New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 40

Page 909

✨ Vital Statistics Report



MAR. 18.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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The inclusion of the suburban boroughs lowers the rate at all 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

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

Compared with February, 1914, the results are,--
Auckland and suburbs
Wellington and suburbs
Christchurch and suburbs
Dunedin and suburbs

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

0·73
0·62
0·60
0·97

0·79
0·88
0·61
0·76

0·61
0·60
0·54
0·89

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 566, against 595 in January--a decrease of 29. The deaths in February were 203--a decrease of 15 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 104, females 99. Thirty-six of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 17.73 per cent. of the whole number ; 31 of these were under one year of age.

There were 76 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs, as against 65 in January. The following table shows the classification :--

Age. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Total.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males.
65 1 . . . .
66 2 . . 1 .
67 1 . . 1 .
68 2 1 . . .
69 1 . . . .
70 1 . . . .
71 . . 2 . .
72 1 . . . .
73 . . 1 . .
74 1 1 2 . .
75 2 . . . .
76 . . . . .
78 . . . . .
79 . 2 . . .
80 2 . 1 1 .
81 . . 1 . .
82 1 1 . . 1
83 . 1 . . 1
84 . 1 . . .
85 1 1 . . .
87 . . . . .
88 . . . . .
89 1 . . . .
91 . . . . .
94 . . . . .
Totals .. 17 8 7 4 7

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

CAUSES OF DEATH.

AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. Total.
Under 5 Years Under 5 Years Under 5 Years Under 5 Years Under 5 Years
5 Years. and over. 5 Years. and over. 5 Years. and over. 5 Years. and over. 5 Years. and over.

1.--GENERAL DISEASES.

(a.) Epidemic Diseases.

  1. Enteric Fever ..
  2. Diphtheria
  3. Influenza

(b.) Other General Diseases.

  1. Phthisis
  2. Miliary Tuberculosis
  3. Tuberculous Meningitis ..

2
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2
2
1

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

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Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Population, Boroughs