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✨ Vital Statistics Table

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 5

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

The inclusion of the suburban boroughs tends to lower the rate at each of the four centres.

Auckland City ... ... ... ... ... ... 1·30
... and seven suburban boroughs ... ... ... ... ... ... 1·07
Wellington City ... ... ... ... ... ... 0·85
... and three suburban boroughs ... ... ... ... ... ... 0·88
Christchurch City ... ... ... ... ... ... 0·82
... and three suburban boroughs ... ... ... ... ... ... 0·76
Dunedin City ... ... ... ... ... ... 1·00
... and six suburban boroughs ... ... ... ... ... ... 0·81
Including the suburbs, the rate at Auckland is the highest, and at Christchurch the lowest.

Compared with December, 1907, the results are,—

Auckland and suburbs ... ... ... ... ... ... 1907. 1908.
Wellington and suburbs ... ... ... ... ... ... 0·97 1·07
Christchurch and suburbs ... ... ... ... ... ... 1·05 0·83
Dunedin and suburbs ... ... ... ... ... ... 0·58 0·76
... ... ... ... ... ... 0·86 0·81

The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 645, against 570 in November—an increase of 75. The deaths in December were 230, an increase of 48 on the number in November. Of the total deaths, males contributed 128, females 102. Fifty-six of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 24·35 per cent. of the whole number; 42 of these were under one year of age.

There were seventy-five deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards : Fifteen men, 65 (two), 66, 67, 69, 71 (three), 72 (two), 75, 79, 81, 92, 93, and nine women, 65, 67 (two), 68, 70, 74, 75, 76, 84, died at Auckland ; ten men, 65, 67 (two), 73 (two), 74, 76 (two), 81, 82, and five women, 68, 72 (two), 77, 79, at Wellington ; nine men, 65 (two), 70, 71, 75, 78, 79 (two), 80, and seven women, 67 (two), 71, 72, 75, 78 (two), at Christchurch ; and fifteen men, 65, 66, 67, 71, 72, 73, 75, 77, 80, 81 (two), 83, 86 (two), 92, and five women, 65, 71, 72, 77, 91, at Dunedin.

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Centres registered during December, 1908.

CAUSES OF DEATH.

AUCKLAND
AND SUBURBAN
BOROUGHS.

Under 5 Years
5 Years and over.

WELLINGTON
AND SUBURBAN
BOROUGHS.

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