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✨ Vital Statistics Report

JUNE 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2007

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

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·02
and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·86
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·77
and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·72
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·96
and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·94
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·85
and six suburban boroughs.. .. .. .. .. .. 0·68

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

Compared with May, 1911, the results are,—

Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·81 0·86
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·97 0·72
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·96 0·94
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·73 0·68

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 685, against 657 in April — an increase of 28. The deaths in May were 227 — an increase of 7 as compared with last month. Of the total deaths, males contributed 111, females 116. Forty-four of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 19·38 per cent. of the whole number; 38 of these were under one year of age.

There were 83 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	..	1	1	..	..	2	1
66	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
67	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	2	1	2
68	..	..	2	2	1	1	2	..	5	3.
69	1	1	..	1	1	1	..	..	2	2
70	..	2	..	..	..	2	1	3	1	7
71	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
72	..	2	1	1	1	..	1	1	3	4
73	2	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	2	1
74	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
75	1	1	..	..	..	1	1	..	2	2
76	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	1	1
77	2	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	3	1
78	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	1
79	1	1	..	..	..	..	1	1	2	2
80	1	1	1	2	1	..	..	1	3	4
81	..	1	2	..	..	..	..	1	2	2
82	..	..	1	..	..	..	2	..	3	..
83	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..
84	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
85	..	1	1	..	1	..	..	..	2	1
86	2	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	4	..
87	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
88	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
89	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
90	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	2	..
91	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
93	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals ..	12	14	11	8	9	9	10	10	42	41

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during May, 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.
9. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
28. Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..	4	..	3	8
28. Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	3	5
31. Abdominal Tuberculosis .. .. .. ..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
37. Syphilis, Congenital .. .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
39. Epithelioma of Lip .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1