Vital Statistics Report




MAY 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2093.

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 April, 1917:—

Population, Census, 1916. Total Births registered, April, 1917. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN APRIL, 1917. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, April, 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 68,889 114 1·65 3 .. 33 4 2 12 54 0·78
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 65,210 120 1·84 5 3 18 2 1 17 46 0·71
Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area 134,099 234 1·74 8 3 51 6 3 29 100 0·75
Wellington City 73,285 152 2·07 3 .. 28 5 .. 20 56 0·76
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 21,923 45 2·05 1 1 4 .. .. 3 9 0·41
Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area 95,208 197 2·07 4 1 32 5 .. 23 65 0·68
Christchurch City 56,324 117 2·08 3 3 22 3 2 15 48 0·85
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 36,089 64 1·77 2 1 12 2 .. 5 22 0·61
Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area 92,413 181 1·96 5 4 34 5 2 20 70 0·76
Dunedin City 55,204 91 1·65 4 1 25 1 .. 21 52 0·94
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 13,525 30 2·22 .. .. 6 1 .. 5 12 0·89
Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area 68,729 121 1·76 4 1 31 2 .. 26 64 0·93
Gisborne Borough 9,178 24 2·61 1 .. 4 2 .. 2 9 0·98
Remainder of Suburban Area 3,486 7 2·01 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Gisborne Suburban Area 12,664 31 2·45 1 .. 4 2 .. 2 9 0·71
Napier Borough 12,699 30 2·36 .. .. 4 1 .. 3 8 0·63
Remainder of Suburban Area 2,044 5 2·45 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·49
Total for Napier Suburban Area 14,743 35 2·37 .. .. 4 1 .. 4 9 0·61
New Plymouth Borough 8,704 28 3·22 .. .. 3 .. .. 3 6 0·69
Remainder of Suburban Area 1,091 5 4·58 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area 9,795 33 3·37 .. .. 3 .. .. 3 6 0·61
Wanganui Borough 14,380 31 2·16 1 .. 4 .. .. 8 13 0·90
Remainder of Suburban Area 5,166 5 0·97 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 0·39
Total for Wanganui Suburban Area 19,546 36 1·84 1 .. 4 1 .. 9 15 0·77
Palmerston North Borough 12,827 32 2·49 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 4 0·31
Remainder of Suburban Area 1,176 2 1·70 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·85
Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area 14,003 34 2·43 1 .. 3 .. .. 1 5 0·36
Nelson City 8,752 9 1·03 .. .. 2 2 1 1 6 0·69
Remainder of Suburban Area 1,138 2 1·76 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Nelson Suburban Area 9,890 11 1·11 .. .. 2 2 1 1 6 0·61
Greymouth Borough 4,860 12 2·47 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·41
Remainder of Suburban Area 3,496 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·29
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area 8,356 12 1·44 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 3 0·36
Timaru Borough 12,236 25 2·04 1 .. 3 .. .. 6 10 0·82
Remainder of Suburban Area 1,703 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Timaru Suburban Area 13,939 25 1·79 1 .. 3 .. .. 6 10 0·72
Invercargill Borough 14,172 26 1·83 .. .. 1 .. .. 6 7 0·49
Remainder of Suburban Area 3,698 5 1·35 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Invercargill Suburban Area 17,870 31 1·73 .. .. 1 .. .. 6 7 0·39
Grand Totals 511,255 981 1·92 25 9 174 24 6 131 369 0·72

The Census figures quoted above are provisional statements only, being based on the preliminary calculations of the various Enumerators.



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