New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 71

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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, Wellington, and Dunedin.

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·00 0·73
and eight suburban boroughs
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·16 1·08
and four suburban boroughs
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·14 1·14
and four suburban boroughs
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·99 0·90
and six suburban boroughs..

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

Compared with July, 1911, the results are,—

1. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·03 0·73
  Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·99 1·08
  Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·06 1·
  Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·07 0·90

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 682, against 677 in June—an increase of 5. The deaths in July were 268—an increase of 16 as compared with last month. Of the total deaths, males contributed 151, females 117. Thirty-six of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 13·43 per cent. of the whole number; 28 of these were under one year of age.

There were 99 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs, as against 107 in June. 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	3	..	..	2	3
66	1	..	..	1	1	..	2	..	4	1
67	..	2	..	..	..	2	1	1	1	5
68	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	1	3	1
69	..	..	1	..	1	1	2	..	2	1
70	..	..	1	1	..	1	1	..	2	2
71	..	3	..	1	1	2	..	..	1	6
72	1	..	1	1	..	..	1	..	3	1
73	..	..	3	..	1	1	1	..	5	1
74	3	..	1	1	3	1	4	1	11	3
75	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	1	..
76	..	1	..	1	1	1	..	1	1	4
77	..	..	2	..	..	1	1	1	3	2
78	1	..	..	1	..	1	1	1	2	3
79	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
80	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	..	2	1
81	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	2
82	1	1	1	..	..	1	..	..	2	2
83	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	1
84	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	2
85	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
86	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	1	2	1
88	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	1
89	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
91	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
92	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..
Totals ..	10	11	12	9	15	20	15	7	52	47

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during July, 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	2
6. Measles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
9. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	2	3
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
28. Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	9	..	9	..	8	..	4	30
30. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
32. Spinal Caries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1