Vital Statistics Report




Mar. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 835

Vital Statistics of Chief Cities, Year 1912.

GOVERNMENT Statistician’s Report on the Vital Statistics of the Four Chief Centres of New Zealand for the Year 1912:—

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 1912.

BOROUGHS. Estimated Mean Population of Boroughs, 1912. Births registered in 1912. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1912. 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 .. .. .. 41,367 1,267 30·63 44 14 233 39 7 145 482 11·65
Birkenhead .. .. .. 1,959 57 29·10 .. 1 5 .. .. 5 11 5·62
Devonport .. .. .. 7,320 166 22·68 .. 1 18 4 .. 24 47 6·42
Newmarket .. .. .. 2,956 63 21·31 2 .. 6 1 .. 2 11 3·72
Grey Lynn .. .. .. 7,970 259 32·50 5 1 27 11 .. 24 68 8·53
Parnell .. .. .. 5,730 112 19·55 7 .. 15 2 .. 24 48 8·38
Mount Eden .. .. .. 9,787 364 37·19 15 3 33 4 .. 65 120 12·26
Northcote .. .. .. 1,488 43 28·90 2 .. 1 1 .. 3 7 4·70
Mount Albert .. .. .. 7,260 215 29·61 4 .. 19 4 1 13 41 5·65
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs 85,837 2,546 29·66 79 20 357 66 8 305 835 9·73
Population of other suburbs (estimated)* 21,082
Total mean population of Greater Auckland 106,919

The estimated population of Auckland City and suburbs on 1st January, 1913, was 109,110 persons.

| Wellington .. .. .. | 65,532 | 1,848 | 28·20 | 64 | 8 | 289 | 48 | 12 | 197 | 618 | 9·43 |
| Karori .. .. .. | 1,503 | 29 | 19·29 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5·32 |
| Onslow .. .. .. | 1,885 | 36 | 19·10 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 6 | 12 | 6·37 |
| Miramar .. .. .. | 1,696 | 36 | 21·23 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 9 | 5·31 |
| Eastbourne .. .. .. | 584 | 8 | 13·70 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5·14 |
| Totals Wellington and suburban boroughs | 71,200 | 1,957 | 27·49 | 68 | 8 | 300 | 52 | 13 | 209 | 650 | 9·13 |
| Population of other suburbs (estimated)* | 960 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total mean population of Greater Wellington | 72,160 | | | | | | | | | | |

The estimated population of Wellington City and suburbs on 1st January, 1913, was 72,892 persons.

| Christchurch .. .. .. | 54,632 | 1,613 | 29·52 | 60 | 13 | 241 | 42 | 4 | 221 | 581 | 10·63 |
| Woolston .. .. .. | 3,573 | 86 | 24·07 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 8·96 |
| New Brighton .. .. .. | 1,837 | 36 | 19·60 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | 6 | 14 | 7·62 |
| Sumner .. .. .. | 1,869 | 18 | 9·63 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | 6 | 13 | 6·96 |
| Spreydon .. .. .. | 3,440 | 96 | 27·91 | 3 | .. | 16 | .. | .. | 17 | 36 | 10·47 |
| Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs | 65,351 | 1,849 | 28·29 | 67 | 14 | 278 | 44 | 7 | 266 | 676 | 10·34 |
| Population of other suburbs (estimated)* | 17,487 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total mean population of Greater Christchurch | 82,838 | | | | | | | | | | |

The estimated population of Christchurch City and suburbs on 1st January, 1913, was 83,672 persons.

| Dunedin .. .. .. | 42,684 | 1,242 | 29·10 | 28 | 8 | 232 | 19 | 12 | 195 | 494 | 11·57 |
| Maori Hill .. .. .. | 2,271 | 48 | 21·14 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 7 | 14 | 6·16 |
| Mornington .. .. .. | 4,838 | 89 | 18·40 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 38 | 7·85 |
| Roslyn .. .. .. | 5,917 | 131 | 22·14 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 2 | .. | 22 | 54 | 9·13 |
| St. Kilda .. .. .. | 4,333 | 134 | 30·93 | 3 | .. | 14 | 1 | .. | 16 | 34 | 7·85 |
| West Harbour .. .. .. | 1,860 | 28 | 15·05 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 11 | 5·91 |
| Green Island.. .. .. | 1,945 | 60 | 30·85 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .. | 10 | 21 | 10·80 |
| Totals Dunedin and suburban boroughs | 63,848 | 1,732 | 27·13 | 38 | 11 | 308 | 28 | 13 | 268 | 666 | 10·43 |
| Population of other suburbs (estimated)* | 2,487 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total mean population of Greater Dunedin | 66,335 | | | | | | | | | | |

The estimated population of Dunedin City and suburbs on 1st January, 1913, was 66,981 persons.

| Grand totals for boroughs | .. | 8,084 | 28·24 (mean) | 252 | 53 | 1,243 | 190 | 41 | 1,048 | 2,827 | 9·88 (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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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1913, No 21


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