. .. 9 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 12
    151A. Premature Birth .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 2 .. 2 .. 9

XII.—OLD AGE.

  1. Senile Decay .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. 3 .. 3 12

XIII.—VIOLENCE.

  1. Suicide—By Poison .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
  2. " " Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
  3. " " Drowning .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
  4. " " Cutting Throat .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
  5. " " Throwing himself under a Loaded Dray .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
  6. Accidents—Burnt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
  7. " Drowning .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
  8. " Fall from Train .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
  9. " Run over by Cart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  10. " Struck by Wagon .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
  11. " Fracture of Skull .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
  12. Accidental Death .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
  13. Manslaughter .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.

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

Totals .. .. .. 28 51 9 37 8 37 6 24 200

RETURN 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 December, 1910.

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

Thames .. .. .. 3,807 12 .. .. .. 2 2 0·53 9·26
New Plymouth .. .. 5,414 19 1 .. 3 2 .. 1 7 1·29 14·12
Napier .. .. .. 10,738 29 2 .. 7 .. .. 7 16 1·48 10·54
Gisborne .. .. .. 7,500 39 2 .. .. .. 1 1 4 0·53 ..
Wanganui .. .. *10,000 32 1 1 2 .. .. 3 7 0·70 8·98
Palmerston North .. 12,000 51 1 .. 1 1 .. 2 5 0·42 8·71
Masterton .. .. .. 5,500 15 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 4 0·73 9·64
Petone .. .. .. 7,313 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4·82
Blenheim .. .. .. 3,520 18 1 .. .. .. .. 2 3 0·85 11·11
Nelson .. .. .. 8,800 18 .. .. 5 .. .. 3 8 0·91 10·54
Greymouth .. .. .. 5,300 16 .. .. 4 2 .. 3 9 1·70 11·95
Hokitika .. .. .. 2,504 6 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 3 1·20 12·21
Lyttelton .. .. .. 4,150 8 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3 0·72 8·34
Timaru .. .. .. 8,300 27 .. .. 3 .. .. 2 5 0·60 10·37
Oamaru .. .. .. 5,310 12 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3 0·56 14·91
Invercargill .. .. 13,800 46 .. .. 4 .. .. 1 5 0·36 7·02
Invercargill South .. 1,004 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Approximate.

Government Statistician’s Office,
Wellington, 13th January, 1911.

WILLIAM M. WRIGHT,
Government Statistician.



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🏛️ Table of Causes of Death Registered in Four Centres, December 1910 (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Mortality statistics, Causes of death, Diseases, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin

🏛️ Return of Births and Mortality in Various Boroughs, December 1910

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
13 January 1911
Birth statistics, Mortality statistics, Population, Boroughs
  • WILLIAM M. WRIGHT, Government Statistician