New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 71

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

APRIL 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1379

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 March, 1917:—

	Population, Census, 1916.	Total Births registered, March, 1917.	Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population.	DEATHS REGISTERED IN MARCH, 1917.
				Males.			Females.
				Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Total Deaths
Auckland City ..	68,889	130	1·89	6	4	23	4	3	18	58	0·84
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	65,210	135	2·07	5	1	19	2	..	21	48	0·74
Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area	134,099	265	1·98	11	5	42	6	3	39	106	0·79
Wellington City ..	73,285	140	1·91	11	1	22	3	4	22	63	0·86
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	21,923	44	2·01	3	1	4	1	1	1	11	0·50
Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area	95,208	184	1·93	14	2	26	4	5	23	74	0·78
Christchurch City ..	56,324	119	2·11	3	..	22	2	2	29	58	1·03
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	36,089	63	1·75	5	..	13	..	..	11	29	0·80
Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area	92,413	182	1·97	8	..	35	2	2	40	87	0·94
Dunedin City ..	55,204	85	1·54	3	1	22	1	3	20	50	0·91
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	13,525	24	1·77	..	..	1	..	..	2	3	0·22
Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area	68,729	109	1·59	3	1	23	1	3	22	53	0·77
Gisborne Borough ..	9,178	30	3·27	1	1	2	1	..	4	9	0·98
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,486	10	2·87	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Gisborne Suburban Area	12,664	40	3·16	1	1	2	1	..	4	9	0·71
Napier Borough ..	12,699	21	1·65	..	..	3	2	..	2	7	0·55
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	2,044	6	2·94	..	..	2	..	..	1	3	1·47
Total for Napier Suburban Area	14,743	27	1·83	..	..	5	2	..	3	10	0·68
New Plymouth Borough ..	8,704	17	1·95	..	1	1	..	..	1	3	0·34
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,091	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area	9,795	17	1·74	..	1	1	..	..	1	3	0·31
Wanganui Borough ..	14,380	29	2·02	1	..	4	2	..	..	7	0·49
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	5,166	14	2·71	2	..	2	..	..	1	5	0·97
Total for Wanganui Suburban Area	19,546	43	2·20	3	..	6	2	..	1	12	0·61
Palmerston North Borough ..	12,827	38	2·96	2	..	3	1	..	2	8	0·62
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,176	2	1·70	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area	14,003	40	2·86	2	..	3	1	..	2	8	0·57
Nelson City ..	8,752	24	2·74	2	..	4	..	..	3	9	1·03
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,138	2	1·76	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	0·88
Total for Nelson Suburban Area	9,890	26	2·63	2	..	4	..	..	4	10	1·01
Greymouth Borough ..	4,860	4	0·82	1	..	1	..	..	..	2	0·41
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,496	5	1·43	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	0·57
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area	8,356	9	1·08	1	..	2	..	..	1	4	0·48
Timaru Borough ..	12,236	22	1·80	1	..	3	..	..	1	5	0·41
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,703	3	1·76	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Timaru Suburban Area	13,939	25	1·79	1	..	3	..	..	1	5	0·36
Invercargill Borough ..	14,172	39	2·75	1	..	4	1	..	3	9	0·64
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,698	4	1·08	1	..	1	.	..	1	3	0·81
Total for Invercargill Suburban Area	17,870	43	2·41	2	..	5	1	..	4	12	0·67
Grand Totals ..	511,255	1,010	1·98	48	10	157	20	13	145	393	0·77