New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 77

Page 3115

✨ Vital Statistics Report

Oct. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3115

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

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·32
and seven suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1·20
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·74
and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·78
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·07
and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1·00
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·51
and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1·33

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

Compared with September, 1912, the results are,—

1. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·86 1·20
  Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·74 0·78
  Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·88 1·00
  Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·01 1·33

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 683, against 606 in August—an increase of 77. The deaths in September were 316—an increase of 78 as compared with last month. Of the total deaths males contributed 151, females 165. Sixty-five of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 20·57 per cent. of the whole number; 48 of these were under one year of age.

There were 121 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs, as against 94 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	..	..	3	2
66	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	3
67	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	2	1	3
68	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	1	1
69	..	..	..	1	1	2	..	1	1	4
70	1	..	2	4	..	1	..	..	3	5
71	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	2
72	..	1	..	1	..	..	2	1	2	3
73	1	1	3	1	1	1	..	..	5	3
74	2	1	2	..	2	..	2	1	8	2
75	1	1	..	..	2	..	..	2	3	3
76	2	..	..	1	3	1	2	..	7	2
77	..	1	..	1	..	1	1	..	1	3
78	..	1	..	..	1	..	2	2	3	3
79	2	3	..	..	..	..	..	3	2	6
80	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	1
81	..	1	..	2	1	1	1	..	2	5
82	1	1	..	..	..	..	1	1	2	1
83	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	2	1
84	..	..	..	..	..	3	..	2	..	4
85	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
86	2	..	..	..	1	..	1	1	4	1
87	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	2	1	2
88	1	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	1	2
89	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	2	..
90	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
91	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
92	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
93	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
94	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..
Totals ..	17	16	9	13	16	12	15	23	57	64

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

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.
6. Measles .. .. ..	..	..	4	..	..	..	1	..	1
8. Whooping Cough ..	..	..	2	1	3	..	3	..	10
9. Diphtheria .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	4
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septicæmia .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	3
28. Phthisis .. ..	..	..	..	1	..	2	1	..	10
28. Tuberculosis ..	..	..	..	4	1	1	1	..	7
30. Tubercular Meningitis	..	..	..	..	2	..	1	..	4
37. Syphilis .. ..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1