New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 141

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



Dec. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4011

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

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·69
and seven suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·70
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·68
and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·65
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·76
and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·69
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·77
and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·71

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

Compared with November, 1914, the results are—

    1. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·69 0·70
      Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·78 0·65
      Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·68 0·69
      Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·86 0·71

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 641, against 593 in October—an increase of 48. The deaths in November were 221—a decrease of 25 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 127, females 94. Fifty of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 22·62 per cent. of the whole number; 39 of these were under one year of age.

There were 79 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs, as against 84 in October. 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
67 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 ..
68 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 1
70 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 5 ..
71 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
72 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1
73 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 2
74 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 2 2
75 1 1 1 .. 4 .. 1 1 7 2
76 1 1 1 1 2 .. .. 1 4 3
77 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2 1
78 1 .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. 3 1
79 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 3 2
80 .. 2 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 2 3
81 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 ..
82 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. 5 1
83 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 1
84 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
85 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 ..
86 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 ..
87 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
92 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
94 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 ..
Totals .. 13 10 9 4 22 3 9 9 53 26

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during November, 1915.

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 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
6. Measles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
8. Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
9. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
10. Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septic Infection.. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 2
24. Tetanus .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
28. Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 .. 3 8
29. Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

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🏥 Report on Vital Statistics of Principal Towns for November 1915 (continued from previous page)

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