New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 65

Page 2393

✨ Vital Statistics Tables

Aug. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2393

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

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·95 0·87
and eight suburban boroughs
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·83 0·82
and four suburban boroughs
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·77 0·76
and four suburban boroughs
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·41 1·14
and six suburban boroughs..

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

Compared with June, 1911, the results are,—

Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·75 0·87
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·78 0·82
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·85 0·76
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·71 1·14

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 677, against 685 in May—a decrease of 8. The deaths in June were 252—an increase of 25 as compared with last month. Of the total deaths, males contributed 141, females 111. Forty-seven of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 18·65 per cent. of the whole number; 36 of these were under one year of age.

There were 107 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs, as against 83 in May. 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	2
66	1	..	1	1	..	1	1	..	3	2
67	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	2
68	..	1	..	..	2	..	..	1	2	2
69	1	4	1	..	..	..	1	..	3	4
70	..	..	1	1	2	..	3	2	6	3
71	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	2	1	3
72	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	2	1	2
73	1	..	..	1	..	..	2	..	3	1
74	1	1	1	..	..	..	2	4	4	5
75	1	2	1	1	1	..	..	..	3	3
76	..	1	3	..	..	..	1	..	4	1
77	3	..	..	1	1	1	1	..	5	2
78	1	1	1	..	..	1	4	1	6	3
79	..	..	..	1	3	..	1	..	4	1
80	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	2
81	1	..	..	..	1	..	3	..	5	..
82	..	..	..	1	1	1	..	1	1	3
83	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	2	1
84	1	1	..	1	..	..	1	..	2	2
87	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
88	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	1
89	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..
91	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
93	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..
94	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..
Totals ..	15	12	11	8	12	8	22	19	60	47

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during June, 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
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. ..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
9. Diphtheria .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
9A. Croup .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
10. Influenza .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	2
14. Dysentery .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septicæmia .. .. .. ..	..	..	1	..	..	2	..	..	2
24. Tetanus .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
28. Phthisis .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..	3	..	1	8