New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 22

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

FEB. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 499

Vital Statistics of Chief Cities, Year 1916.

GOVERNMENT Statistician's Report on the Vital Statistics of the Four Chief Centres of New Zealand for the Year 1916:-

RETURN of the Number of Births, with the Actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Birth and Deaths to Population, in the undermentioned Boroughs, during the Year 1916.

BOROUGHS.	Proportion of 1,000 Births to the Population.	DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1916.								Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population.
		MALES.			FEMALES.
		Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Total Deaths.
Auckland	64,952	1,511	23·26	57	30	315	55	14	250	721
Newmarket	2,863	56	19·56	2	2	6	..	..	11	21
Mount Eden	12,554	299	23·82	5	2	44	6	4	44	105
Mount Albert	9,655	236	24·44	6	3	21	2	2	18	52
Birkenhead	2,134	64	29·99	2	..	7	2	..	10	21
Northcote	1,651	42	25·44	..	..	6	1	..	6	13
Devonport	7,601	171	22·50	3	..	27	1	2	23	56
Takapuna	2,756	53	19·23	2	1	4	..	..	2	9
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs	104,166	2,432	23·35	77	38	430	67	22	364	998
Wellington	73,285	1,765	24·08	72	21	271	50	26	273	713
Onslow	2,191	55	25·10	1	1	9	1	2	4	18
Karori	1,647	46	27·93	1	..	3	..	1	2	7
Miramar	2,148	61	28·40	1	2	5	1	..	6	15
Eastbourne	952	23	24·16	..	..	4	..	..	1	5
Totals Wellington and suburban boroughs	80,223	1,950	24·31	75	24	292	52	29	286	758
Christchurch	55,389	1,281	23·13	48	10	281	35	11	232	617
Woolston	3,991	90	22·55	6	2	18	1	1	16	44
New Brighton	2,310	59	25·54	3	..	12	2	1	6	24
Sumner	2,287	35	15·30	1	1	5	1	..	9	17
Spreydon	4,289	114	26·58	5	1	15	3	2	14	40
Riccarton	2,890	85	29·41	2	..	10	4	..	8	24
Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs	71,156	1,664	23·39	65	14	341	46	15	285	766
Dunedin	55,204	1,276	23·11	43	14	309	31	12	274	683
West Harbour	1,632	32	19·61	..	..	5	1	..	3	9
St. Kilda	5,510	146	26·50	6	2	19	..	1	19	47
Green Island.	1,839	44	23·93	1	1	8	..	..	4	14
Totals Dunedin and suburban boroughs	64,185	1,498	23·34	50	17	341	32	13	300	753
Grand totals for boroughs	319,730	7,544	23·59	267	93	1,404	197	79	1,235	3,275

Deaths occurring at hospitals have been omitted, except where deceased had previously resided in one or other of the above boroughs, in which case the death is counted against the borough of residence.

The census figures quoted above are preliminary statements only, being based on the preliminary calculations of the various enumerators.

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1916.

CAUSES OF DEATH.	AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.		WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.		CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.		DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.		TOTALS.
	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.
1. Typhoid Fever	..	6	..	..	..	..	..	..	6
6. Measles	..	6	1	6	3	1	..	..	17
7. Scarlet Fever	..	1	1	2	2	8	14	..	28
8. Whooping-cough	..	8	..	5	..	3	..	2	18
9. Diphtheria	..	8	3	5	5	7	3	..	31
9A. Croup	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
10. Influenza	..	..	5	..	5	..	5	3	18
13. Choleraic Diarrhœa	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
14. Dysentery	..	2	3	..	..	1	2	1	9
18. Erysipelas	..	..	1	..	..	2	1	2	6