New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 139

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 139]

The inclusion of the suburban boroughs lowers the death-rate at Auckland only.

Auckland City ..
and seven suburban boroughs
Wellington City
and four suburban boroughs
Christchurch City
and five suburban boroughs
Dunedin City
and three suburban boroughs

Death-rates per 1,000 of
Population.
0·60
0·51
0·74
0·75
0·72
0·77
0·96
0·97

Including the suburbs, the rate at Dunedin is the highest, and at Auckland the lowest.
Compared with November, 1914 and 1915, the results are—
1914.
1915.
1916.
Auckland and suburbs
0·69
0·70
0·51
Wellington and suburbs
0·78
0·65
0·75
Christchurch and suburbs
0·68
0·69
0·77
Dunedin and suburbs
0·86
0·71
0·97

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 534, as against 748 in October—a decrease of 214. The deaths in November were 233—a decrease of 53 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 119, females 114. Forty-seven of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 20·17 per cent. of the whole number; 33 of these were under one year of age.
There were 83 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs, as against 107 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	..	..	..	2
66	..	..	..	1	..	1	1	..	1	2
67	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	1
69	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
70	..	..	..	..	1	2	1	..	2	2
71	1	..	1	1	1	1	2	1	5	3
72	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	2
73	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	1	2	1
74	1	1	..	..	..	2	2	3	3	6
75	1	..	1	..	..	1	1	..	3	1
76	..	2	1	2	..	..	1	..	2	4
77	1	..	..	..	..	2	..	1	1	3
78	1	..	..	..	2	1	..	..	3	1
79	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	1	2	1
80	1	1	..	1	1	..	..	..	2	2
81	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	2	..
82	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	2	..
83	..	..	1	..	1	..	1	..	3	..
84	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	2	1	2
85	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..
86	1	1	..	1	1	..	..	..	2	2
87	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	2
89	..	..	..	..	2	..	1	..	3	..
93	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	2
96	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
Totals ..	9	6	7	6	10	15	16	14	42	41

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during November, 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
7. Scarlet Fever	..	..	..	1	..	2	..	..	3
8. Whooping-cough	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	2
9. Diphtheria	1	1	2	..	..	1	..	..	5
10. Influenza	..	2	..	2	..	..	..	1	5
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septic Cellulitis	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis..	..	3	..	1	..	3	..	4	11
30. Tubercular Meningitis	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	3	4
31. Tubercular Peritonitis	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1