New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 25

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 25

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

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.
1·24
1·10
0·80
0·79
0·61
0·63
1·04
0·93

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

Compared with January, 1915, the results are—

Auckland and suburbs
Wellington and suburbs
Christchurch and suburbs
Dunedin and suburbs

  1. 0·54
    0·64
    0·78
    0·92

  2. 1·10
    0·79
    0·63
    0·93

The total births in the four chief cities and their suburban boroughs amounted to 602, against 597 in December—an increase of 5. The deaths in January were 286—a decrease of 5 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 142, females 144. Fifty-five of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 19·23 per cent. of the whole number; 30 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 110 in December. The following table shows the classification:—

Age. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Total.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
65 .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
66 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 1 2 3
67 2 .. 1 2 .. .. .. 1 3 3
68 1 1 .. .. .. 1 1 1 2 3
69 1 .. 1 2 .. .. .. 2 2 4
70 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
71 1 1 .. .. 1 3 .. .. 2 4
72 1 1 .. 2 .. 1 1 .. 2 4
73 1 1 1 .. .. 2 1 .. 3 3
74 1 2 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 4 2
75 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 1
76 2 .. .. .. 3 .. 1 1 6 1
77 1 2 .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 5 2
78 1 .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. 2 2
79 .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 3
80 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3
81 1 1 .. 1 1 2 .. 2 2 6
82 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
83 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 1
84 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
85 1 .. 1 .. 1 2 4 1 7 3
86 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 3
87 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
88 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 2
89 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
91 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
Totals .. 24 20 9 11 9 18 12 14 54 63

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during January, 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.
1. — GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
7. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 3
8. Whooping-cough .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 1 6
9. Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
10. Influenza .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 3
13. Choleraic Diarrhoea .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
18. Erysipelas .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
(b.) Other General Diseases.
20. Septic Infection.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
28. Phthisis .. .. 1 4 .. 5 .. 2 17
29. Miliary Tuberculosis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
30. Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1


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🏥 Report on Vital Statistics of Principal Towns for January 1916 (continued from previous page)

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