New Zealand Gazette – 1911 – No. 49

Page 1953

✨ Vital Statistics Tables



JUNE 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1953

The inclusion of the suburban boroughs tends to lower the rate at Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin, Wellington
remaining the same.

                                                                Death-rates per 1,000 of
                                                                       Population.
Auckland City ..      ..      ..      ..      ..      ..      ..      0·88
      "      and seven suburban boroughs      ..      ..      ..      ..      0·81
Wellington City ..    ..      ..      ..      ..      ..      ..      0·97
      "      and three suburban boroughs     ..      ..      ..      ..      0·97
Christchurch City     ..      ..      ..      ..      ..      ..      1·04
      "      and three suburban boroughs     ..      ..      ..      ..      0·96
Dunedin City ..       ..      ..      ..      ..      ..      ..      0·91
      "      and five suburban boroughs ..      ..      ..      ..      ..      0·73

Including the suburbs, the rate at Wellington is the highest, and at Dunedin the lowest.
Compared with May, 1910, the results are,— 1910. 1911.
Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·76 0·81
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·56 0·97
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·91 0·96
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·69 0·73

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 582, against 588 in April—
a decrease of 6. The deaths in May were 251—an increase of 53 as compared with last month. Of the total deaths, males
contributed 148, females 103. Sixty-five of the deaths were of children under five years of age.

There were 86 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs as
against 71 in April. The following table shows the classification:—

Age. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Total.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
65 .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 1 2 6 2
66 .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 2 1
67 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 2
68 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
69 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 3 ..
70 .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 2
71 .. .. .. .. 2 1 2 1 4 2
72 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1 2
73 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 ..
74 1 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 2
75 2 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 3
76 .. 1 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 2 2
77 .. .. 2 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 2
78 .. .. .. .. 2 1 1 1 3 2
79 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 3 1
80 .. 1 2 1 1 .. 2 .. 5 2
81 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 ..
82 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 1 .. 3 2
83 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
84 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
85 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 2 1
86 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
88 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1
89 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 ..
91 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
94 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
96 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 6 9 16 7 16 11 12 9 50 36

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during May, 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. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
I.—GENERAL DISEASES.
1. Typhoid Fever .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
6. Measles .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
9. Diphtheria and Croup .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 3
10. Influenza .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
28. Tuberculosis of the Lungs .. 6 2 1 .. 2 .. 3 14
30. Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 3
32. Potts's Disease .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
35. Disseminated Tuberculosis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
37. Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
39. Epithelioma of Tonsils .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
40. Cancer of the Liver .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 4
40. Cancer of the Stomach .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 5
41. Cancer of Colon .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
41. Carcinoma of Intestines .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
42. Carcinoma of Womb .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
42. Ovarian Carcinoma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
43. Cancer of the Breast .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 4
44. Cancer of the Face .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. Sarcoma of Neck .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
45. Cancer (not specified) .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 2 .. .. 7
46. Other Tumours .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
47. Rheumatic Arthritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
50. Diabetes .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 3
54. Anaemia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1


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🏥 Death-rates per 1,000 of Population for May 1911 and comparison with May 1910

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🏥 Table showing classification of deaths by age for May 1911 compared to April 1911

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Vital statistics, Deaths, Age classification, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin

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Vital statistics, Causes of death, Infectious diseases, Cancer, Tuberculosis, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin