New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 50

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



MAY 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2123

The inclusion of the suburban boroughs tends to lower the rate at each of the four centres.

Auckland City ..
and seven suburban boroughs
Wellington City
and four suburban boroughs
Christchurch City
and five suburban boroughs
Dunedin City ..
and five suburban boroughs

Death-rates per 1,000 of
Population.
1·15
0·92
0·95
0·93
0·76
0·72
0·83
0·79

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

Compared with April, 1913, the results are,--

Auckland and suburbs
Wellington and suburbs
Christchurch and suburbs ..
Dunedin and suburbs

  1. 0·81
    0·79
    0·72
    0·82

  2. 0·92
    0·93
    0·72
    0·79

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 544, against 637 in March—a decrease of 93. The deaths in April were 256—an increase of 5 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 131, females 125. Sixty-four of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 25 per cent. of the whole number; 58 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 76 in March. 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 .. 3 3
66 1 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. 3 1
67 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
68 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 3
69 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 3 ..
70 1 2 2 1 .. .. .. 1 3 4
71 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 ..
72 1 2 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 2 4
73 1 2 1 1 .. .. 2 .. 4 3
74 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1
75 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 4 1
76 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 1
77 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 2 2
78 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 ..
79 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 3 ..
80 3 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3 3
83 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 1
84 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 ..
85 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
86 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1
88 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
91 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 ..
97 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Totals .. 18 14 10 3 6 7 9 7 43 31

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during April, 1914.

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. Typhoid Fever .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 4
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
8. Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
28. Phthisis .. .. 5 .. 6 .. 2 .. 2 15
28. Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
34. Renal Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
34. Tubercular Hip-disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
37. Syphilis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1


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🏥 Report on Vital Statistics of Principal Towns for April 1914 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Population, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin