New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 35

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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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 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·80 0·76
and eight suburban boroughs
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·71 0·68
and four suburban boroughs
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·72 0·71
and four suburban boroughs
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·71 0·66
and six suburban boroughs..

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

Compared with March, 1911, the results are,—

1912
Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·99 0·76
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·86 0·68
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·72 0·71
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·01 0·66

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 640, against 582 in February—an increase of 58. The deaths in March were 200—an increase of 36 as compared with last month. Of the total deaths, males contributed 110, females 90. Forty-two of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 21 per cent. of the whole number; 35 of these were under one year of age.

There were 57 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs, as against 61 in February. 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	1	..	..	3	1
66	..	..	..	1	..	..	2	..	2	1
67	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	3	1	3
68	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..
69	2	1	..	..	1	..	..	1	3	2
70	1	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	2	1
71	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	1
72	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	2
73	..	..	1	..	..	1	1	..	2	1
74	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
75	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	1
76	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..
77	2	1	..	..	2	..	1	..	5	1
78	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	1
79	1	..	..	..	1	2	..	1	2	3
80	..	..	..	..	..	1	2	1	2	1
81	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	1	1
82	1	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	2
83	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
84	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
85	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
86	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
87	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..
88	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
89	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	2	..
90	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
91	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
95	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Totals ..	11	9	5	2	8	7	8	7	32	25

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during March, 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.
1. Enteric Fever .. .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
10. Influenza .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septicæmia .. .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
24. Tetanus .. .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
28. Phthisis .. .. .. ..	..	3	..	1	..	4	..	5	13
30. Tuberculous Meningitis ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	3
D