New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 98

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 98

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 May, 1917:—

	Population, Census, 1916.	Total Births registered, May, 1917.	Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population.	DEATHS REGISTERED IN MAY, 1917.							Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, May, 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	124	1·80	4	3	28	4	1	19	59	0·86
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	65,210	155	2·38	1	..	24	5	..	26	56	0·86
Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area	134,099	279	2·08	5	3	52	9	1	45	115	0·86
Wellington City ..	73,285	192	2·62	4	1	32	2	2	19	60	0·82
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	21,923	53	2·42	1	..	6	2	2	5	16	0·73
Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area	95,208	245	2·57	5	1	38	4	4	24	76	0·80
Christchurch City ..	56,324	107	1·90	4	3	19	4	..	19	49	0·87
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	36,089	71	1·97	1	3	13	..	2	9	28	0·78
Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area	92,413	178	1·93	5	6	32	4	2	28	77	0·83
Dunedin City ..	55,204	100	1·81	2	..	19	1	..	24	46	0·83
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	13,525	41	3·03	1	..	4	1	..	2	8	0·59
Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area	68,729	141	2·05	3	..	23	2	..	26	54	0·79
Gisborne Borough ..	9,178	18	1·96	..	1	7	1	..	2	11	1·20
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,486	9	2·58	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Gisborne Suburban Area	12,664	27	2·13	..	1	7	1	..	2	11	0·87
Napier Borough ..	12,699	22	1·73	..	..	3	..	1	3	7	0·55
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	2,044	5	2·45	..	..	2	..	..	..	2	0·98
Total for Napier Suburban Area	14,743	27	1·83	..	..	5	..	1	3	9	0·61
New Plymouth Borough ..	8,704	27	3·10	1	..	3	..	..	2	6	0·69
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,091	2	1·83	..	..	3	..	..	..	3	2·75
Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area	9,795	29	2·96	1	..	6	..	..	2	9	0·92
Wanganui Borough ..	14,380	87	2·57	..	..	6	1	1	2	10	0·70
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	5,166	9	1·74	..	..	1	..	..	2	3	0·58
Total for Wanganui Suburban Area	19,546	46	2·35	..	..	7	1	1	4	13	0·67
Palmerston North Borough ..	12,827	35	2·73	2	..	5	2	..	4	13	1·01
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,176	6	5·10	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area	14,003	41	2·93	2	..	5	2	..	4	13	0·93
Nelson City ..	8,752	23	2·63	2	..	4	..	..	5	11	1·26
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,138	5	4·39	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	0·88
Total for Nelson Suburban Area	9,890	28	2·83	3	..	4	..	..	5	12	1·21
Greymouth Borough ..	4,860	8	1·65	..	..	4	1	..	..	5	1·03
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,496	4	1·14	1	..	3	..	..	..	4	1·14
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area	8,356	12	1·44	1	..	7	1	..	..	9	1·08
Timaru Borough ..	12,236	37	3·02	..	..	2	2	..	3	7	0·57
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,703	4	2·35	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Timaru Suburban Area	13,939	41	2·94	..	..	2	2	..	3	7	0·50
Invercargill Borough ..	14,172	39	2·75	..	..	3	..	..	5	8	0·56
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,698	4	1·08	..	1	..	..	..	1	2	0·54
Total for Invercargill Suburban Area	17,870	43	2·41	..	1	3	..	..	6	10	0·56
Grand Totals ..	511,255	1,137	2·22	25	12	191	26	9	152	415	0·81