✨ Vital Statistics of Cities
Mar. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 931
Vital Statistics of Chief Cities, Year 1910.
GOVERNMENT Statistician’s Report on the Vital Statistics of the Four Chief Towns of New Zealand for the Year 1910:—
RETURN of the Number of Births, with the Actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Births and Deaths to Population, in the undermentioned Boroughs, during the Year 1910.
| BOROUGHS. | Estimated Mean Population of Boroughs, 1910. | Births registered in 1910. | Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. | DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1910. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALES. | FEMALES. | Total Deaths. | |||||||||
| Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | ||||||
| Auckland .. .. .. | 43,683 | 1,212 | 27·75 | 68 | 19 | 222 | 38 | 12 | 160 | 519 | 11·88 |
| Birkenhead .. .. .. | 1,780 | 48 | 26·97 | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6·18 |
| Devonport .. .. .. | 7,057 | 159 | 22·53 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 56 | 7·94 |
| Newmarket .. .. .. | 2,749 | 51 | 18·55 | 4 | .. | 8 | 5 | .. | 7 | 24 | 8·73 |
| Grey Lynn .. .. .. | 7,710 | 213 | 27·63 | 6 | .. | 15 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 6·10 |
| Parnell .. .. .. | 5,775 | 116 | 20·09 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 62 | 10·73 |
| Mount Eden .. .. .. | 10,112 | 269 | 26·60 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 55 | 5·44 |
| Northcote .. .. .. | 1,398 | 20 | 14·31 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 5·01 |
| Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs | 80,264 | 2,088 | 26·01 | 99 | 26 | 320 | 66 | 23 | 247 | 781 | 9·73 |
| Population of other suburbs (estimated)* | 19,756 | ||||||||||
| Total mean population of Greater Auckland | 100,020 |
The estimated population of Auckland City and suburbs on 1st January, 1911, was 101,446 persons.
| Wellington .. .. .. | 72,272 | 1,744 | 24·13 | 90 | 14 | 294 | 65 | 12 | 198 | 673 | 9·31 |
| Karori .. .. .. | 1,431 | 31 | 21·66 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4·89 |
| Onslow .. .. .. | 1,839 | 44 | 23·93 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4·89 |
| Miramar .. .. .. | 1,774 | 51 | 28·75 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1·69 |
| Total mean population of Greater Wellington | 77,316 | 1,870 | 24·19 | 91 | 14 | 299 | 67 | 15 | 206 | 692 | 8·95 |
The estimated population of Wellington City and suburbs on 1st January, 1911, was 78,243 persons.
| Christchurch .. .. .. | 57,205 | 1,550 | 27·10 | 63 | 12 | 225 | 45 | 9 | 249 | 603 | 10·54 |
| Woolston .. .. .. | 3,540 | 70 | 19·77 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .. | 30 | 48 | 13·56 |
| New Brighton .. .. .. | 1,675 | 22 | 13·13 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 | 2·98 |
| Sumner .. .. .. | 1,725 | 15 | 8·70 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 6 | 12 | 6·96 |
| Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs | 64,145 | 1,657 | 25·83 | 67 | 13 | 244 | 48 | 10 | 286 | 668 | 10·41 |
| Population of other suburbs (estimated)* | 15,687 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total mean population of Greater Christchurch | 79,832 | | | | | | | | | | |
The estimated population of Christchurch City and suburbs on 1st January, 1911, was 80,523 persons.
| Dunedin† .. .. .. | 44,483 | 1,211 | 27·22 | 58 | 7 | 213 | 33 | 9 | 169 | 489 | 10·99 |
| Maori Hill .. .. .. | 2,340 | 37 | 15·81 | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 7·26 |
| Mornington .. .. .. | 4,788 | 88 | 18·38 | 4 | .. | 15 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 8·77 |
| Roslyn .. .. .. | 6,381 | 116 | 18·18 | 5 | .. | 17 | 5 | .. | 23 | 50 | 7·84 |
| St. Kilda .. .. .. | 3,700 | 126 | 34·05 | 11 | .. | 9 | 4 | 1† | 13 | 38 | 10·27 |
| West Harbour .. .. .. | 1,800 | 28 | 15·56 | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 6 | 14 | 7·78 |
| Total mean population of Greater Dunedin | 63,492 | 1,606 | 25·29 | 79 | 7 | 268 | 48 | 13 | 235 | 650 | 10·24 |
The estimated population of Dunedin City and suburbs on 1st January, 1911, was 64,402 persons.
| Grand totals for boroughs | .. | 7,221 | 25·32 (mean) | 336 | 60 | 1,131 | 229 | 61 | 974 | 2,791 | 9·79 (mean) |
- The remaining suburbs do not lie within borough boundaries, and particulars respecting them have not been obtained for the Vital Statistics.
† Including the Borough of North-east Valley.
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.
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🏛️ Vital Statistics of Chief Cities, Year 1910
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