New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 81

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✨ Vital Statistics and Causes of Death



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 79

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

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City ..
and eight suburban boroughs
Wellington City ..
and four suburban boroughs
Christchurch City ..
and four suburban boroughs
Dunedin City ..
and six suburban boroughs..

0·95
0·86
0·79
0·74
0·94
0·88
0·92
1·01

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

Compared with September, 1911, the results are,—

Auckland and suburbs
0·98
0·86
Wellington and suburbs
1·07
0·74
Christchurch and suburbs..
0·74
0·88
Dunedin and suburbs
0·95
1·01

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 646, against 722 in August—a decrease of 76. The deaths in September were 245—a decrease of 17 as compared with last month. Of the total deaths, males contributed 128, females 117. Forty-eight of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 19·59 per cent. of the whole number; 42 of these were under one year of age.

There were 93 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs, as against 113 in August. The following table shows the classification :—

Age. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Total.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
65 2 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 1 4 2
66 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 ..
67 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 4
68 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 1 4
69 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1
70 2 2 .. .. .. 1 2 .. 4 3
71 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 1
72 2 .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 6 ..
73 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 2 2 2
74 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 1 3 2
75 .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. .. .. 5
76 .. 1 .. 2 1 1 1 1 2 5
77 2 1 .. .. 2 .. 1 1 5 2
78 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3
79 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 2
80 1 .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 4 1
81 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 ..
82 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
83 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
84 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
86 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 2
87 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 2
88 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
89 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
90 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1
93 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
94 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 14 10 5 13 10 13 13 15 42 51

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during September, 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
6. Measles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
10. Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septicæmia .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
28. Phthisis .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 3 1 3 11
29. Acute General Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
30. Tuberculous Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 3
31. Tuberculosis of Bowel .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1


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🏛️ Vital Statistics of Principal Towns - September 1912

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Vital statistics, Births, Deaths, Population, Boroughs, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, September 1912

🏛️ Deaths by Age Group in Four Chief Cities and Suburbs - September 1912

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Deaths, Age classification, Elderly, Children, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, September 1912

🏛️ Causes of Death in Four Chief Cities and Suburbs - September 1912

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Causes of death, Diseases, Epidemic diseases, Tuberculosis, Phthisis, Influenza, Measles, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, September 1912