New Zealand Gazette – 1911 – No. 32

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✨ Vital Statistics Tables

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

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·09 0·99
and seven suburban boroughs
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·90 0·86
and three suburban boroughs
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·73 0·72
and three suburban boroughs
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·07 1·01
and five suburban boroughs ..

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

Compared with March, 1910, the results are,—

1. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·03 0·99
  Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·71 0·86
  Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·61 0·72
  Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·97 1·01

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 589, against 543 in February—an increase of 46. The deaths in March were 260—an increase of 62 on the number in February. Of the total deaths, males contributed 144, females 116. Sixty-five of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 25 per cent. of the whole number; 47 of these were under one year of age.

There were eighty-one deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: Fourteen males, 65 (two), 67, 69 (three), 70 (two), 72 (two), 78, 83, 85, 95, and nine women, 66 (two), 71, 72 (two), 74, 78, 81, 85, died at Auckland; twelve men, 65 (two), 67 (two), 70, 71, 73 (two), 74 (two), 77, 84, and six women, 75, 79, 80, 83, 84, 88, at Wellington; nine men, 68, 69, 70, 71, 76, 80 (two), 81 (two), and six women, 72, 73, 75, 77, 81, 82, at Christchurch; and sixteen men, 65, 66, 70 (two), 74 (four), 75 (three), 80, 81 (two), 82 (two), and nine women, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 73, 76 (two), 78, at Dunedin.

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during March, 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.
1. Typhoid Fever ..	..	1	..	1	..
6. Measles ..	..	1	..	..	..
8. Whooping Cough ..	..	1	..	..	..
9. Diphtheria ..	..	1	..	..	..
B.—Other General Diseases.
20. Septicæmia ..	..	..	..	1	..
28. Pthisis ..	..	2	..	5	..
30. Tubercular Meningitis ..	..	..	1	..	1
34. Tubercular Hip-disease ..	..	..	..	..	..
37. Gumma of Neck ..	..	1	..	..	..
40. Cancer of Stomach, Liver
41. „ Peritoneum, Intestines, &c.	..	2	..	2	..
42. „ Uterus, Ovary, &c.	..	2	..	1	..
43. „ Breast ..	..	1	..	1	..
45. „ other Organs ..	..	3	..	5	..
50. Diabetes ..	..	3	..	..	1
53. Leucæmia ..	..	..	..	..	1
54. Anæmia ..	..	1	..	..	..
55. Hæmophilia ..	..	2	..	1	..
55. Amyloid Degeneration ..	..	..	..	..	..
56. Alcoholism ..	..	..	2	..	..
II.—DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
61. Meningitis ..	..	1	1	..	..
62. Locomotor Ataxia ..	..	..	..	1	..
64. Apoplexy, Cerebral Hæmorrhage ..	..	1	..	5	..
65. Cerebral Softening ..	..	..	..	2	..
69. Epilepsy ..	..	..	..	1	..
71. Convulsions (children under 5 years)	2	..	1	..	..
74. Tumour of Brain ..	..	..	..	1	..
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
79. Heart-disease ..	..	5	1	5	..
80. Angina Pectoris ..	..	..	1	..	..
81. Aneurism ..	..	1	..	1	..
81. Arterio Sclerosis ..	..	..	..	..	..
82. Embolism ..	..	..	..	..	..
IV.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
89. Acute Bronchitis ..	..	..	..	..	1
90. Chronic Bronchitis ..	..	..	..	1	..
91. Broncho-pneumonia ..	..	..	1	..	1
92. Pneumonia ..	..	1	2	1	2
93. Pleurisy ..	..	..	1	..	..
96. Asthma ..	..	..	..	..	1
98. Abscess of Lung ..	..	1	..	1	..