New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 28

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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 each of the four centres.

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.
Auckland City and seven suburban boroughs 0·97
Wellington City and four suburban boroughs 0·82
Christchurch City and five suburban boroughs 0·84
Dunedin City and five suburban boroughs 1·17

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

Compared with February, 1912, the results are,--

1912. 1913.
Auckland and suburbs 0·64
Wellington and suburbs 0·54
Christchurch and suburbs 0·51
Dunedin and suburbs 0·62

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 560, against 653 in January--a decrease of 93. The deaths in February were 256--an increase of 8 as compared with last month. Of the total deaths, males contributed 146, females 110. Seventy-eight of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 30·47 per cent. of the whole number; 66 of these were under one year of age.

There were 74 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs, as against 86 in January. The following table shows the classification :-

Age. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Total.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
65 .. .. 2 .. ..
66 .. 1 .. .. ..
67 .. 1 .. .. 1
68 1 .. 2 .. ..
69 .. 1 .. .. 3
70 1 .. 1 .. 1
71 .. .. .. 1 ..
72 1 2 1 .. 1
73 .. 1 .. 1 ..
74 1 1 .. .. 1
75 1 .. .. 1 ..
76 .. .. .. .. 2
77 .. 1 1 2 ..
78 1 1 .. .. ..
80 .. .. 1 .. ..
81 2 .. .. .. ..
82 .. .. .. .. 1
84 .. .. 1 .. ..
85 .. .. 1 1 ..
88 .. .. 1 .. ..
94 .. .. 1 .. ..
96 .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. 8 9 12 5 13

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during February, 1913.

CAUSES OF DEATH AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. TOTAL.
Under 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years and over.
I.-GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
14. Dysentery .. .. .. .. 1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Pyæmia .. .. .. .. 1
24. Tetanus .. .. .. .. ..
28. Phthisis .. 1 .. 4 ..
29. Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. ..
31. Intestinal Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. ..
32. Spinal Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. ..
33. Tubercular Hip-disease .. .. .. .. ..
39. Cancer of Jaw, Lip .. .. .. .. 1
40. " Stomach, Liver .. 3 .. 2 ..
41. " Bowel .. .. .. 1 ..
42. " Uterus .. 1 .. 1 ..
43. " Breast .. .. .. .. ..
45. " Other Organs .. 1 .. 3 ..
48. " Chronic Gout .. .. .. .. ..
50. Diabetes .. .. .. .. ..
53. Pseudo Leucæmia .. .. .. .. ..
54. Pernicious Anaemia .. 1 .. .. ..
55. Purpura Hæmorrhagica .. .. .. 1 ..
56. Delirium Tremens .. 1 .. .. ..

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🏥 Report on Vital Statistics of Principal Towns for February 1913 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Population, Boroughs, Mortality Rates, Age Distribution, Causes of Death