New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 116

Page 3255

✨ Vital Statistics Report



Oct. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3255

The inclusion of the suburban boroughs lowers the death-rate at Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin.

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·15
" and seven suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·98
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·00
" and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·95
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·74
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·81
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·18
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1·12

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

Compared with September, 1914 and 1915, the results are—

      1. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. 0·76 0·82 0·98
        Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. 0·99 0·94 0·95
        Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. 0·86 0·94 0·81
        Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. 0·94 1·20 1·12

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 571, as against 697 in August—a decrease of 126. The deaths in September were 311—an increase of 16 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 168, females 143. Sixty-eight of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 21·87 per cent. of the whole number; 49 of these were under one year of age.

There were 117 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs, as against 118 in August. The following table shows the classification:—

Age. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Total.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
65 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 6 ..
66 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 2 2
67 .. .. 4 .. .. 2 .. .. 4 2
68 .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 1 1 3 2
69 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 3
70 .. .. 1 2 1 .. .. 1 2 3
71 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 2
72 2 1 .. .. 2 .. 2 1 6 2
73 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 2 1 4
74 3 2 1 1 .. 1 1 1 5 5
75 2 .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 4 1
76 1 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 2
77 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 4 ..
78 .. .. 2 1 1 1 1 .. 4 2
79 1 1 2 .. .. .. .. 1 3 2
80 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
81 1 .. 1 2 .. .. 1 1 3 3
82 2 1 .. .. 1 1 4 1 7 3
83 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1 3 2
84 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
85 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
86 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 ..
87 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
88 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
91 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
93 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
94 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
Totals .. 19 15 15 16 15 6 19 12 68 49

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during September, 1916.

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.
6. Measles .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. 4
7. Scarlet-fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
8. Whooping-cough .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
9. Diphtheria .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 1 .. .. 4
10. Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
14. Dysentery .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
24. Tetanus .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis.. .. .. 6 3 .. 3 .. 3 15
29. Acute Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
30. Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 6


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🏥 Vital Statistics Report for Principal Towns of New Zealand for September 1916 (continued from previous page)

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