Otago Provincial Gazette – 1860 – No. 116

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RETURN OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, FOR THE PROVINCE OF OTAGO,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER 1859.

BIRTHS.

1859.
Males. Females. Total.
Dunedin ............................................................ 155 135 290
Taieri ................................................................ 12 7 19
Waitangi ............................................................ 5 2 7
Invercargill ........................................................ 10 13 23
TOTAL........................... 182 157 339

A small per centage may be added for Births occurring at a distance from the Registrar's Office.
Births of the Maories are not included in the above Return.

MARRIAGES.

Licenses issued to Ministers of Marriages performed at Registrar's Office. Total.
Free Church of Scotland. Church of England. Wesleyan Church.
Dunedin ...... 42 28 ... 4 74
Taieri ......... 1 ... ... ... 1
Waitangi ...... ... 3 ... ... 3
Invercargill ... ... ... ... 2 2
TOTAL... 43 31 ... 6 80

There are no Marriages of the Native population included in the above Return.

DEATHS.

Ages.
Males. Females. Total. 2 and under. 2 to 5. 5 to 10. 10 to 20. 20 to 30. 30 to 40. 40 to 50. 50 to 60. 60 to 70.
Dunedin ............ 25 26 51 18 8 0 6 5 8 4 1 1
Taieri ............... 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waitangi............ 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Invercargill......... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total ............... 30 28 58 19 12 0 6 5 9 5 1 1

CAUSES OF DEATH.
Accidental Death—Drowning 2 Croup .................................... 5 Hooping-cough ..................... 1
Ditto—Burning ..................... 1 Delirium Tremens.................. 1 Infantile Disease .................. 1
Ditto—Scalding..................... 1 Debility ................................. 1 Inflammation of the Chest... 1
Aneemia ................................. 2 Disease in the Chest ............ 1 Inflammation of the Lungs 1
Apoplexy .............................. 1 Disease of the Vertibræ ...... 1 Inanition .............................. 1
Asphinia ................................. 3 Dropsy ................................... 1 Mortification ........................ 1
Bronchitis .............................. 2 Dysentery .............................. 2 Marasmus .............................. 1
Cancer .................................... 1 Fever—Continuous ............... 1 Premature Child-birth ...... 1
Cold, Effects of ..................... 1 Do. —Puerperal ..................... 1 Ramollessment ..................... 1
Concussion of the Brain .... 1 Do. —Typhus ........................ 1 Teething ................................. 3
Consumption ........................ 8 Gravel .................................... 1 Tuberal on the Brain ...... 1
Convulsions ........................... 1 Heart Disease........................ 2 Water in the Brain ............ 1
Not known ............................ 1

A small per centage may be added for Deaths occurring at a considerable distance from the Registrar's Office. Deaths of the Maories are not included.

Compiled by
JOHN GILLIES, Registrar, Dunedin.



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🎓 Return of births, marriages, and deaths for the Province of Otago for the year 1859

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Statistics, Births, Marriages, Deaths, Otago, Census, Vital Records
  • John Gillies, Registrar, Dunedin