Vital Statistics Report




Nov. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4245

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 October, 1917:—

Population, Census, 1916. Total Births registered, October, 1917. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN OCTOBER, 1917. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, October, 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 64,951 117 1·80 3 1 41 3 .. 28 76 1·17
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 68,771 133 1·93 2 2 17 3 2 17 43 0·63
Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area 133,712 250 1·87 5 3 58 6 2 45 119 0·89
Wellington City 73,305 141 1·92 4 .. 23 6 .. 25 58 0·79
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 21,930 59 2·69 2 .. 7 2 .. 11 22 1·00
Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area 95,235 200 2·10 6 .. 30 8 .. 36 80 0·84
Christchurch City 54,925 109 1·98 3 .. 24 3 1 31 62 1·13
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 37,808 67 1·77 3 2 14 .. .. 9 28 0·74
Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area 92,733 176 1·90 6 2 38 3 1 40 90 0·97
Dunedin City 55,256 125 2·26 1 2 32 1 . 28 64 1·16
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 13,460 26 1·93 1 .. 5 1 .. 8 15 1·11
Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area 68,716 151 2·20 2 2 37 2 .. 36 79 1·15
Gisborne Borough 9,174 28 3·05 .. .. 6 .. .. 2 8 0·87
Remainder of Suburban Area 3,486 9 2·58 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·29
Total for Gisborne Suburban Area 12,660 37 2·92 1 .. 6 .. .. 2 9 0·71
Napier Borough 12,704 23 1·81 .. .. 2 1 .. 1 4 0·31
Remainder of Suburban Area 2,427 3 1·24 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·82
Total for Napier Suburban Area 15,131 26 1·72 .. .. 3 1 .. 2 6 0·40
New Plymouth Borough 8,704 17 1·95 .. .. 6 .. .. 3 9 1·03
Remainder of Suburban Area 1,091 5 4·58 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area 9,795 22 2·25 .. .. 6 .. .. 3 9 0·92
Wanganui Borough 14,380 28 1·95 .. 1 6 1 .. 7 15 1·04
Remainder of Suburban Area 5,137 16 3·11 2 .. 2 1 .. 2 7 1·36
Total for Wanganui Suburban Area 19,517 44 2·25 2 1 8 2 .. 9 22 1·13
Palmerston North Borough 12,829 31 2·42 2 .. 7 1 .. 3 13 1·01
Remainder of Suburban Area 1,177 1 0·85 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 3 2·55
Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area 14,006 32 2·28 2 .. 9 1 .. 4 16 1·14
Nelson City 8,774 15 1·71 .. .. 6 2 .. 2 10 1·14
Remainder of Suburban Area 1,188 5 4·21 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Nelson Suburban Area 9,962 20 2·01 .. .. 6 2 .. 2 10 1·00
Greymouth Borough 4,863 12 2·47 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3 0·62
Remainder of Suburban Area 3,510 9 2·56 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·28
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area 8,373 21 2·51 .. .. 4 .. .. .. 4 0·48
Timaru Borough 12,238 31 2·53 1 .. 4 2 .. 4 11 0·90
Remainder of Suburban Area 1,478 3 2·03 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·68
Total for Timaru Suburban Area 13,716 34 2·48 2 .. 4 2 .. 4 12 0·87
Invercargill Borough 14,154 22 1·55 .. .. 4 .. .. 6 10 0·71
Remainder of Suburban Area 3,708 4 1·08 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·27
Total for Invercargill Suburban Area 17,862 26 1·46 .. .. 5 .. .. 6 11 0·62
Grand Totals 511,418 1,039 2·03 26 8 214 27 3 189 467 0·91


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