✨ Vital Statistics Report
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 34
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 January, 1917:—
| Population, Census, 1916. | Total Births registered. | Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. | DEATHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1917. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, January, 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 | 64,952 | 111 | 1·71 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 4 | .. | 24 | 66 | 1·02 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 69,147 | 163 | 2·36 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 53 | 0·77 |
| Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area | 134,099 | 274 | 2·04 | 14 | 2 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 119 | 0·89 |
| Wellington City | 73,285 | 159 | 2·17 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 53 | 0·72 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 21,923 | 57 | 2·60 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0·36 |
| Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area | 95,208 | 216 | 2·27 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 61 | 0·64 |
| Christchurch City | 55,389 | 119 | 2·15 | 2 | .. | 23 | .. | .. | 22 | 47 | 0·85 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 37,024 | 80 | 2·16 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 0·62 |
| Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area | 92,413 | 199 | 2·15 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 70 | 0·76 |
| Dunedin City | 55,204 | 112 | 2·03 | 5 | .. | 19 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 53 | 0·96 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 13,525 | 31 | 2·29 | . | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | 0·74 |
| Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area | 68,729 | 143 | 2·08 | 5 | .. | 25 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 63 | 0·92 |
| Gisborne Borough | 9,178 | .24 | 2·61 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 4 | 11 | 1·20 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 3,486 | 14 | 4·02 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 0·86 |
| Total for Gisborne Suburban Area | 12,664 | 38 | 3·00 | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | 6 | 14 | 1·11 |
| Napier Borough | 12,699 | 32 | 2·52 | 1 | .. | 7 | 4 | .. | 5 | 17 | 1·34 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 2,044 | 6 | 2·94 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1·96 |
| Total for Napier Suburban Area | 14,743 | 38 | 2·58 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | .. | 5 | 21 | 1·42 |
| New Plymouth Borough | 8,704 | 20 | · 2·30 | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 1·26 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,091 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area | 9,795 | 20 | 2·04 | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 1·12 |
| Wanganui Borough | 14,380 | 38 | 2·64 | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 3 | 11 | 0·76 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 5,166 | 8 | 1·55 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 0·39 |
| Total for Wanganui Suburban Area | 19,546 | 46 | 2·35 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 13 | 0·67 |
| Palmerston North Borough | 12,827 | 34 | 2·65 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 8 | 0·62 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,176 | 1 | 0·85 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0·85 |
| Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area | 14,003 | 35 | 2·50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 9 | 0·64 |
| Nelson City | 8,752 | 20 | 2·29 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 0·69 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,138 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Nelson Suburban Area | 9,890 | 20 | 2·02 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 0·61 |
| Greymouth Borough | 4,860 | 11 | 2·26 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 0·82 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 3,496 | 4 | 1·14 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 1·72 |
| Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area | 8,356 | 15 | 1·80 | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 1·20 |
| Timaru Borough | 12,236 | 41 | 3·35 | .. | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | 12 | 0·98 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,703 | 2 | 1·17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Timaru Suburban Area | 13,939 | 43 | 3·08 | .. | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | 12 | 0·86 |
| Invercargill Borough | 14,172 | 38 | 2·68 | .. | 1 | 8 | 1 | .. | 4 | 14 | 0·99 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 3,698 | 6 | 1·62 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Invercargill Suburban Area | 17,870 | 44 | 2·46 | .. | 1 | 8 | 1 | .. | 4 | 14 | 0·78 |
| Grand Totals | 511,255 | 1,131 | 2·21 | 37 | 12 | 190 | 25 | 10 | 149 | 423 | 0·83 |
The Census figures quoted above are preliminary statements only, being based on the preliminary calculations of the various Enumerators.
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