New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 86

Page 3369

✨ Vital Statistics Data

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

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·05 0·86
and eight suburban boroughs
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·74 0·75
and four suburban boroughs
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·90 0·82
and four suburban boroughs
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·11 1·12
and six suburban boroughs..

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

Compared with October, 1911, the results are,--

Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·23 0·86
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·74 0·75
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·92 0·92
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·74 1·12

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 758, against 646 in August—an increase of 112. The deaths in September were 249—an increase of 4 as compared with last month. Of the total deaths, males contributed 136, females 113. Fifty-three of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 21·29 per cent. of the whole number; 42 of these were under one year of age.

There were 81 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs, as against 93 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	1	..	1	1	1	..	2	..	5	1
66	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..
67	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	2
68	..	..	1	2	1	..	1	..	3	2
69	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	2
70	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	2
71	1	1	..	..	..	..	1	2	2	3
72	1	3	1	1	..	..	1	1	3	5
73	3	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	3	2
74	..	2	..	2	..	1	..	..	..	5
75	1	..	1	..	1	..	2	2	5	2
76	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	1
77	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	2	..
78	1	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	2	3
79	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	2
80	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	..	2	1
81	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	1
82	1	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	3	..
83	..	..	..	..	2	..	1	..	3	..
84	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
85	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..
86	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	2
88	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	3	1	3
89	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
92	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..
105	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..
Totals ..	13	12	6	12	7	4	14	13	40	41

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during October, 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.
1.—GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
1. Enteric Fever .. .. .. ..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
6. Measles .. .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
8. Whooping Cough .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	4	..	4
10. Influenza .. .. .. ..	..	2	..	2	..	1	..	..	5
(b.) Other General Diseases.
28. Phthisis .. .. .. ..	..	5	..	3	..	3	..	5	16
28. Tuberculosis .. .. ..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
30. Tubercular Meningitis ..	1	..	..	1	..	..	1	1	4
31. Peritonitis .. .. .. ..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	2