New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 21

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

Mar. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 925

Vital Statistics.

GOVERNMENT STATISTICIAN'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of January, 1914:—

RETURN of the Number of Births, with the Actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to Population, in the undermentioned Boroughs, during the Month of January, 1914.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1914.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1914.
			Males			Females.			Total Deaths.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, January, 1914.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1913.
			Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
Auckland ..	50,370	85	3	3	17	1	3	18	45	0·89	11·49
Birkenhead ..	2,122	5	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	0·47	9·14
Devonport ..	7,715	15	..	..	3	1	..	1	5	0·65	7·79
Newmarket ..	3,179	7	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	6·72
Grey Lynn ..	8,613	26	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	0·23	9·57
Mount Eden..	10,947	22	..	..	4	1	..	1	6	0·55	11·95
Northcote ..	1,701	4	1	..	2	..	..	..	3	1·76	11·17
Mount Albert	8,705	23	..	1	3	1	..	1	6	0·69	8·92
Takapuna ..	1,533	6	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	0·65	..
Totals Auckland and suburban boroughs	94,885	193	5	4	30	5	3	22	69	0·73	10·61
Population of other suburbs*	18,449
Total population of Greater Auckland	113,334

| Wellington .. | 67,446 | 139 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 49 | 0·73 | 9·30 |
| Karori .. | 1,609 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5·75 |
| Onslow .. | 2,006 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 0·50 | 8·11 |
| Miramar .. | 1,771 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5·72 |
| Eastbourne .. | 616 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6·61 |
| Totals Wellington and suburban boroughs | 73,448 | 154 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 50 | 0·65 | 9·08 |
| Population of other suburbs* | 1,003 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total population of Greater Wellington | 74,451 | | | | | | | | | | |

| Christchurch .. | 56,250 | 125 | .. | .. | 22 | .. | .. | 18 | 40 | 0·71 | 10·40 |
| Woolston .. | 3,780 | 8 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1·06 | 10·76 |
| New Brighton .. | 2,078 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0·96 | 5·97 |
| Sumner .. | 1,995 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9·13 |
| Spreydon .. | 3,769 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 0·80 | 8·78 |
| Riccarton .. | 3,068 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 0·65 | 9·87 |
| Totals Christchurch and suburban boroughs | 70,940 | 153 | .. | .. | 26 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 51 | 0·72 | 10·15 |
| Population of other suburbs* | 15,006 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total population of Greater Christchurch | 85,946 | | | | | | | | | | |

| Dunedin .. | 49,446 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | .. | 14 | 41 | 0·83 | 11·98 |
| Maori Hill .. | 2,307 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5·24 |
| Mornington .. | 5,283 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 0·57 | 8·65 |
| St. Kilda .. | 4,898 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10·07 |
| West Harbour .. | 2,075 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4·87 |
| Green Island.. | 2,092 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8·85 |
| Totals Dunedin and suburban boroughs | 66,101 | 124 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 4 | .. | 15 | 44 | 0·67 | 11·03 |
| Population of other suburbs* | 2,563 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total population of Greater Dunedin | 68,664 | | | | | | | | | | |

These remaining suburbs do not lie within borough boundaries, and particulars respecting them have not been obtained for the Vital Statistics. Closely correct annual statements of population outside boroughs are not obtainable.

In the above table are given the deaths and death-rates for each of the four cities, for the suburban boroughs severally, and for each city with its suburban towns.

Deaths occurring at hospitals, of persons not residents of the borough wherein the hospital is situated, have been allotted in each case to the borough where the disease was contracted, and not to that in which the death actually took place.

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