New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 10

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✨ Vital Statistics



364 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 10

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas,
registered during the Year 1919—continued.

Causes of Death. Auckland Metropolitan Area. Wellington Metropolitan Area. Christchurch Metropolitan Area. Dunedin Metropolitan Area. Nine Suburban Areas. Total.
Under 5 Years. 5 Years and Over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and Over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and Over.
XIII.—EXTERNAL VIOLENCE.
155. Suicide—Poisoning .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1
156. " Asphyxia .. .. 3 .. 1 .. ..
157. " Hanging or Strangulation .. 6 .. 3 .. 9
158. " Drowning .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 3
159. " Firearms .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 1
160. " Cutting-instruments .. .. 1 .. 2 .. ..
161. " Jumping from High Places .. 1 .. 1 .. ..
162. " Crushing .. .. .. .. 1 .. ..
163. Other Suicides .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
164. Poisoning by Food .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
165. Other Acute Poisonings .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
166. Accident—Conflagration .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
167. " Burns .. 1 2 1 .. 1 ..
168. " Absorption of Deleterious Gases .. 3 2 1 .. ..
169. " Drowning .. 3 10 3 8 .. 4
170. " Firearms .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 1
172. " Fall .. .. 8 .. 5 .. 5
174. " Machines .. .. .. .. 2 1 2
175. " Crushing .. .. 15 .. 14 1 12
176. Injuries by Animals .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
177. Starvation .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
178. Exposure to Cold .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
181. Accidental Electrocution .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
182. Homicide by Firearms .. .. .. .. 1 .. ..
184. " Other Means .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
185. Fractures (cause not specified) .. 4 .. 4 .. 4
186. Other External Violence .. .. 9 .. 5 .. 1
Totals .. 4 74 6 54 4 49
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
187. Ill-defined Organic Disease .. 1 .. .. .. ..
188. Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
189. Not Specified or Ill-defined .. 9 .. 8 1 5
Totals .. .. 10 .. 8 1 7
Grand Totals .. 177 1,251 158 903 123 876

BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATES.

The total number of births registered as occurring in the four metropolitan areas in 1919 was 7,683, the rates being as
follow:—

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20·11
Auckland Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 19·47
Wellington City.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20·15
Wellington Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 21·13
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19·94
Christchurch Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 19·79
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17·17
Dunedin Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 17·94

By the inclusion of the suburban portions the birth-rate is lowered in the case of Auckland and Christchurch, the Wellington
and Dunedin rates being raised. Including these suburban portions, it will be observed that Wellington has the highest rate,
Christchurch next highest, Auckland and Dunedin following.

All of the four metropolitan areas show a decrease in the birth-rate when compared with 1918. The rates for the five years 1915
to 1919 are—

Births per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland Metropolitan Area .. .. 1915. 23·13 .. 1916. 23·35 .. 1917. 22·33 .. 1918. 21·77 .. 1919. 19·47
Wellington Metropolitan Area .. .. 24·19 .. 24·30 .. 25·25 .. 23·15 .. 21·13
Christchurch Metropolitan Area .. .. 22·19 .. 23·54 .. 22·96 .. 20·22 .. 19·79
Dunedin Metropolitan Area .. .. 20·73 .. 23·32 .. 22·47 .. 18·69 .. 17·94

DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES.

The total number of deaths registered in the four metropolitan areas during 1919 was 4,266—viz., 2,984 in the cities,
and 1,282 in the suburban portions.

By including the suburban portions the death-rate is lowered in the case of all four metropolitan areas. The rates
for the year are—

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·85
Auckland Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 10·68
Wellington City.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·50
Wellington Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·14
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·53
Christchurch Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 10·77
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·87
Dunedin Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·32



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🏥 Monthly Births and Deaths in Metropolitan and Suburban Areas for 1919 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Causes of Death, Metropolitan Areas, Suburban Areas

🏥 Births and Birth-Rates in Metropolitan Areas for 1919

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Births, Birth-Rates, Metropolitan Areas, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin

🏥 Deaths and Death-Rates in Metropolitan Areas for 1919

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Deaths, Death-Rates, Metropolitan Areas, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin