New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 124

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 124

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 August, 1918:—

	Population, Census, 1916.	Total Births registered, August, 1918.	Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population.	DEATHS REGISTERED IN AUGUST, 1918.							Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, August, 1918.
				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	68,888	150	2·18	4	3	40	7	1	38	93	1·35
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	64,824	100	1·54	4	4	27	5	1	30	71	1·10
Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area	133,712	250	1·87	8	7	67	12	2	68	164	1·23
Wellington City	73,305	165	2·25	2	2	31	4	2	25	66	0·90
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	21,930	38	1·73	2	2	10	..	..	7	21	0·96
Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area	95,235	203	2·13	4	4	41	4	2	32	87	0·91
Christchurch City	55,860	104	1·86	4	..	29	4	2	38	77	1·38
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	36,873	69	1·87	8	1	27	2	1	15	54	1·46
Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area	92,733	173	1·87	12	1	56	6	3	53	131	1·41
Dunedin City	55,256	78	1·41	1	1	44	1	2	39	88	1·59
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	13,460	12	0·89	1	..	2	..	..	12	15	1·11
Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area	68,716	90	1·31	2	1	46	1	2	51	103	1·50
Gisborne Borough	9,654	20	2·07	1	2	5	..	..	4	12	1·24
Remainder of Suburban Area	3,006	5	1·66	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·33
Total for Gisborne Suburban Area	12,660	25	1·97	1	2	6	..	..	4	13	1·03
Napier Borough	12,704	25	1·97	..	1	6	..	..	8	15	1·18
Remainder of Suburban Area	2,427	2	0·82	..	1	2	..	..	..	3	1·24
Total for Napier Suburban Area	15,131	27	1·78	..	2	8	..	..	8	18	1·19
New Plymouth Borough	8,704	16	1·84	..	..	3	..	..	..	3	0·34
Remainder of Suburban Area	1,091	2	1·83	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	1·83
Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area	9,795	18	1·84	..	..	4	..	..	1	5	0·51
Wanganui Borough	14,380	23	1·60	2	..	7	..	..	5	14	0·97
Remainder of Suburban Area	5,137	16	3·11	1	..	2	..	..	1	4	0·78
Total for Wanganui Suburban Area	19,517	39	2·00	3	..	9	..	..	6	18	0·92
Palmerston North Borough	12,829	30	2·34	1	1	5	1	..	8	16	1·25
Remainder of Suburban Area	1,177	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	3	5	4·25
Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area	14,006	30	2·14	1	1	7	1	..	11	21	1·50
Nelson City	8,774	14	1·60	2	..	8	1	..	3	14	1·60
Remainder of Suburban Area	1,188	3	2·53	..	..	1	1	..	2	4	3·37
Total for Nelson Suburban Area	9,962	17	1·71	2	..	9	2	..	5	18	1·81
Greymouth Borough	4,863	8	1·65	..	..	2	1	..	1	4	0·82
Remainder of Suburban Area	3,510	8	2·28	..	..	3	..	1	2	6	1·71
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area	8,373	16	1·91	..	..	5	1	1	3	10	1·19
Timaru Borough	12,238	22	1·80	..	1	5	..	1	11	18	1·47
Remainder of Suburban Area	1,478	3	2·03	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Timaru Suburban Area	13,716	25	1·82	..	1	5	..	1	11	18	1·31
Invercargill Borough	14,154	33	2·33	3	1	6	..	1	1	12	0·85
Remainder of Suburban Area	3,708	4	1·08	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	0·27
Total for Invercargill Suburban Area	17,862	37	2·07	3	1	6	..	1	2	13	0·73
Grand Totals	511,418	950	1·86	36	20	269	27	12	255	619	1·21