Vital Statistics Report




July 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2927

Vital Statistics.

GOVERNMENT STATISTICIAN'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Four Metropolitan Areas and of the Nine Suburban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of June, 1917:

Population, Census, 1916. Total Births registered, June, 1917. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN JUNE, 1917. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, June, 1917.
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 City .. 64,951 122 1·88 5 3 33 2 1 29 73 1·12
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 68,771 131 1·90 3 1 25 3 .. 14 46 0·67
Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area 133,712 253 1·89 8 4 58 5 1 43 119 0·89
Wellington City .. 73,305 144 1·96 5 4 28 1 2 19 59 0·80
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 21,930 44 2·01 1 1 8 .. 2 4 16 0·73
Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area 95,235 188 1·97 6 5 36 1 4 23 75 0·79
Christchurch City .. 54,925 111 2·02 1 .. 27 4 .. 31 63 1·15
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 37,808 71 1·88 4 1 16 1 1 18 41 1·08
Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area 92,733 182 1·96 5 1 43 5 1 49 104 1·12
Dunedin City .. 55,256 100 1·81 3 .. 36 1 1 23 64 1·16
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 13,460 30 2·23 .. 1 2 .. 1 5 9 0·67
Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area 63,716 130 1·89 3 1 38 1 2 28 73 1·06
Gisborne Borough .. 9,174 24 2·62 1 .. 2 .. .. 2 5 0·55
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 3,486 8 2·29 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Gisborne Suburban Area 12,660 32 2·53 1 .. 2 .. .. 2 5 0·39
Napier Borough .. 12,704 22 1·73 1 .. 3 1 .. 3 8 0·63
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 2,427 2 0·82 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·41
Total for Napier Suburban Area 15,131 24 1·59 1 .. 4 1 .. 3 9 0·59
New Plymouth Borough .. 8,704 21 2·41 .. .. 3 1 .. 2 6 0·69
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 1,091 3 2·75 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area 9,795 24 2·45 .. .. 3 1 .. 2 6 0·61
Wanganui Borough .. 14,380 30 2·09 4 .. 5 1 1 2 13 0·90
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 5,137 9 1·75 1 .. 2 .. 1 1 5 0·97
Total for Wanganui Suburban Area 19,517 39 2·00 5 .. 7 1 2 3 18 0·92
Palmerston North Borough .. 12,829 26 2·03 2 .. 3 1 .. 2 8 0·62
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 1,177 1 0·85 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·85
Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area 14,006 27 1·93 2 .. 4 1 .. 2 9 0·64
Nelson City .. 8,774 17 1·94 1 1 5 1 .. 9 17 1·94
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 1,188 1 0·84 .. .. 3 .. .. 1 4 3·37
Total for Nelson Suburban Area 9,962 18 1·81 1 1 8 1 .. 10 21 2·11
Greymouth Borough .. 4,863 8 1·65 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·21
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 3,510 10 2·85 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·57
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area 8,373 18 2·15 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 3 0·36
Timaru Borough .. 12,238 21 1·72 1 .. 5 .. .. 3 9 0·74
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 1,478 4 2·71 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2 1·35
Total for Timaru Suburban Area 13,716 25 1·82 1 .. 6 1 .. 3 11 0·80
Invercargill Borough .. 14,154 29 2·05 4 .. 7 1 .. 3 15 1·06
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 3,708 4 1·08 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 0·27
Total for Invercargill Suburban Area 17,862 33 1·85 4 .. 7 2 .. 3 16 0·90
Grand Totals .. 511,418 993 1·94 37 12 217 20 10 173 469 0·92


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