New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 3

Page 192

✨ Vital Statistics Report



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 3

The inclusion of the suburban boroughs lowers the rate at Auckland and Dunedin, raises it at Wellington, but mak no alteration at Christchurch.

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.
0·80
0·74
0·87
0·91
0·77
0·77
1·05
0·95

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

Compared with December, 1913, the results are,—
Auckland and suburbs
Wellington and suburbs
Christchurch and suburbs ..
Dunedin and suburbs

  1. 0·94
    0·86
    0·70
    0·81

1914
0·74
0·91
0·77
0·95

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 671, against 600 in November, —an increase of 71. The deaths in December were 255—an increase of 27 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 138, females 117. Forty-five of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 17·65 per cent. of the whole number; 37 of these were under one year of age.

There were 93 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs, as against 89 in November. The following table shows the classification :—

Age. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Total.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
65 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 1
66 .. 3 1 1 1 .. .. .. 2 4
67 1 .. .. 1 1 1 .. 2 2 4
68 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
69 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 2 .. 3 2
70 1 1 4 .. .. .. 1 1 6 2
71 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 3 1
72 .. 2 .. 2 1 .. 1 1 2 5
73 .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 3 1
74 .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 6
75 1 .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 1 4
76 2 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 4 2
77 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 3 1
78 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
79 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 1
80 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 1 4 2
81 1 .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. 3 1
82 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 1
83 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3 1
84 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 ..
86 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 ..
87 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
88 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
89 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 ..
91 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
98 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 15 11 9 10 12 9 12 15 48 45

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during December, 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.
1.—GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
6. Measles 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
8. Whooping Cough .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
9. Diphtheria 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
10. Influenza .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
18. Erysipelas .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septicæmia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
24. Tetanus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
25. Actinomycosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1


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

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