New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 89

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

Aug. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 3201

The inclusion of the suburban boroughs tends to lower the rate at Wellington and Dunedin.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. and seven suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Including the suburbs, the rate at Wellington is the highest and at Auckland the lowest.

Compared with July, 1913, the results are,-
Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 601, against 608 in June-a decrease of 7. The deaths in July were 304-an increase of 46 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 172, females 132. Fifty-eight of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 19.08 per cent. of the whole number; 44 of these were under one year of age.

There were 114 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs, as against 90 in June. The following table shows the classification:-

Age.	Auckland.	Wellington.	Christchurch.	Dunedin.	Total.
Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.
65	1	..	2	..	1
66	2	..	1	1	1
67	..	..	2	1	1
68	1	1	..	1	1
69	..	1	..	..	1
70	1	1	..	1	1
71	1	..	..	1	1
72	2	1	1	..	..
73	2	1	..	..	..
74	1	..	..	1	1
75	1	1	1	2	..
76	4	..	..	1	..
77	..	1	1	1	..
78	..	..	..	1	..
79	..	1	..	..	..
80	1	..	2	..	..
81	1	..	..	..	1
82	..	2	1	..	3
83	..	..	..	..	..
84	..	..	..	..	..
85	1	..	..	..	..
86	1	..	..	..	..
87	..	..	..	..	..
88	..	1	..	..	..
89	1	..	..	..	..
90	..	1	1	..	..
91	1	..	..	..	..
92	..	..	..	..	..
97	..	..	..	..	..

Totals .. 22 12 12 10 12 9 20 17 66 48

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during July, 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.
I.-GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
6. Measles	..	..	..	1	..
9. Diphtheria	..	..	2	2	..
14. Dysentery	..	..	..	..	..
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Pyaemia Septicaemia	..	..	1	..	..
28. Phthisis	..	..	9	3	..
28. Tuberculosis	..	..	..	1	..
30. Tubercular Meningitis	..	2	1	..	..
32. Tubercular Spinal Caries	..	..	..	..	..