New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 46

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·02 0·82
and eight suburban boroughs
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·63 0·64
and four suburban boroughs
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·68 0·79
and four suburban boroughs
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·04 0·87
and six suburban boroughs..

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

Compared with April, 1911, the results are,—

    1. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·77 0·82
      Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·43 0·64
      Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·76 0·79
      Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·80 0·87

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 657, against 640 in March—an increase of 17. The deaths in April were 220—an increase of 20 as compared with last month. Of the total deaths, males contributed 128, females 92. Thirty-nine of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 17·73 per cent. of the whole number; 33 of these were under one year of age.

There were 71 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs, as against 57 in March. 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 ..
66 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1
67 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 3 1
68 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 1
69 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1
70 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 ..
71 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 3 1
72 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1 3
73 .. .. 1 .. 2 1 1 1 4 2
74 1 .. .. 3 .. 2 2 1 3 6
75 .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
76 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 1
77 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 ..
78 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 2 2
79 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 ..
80 1 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 2
81 .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 3 1
82 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
83 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2 1 3 1
84 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 2
85 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 ..
86 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
87 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1
88 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
89 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
90 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
91 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
93 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Totals .. 7 8 9 4 9 9 15 10 40 31

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during April, 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. Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3
9. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
18. Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Pyæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
28. Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 7
28. Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
30. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 4


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🏛️ Government Statistician's Report on Vital Statistics of Principal Towns - April 1912 (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
23 May 1912
Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Population, Boroughs, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin