Vital Statistics Report




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 19

Vital Statistics of Chief Cities, Year 1911.

GOVERNMENT Statistician’s Report on the Vital Statistics of the Four Chief Towns of New Zealand for the Year 1911:—

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 1911.

BOROUGHS. Estimated Mean Population of Boroughs, 1911. Births registered in 1911. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1911. 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 .. .. 40,790 1,225 30·03 47 16 259 37 18 181 558 13·68
Birkenhead .. .. 1,793 49 27·33 4 3 4 1 1 2 15 8·37
Devonport .. .. 7,121 168 23·59 1 4 19 6 2 23 55 7·72
Newmarket .. .. 2,811 53 18·85 .. 1 6 1 .. 3 11 3·91
Grey Lynn .. .. 7,538 215 28·52 11 .. 27 6 1 21 66 8·76
Parnell .. .. 5,527 101 18·28 1 .. 17 1 2 13 34 6·15
Mount Eden .. .. 9,487 297 31·31 12 2 42 6 4 52 118 12·44
Northcote .. .. 1,438 38 26·43 4 2 2 .. 1 6 15 10·43
Mount Albert .. .. 6,775 123 18·15 4 3 13 1 .. 17 38 5·61
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs 83,280 2,269 27·25 84 31 389 59 29 318 910 10·93
Population of other suburbs (estimated)* 20,422
Total mean population of Greater Auckland 103,702

The estimated population of Auckland City and suburbs on 1st January, 1912, was 104,728 persons.

| Wellington .. .. | 64,649 | 1,724 | 26·67 | 69 | 32 | 294 | 57 | 18 | 197 | 667 | 10·32 |
| Karori .. .. | 1,465 | 32 | 21·84 | .. | .. | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 11·60 |
| Onslow .. .. | 1,809 | 39 | 21·56 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 8 | 13 | 7·19 |
| Miramar .. .. | 1,649 | 28 | 16·98 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 | 3·64 |
| Eastbourne .. .. | 566 | 6 | 10·61 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 7·07 |
| Totals Wellington and suburban boroughs | 70,138 | 1,829 | 26·08 | 73 | 34 | 306 | 61 | 21 | 212 | 707 | 10·08 |
| Population of other suburbs (estimated)* | 940 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total mean population of Greater Wellington | 71,078 | | | | | | | | | | |

The estimated population of Wellington City and suburbs on 1st January, 1912, was 71,427 persons.

| Christchurch .. .. | 53,716 | 1,528 | 28·45 | 62 | 10 | 239 | 34 | 17 | 226 | 588 | 10·95 |
| Woolston .. .. | 3,450 | 76 | 22·03 | 4 | .. | 12 | 1 | .. | 24 | 41 | 11·88 |
| New Brighton .. .. | 1,715 | 17 | 9·91 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 9 | 5·25 |
| Sumner .. .. | 1,771 | 25 | 14·12 | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 7 | 14 | 7·91 |
| Spreydon .. .. | 3,323 | 71 | 21·37 | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 4 | 11 | 3·31 |
| Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs | 63,975 | 1,717 | 26·84 | 71 | 10 | 264 | 37 | 17 | 264 | 663 | 10·36 |
| Population of other suburbs (estimated)* | 17,123 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total mean population of Greater Christchurch | 81,098 | | | | | | | | | | |

The estimated population of Christchurch City and suburbs on 1st January, 1912, was 82,004 persons.

| Dunedin .. .. | 41,998 | 1,237 | 29·45 | 33 | 5 | 245 | 20 | 16 | 176 | 495 | 11·79 |
| Maori Hill .. .. | 2,241 | 46 | 20·53 | .. | .. | 13 | 2 | .. | 12 | 27 | 12·05 |
| Mornington .. .. | 4,732 | 86 | 18·17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | .. | 17 | 36 | 7·61 |
| Roslyn .. .. | 5,809 | 129 | 22·21 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 5·85 |
| St. Kilda .. .. | 4,184 | 109 | 26·05 | 2 | .. | 17 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 39 | 9·32 |
| West Harbour .. .. | 1,670 | 28 | 16·77 | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 4 | 11 | 6·59 |
| Green Island.. .. | 1,893 | 23 | 12·15 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | 10 | 5·28 |
| Totals Dunedin and suburban boroughs | 62,527 | 1,658 | 26·52 | 41 | 7 | 310 | 31 | 20 | 248 | 652 | 10·43 |
| Population of other suburbs* | 2,436 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total mean population of Greater Dunedin | 64,963 | | | | | | | | | | |

The estimated population of Dunedin City and suburbs on 1st January, 1912, was 65,690 persons.

| Grand totals for boroughs | .. | 7,473 | 26·70 (mean) | 269 | 82 | 1,269 | 188 | 87 | 1,037 | 2,932 | 10·47 (mean) |

  • The remaining suburbs do not lie within borough boundaries, and particulars respecting them have not been obtained for the Vital Statistics.

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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