New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 141

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 141

Vital Statistics.

GOVERNMENT STATISTICIANS Report on the Vital Statistics of the Four Metropolitan Areas and of the Nine Suburban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of August, 1917:-

Population.	Total Births	Proportion of	DEATHS REGISTERED IN AUGUST, 1917.	Proportion of
Census, 1916.	registered.	Births to the 1,000	Males.	Females.
	August, 1917.	of Population.	Under	1 & under
			1 Year.	5 Years.
Auckland City	64,951	149	2·29	5
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	68,771	130	1·89	6
Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area	133,712	279	2·09	11
Wellington City	73,305	127	1·73	6
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	21,930	57	2·60	1
Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area	95,235	184	1·93	7
Christchurch City	54,925	96	1·75	3
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	37,808	77	2·04	2
Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area	92,733	173	1·87	5
Dunedin City	55,256	86	1·56	4
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	13,460	28	2·08	2
Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area	68,716	114	1·66	6
Gisborne Borough	9,174	21	2·29	4
Remainder of Suburban Area	3,486	8	2·29	1
Total for Gisborne Suburban Area	12,660	29	2·29	5
Napier Borough	12,704	35	2·76	..
Remainder of Suburban Area	2,427	9	3·71	..
Total for Napier Suburban Area	15,131	44	2·91	..
New Plymouth Borough	8,704	21	2·41	1
Remainder of Suburban Area	1,091	4	3·67	..
Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area	9,795	25	2·55	1
Wanganui Borough	14,380	34	2·36	..
Remainder of Suburban Area	5,137	12	2·34	..
Total for Wanganui Suburban Area	19,517	46	2·36	..
Palmerston North Borough	12,829	31	2·42	1
Remainder of Suburban Area	1,177	1	0·85	..
Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area	14,006	32	2·28	1
Nelson City	8,774	11	1·25	1
Remainder of Suburban Area	1,188	2	1·68	..
Total for Nelson Suburban Area	9,962	13	1·30	1
Greymouth Borough	4,863	13	2·67	1
Remainder of Suburban Area	3,510	7	1·99	..
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area	8,373	20	2·39	1
Timaru Borough	12,238	26	2·12	2
Remainder of Suburban Area	1,478	3	2·03	..
Total for Timaru Suburban Area	13,716	29	2·11	2
Invercargill Borough	14,154	37	2·61	..
Remainder of Suburban Area	3,708	6	1·62	..
Total for Invercargill Suburban Area	17,862	43	2·41	..
Grand Totals	511,418	1,031	2·02	40