New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 19

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✨ Vital Statistics Tables

Feb. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 925

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

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·02
and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·73
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·83
and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·84
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·01
and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·96
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·04
and six suburban boroughs.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·93

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

Compared with January, 1911, the results are,—

Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·93 0·73
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·66 0·84
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·10 0·96
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·04 0·93

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 662, against 636 in December—an increase of 26. The deaths in January were 241—an increase of 20 as compared with last month. Of the total deaths, males contributed 131, females 110. Fifty-one of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 21·16 per cent. of the whole number; 42 of these were under one year of age.

There were 87 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs, as against 68 in December. The following table shows the classification :—

Age.	Auckland.		Wellington.		Christchurch.		Dunedin.		Total.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.
65	..	..	1	1	1	..	2	1	4	2
66	1	..	1	..	1	..	1	..	4	..
67	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	2	..
68	2	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	2	2
69	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	2
70	3	..	..	2	..	1	2	2	5	5
71	..	1	..	..	2	2	1	2	3	5
72	1	..	..	..	1	..	1	4	3	4
73	..	..	..	1	..	..	3	..	3	1
74	..	2	..	..	2	..	..	..	2	2
75	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	2	..
76	..	2	2	1	1	1	..	1	3	5
77	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	1	1
78	..	..	1	1	..	2	1	..	2	3
79	1	1	..	..	1	..	1	1	2	2
80	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..
81	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
82	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	2
83	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	1
84	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
85	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	4	1
86	..	..	..	..	..	..	3	..	1	..
87	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..
88	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
89	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	1	1
90	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
91	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
95	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..
Totals ..	10	9	7	8	12	9	18	14	47	40

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during January, 1912.

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.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
6. Measles	..	1	..	..	2	..	..	..	3
10. Influenza	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
14. Dysentery	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septic Absorption	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
24. Tetanus	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
28. Phthisis	..	..	..	3	..	4	..	1	11
28. Tuberculosis	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
28. Tuberculous Laryngitis	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
31. Tubercular Peritonitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
34. Tubercular Disease of Hip	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1