New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 140

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

Oct. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3547

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 September, 1918:—

	Population; Census, 1916.	Total Births registered, September, 1918.	Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population.	DEATHS REGISTERED IN SEPTEMBER, 1918.							Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, September, 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	137	1·99	5	6	37	3	2	30	83	1·20
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	64,824	106	1·64	6	1	34	7	4	33	85	1·31
Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area	133,712	243	1·82	11	7	71	10	6	63	168	1·26
Wellington City ..	73,305	131	1·79	5	..	39	5	1	22	72	0·98
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	21,930	39	1·78	1	1	7	1	1	7	18	0·82
Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area	95,235	170	1·79	6	1	46	6	2	29	90	0·94
Christchurch City ..	55,860	93	1·66	2	..	28	1	2	28	61	1·09
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	36,873	58	1·57	2	1	19	1	2	13	38	1·03
Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area	92,733	151	1·63	4	1	47	2	4	41	99	1·07
Dunedin City ..	55,256	71	1·28	2	4	33	5	..	32	81	1·47
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	13,460	23	1·71	..	1	6	1	1	3	12	0·89
Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area	68,716	94	1·37	2	5	44	6	1	35	93	1·35
Gisborne Borough ..	9,654	19	1·97	..	2	2	..	1	4	9	0·93
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,006	6	2·00	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Gisborne Suburban Area	12,660	25	1·97	..	2	2	..	1	4	9	0·71
Napier Borough ..	12,704	30	2·36	2	1	2	1	..	7	13	1·02
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	2,427	8	3·30	..	..	..	..	..	2	2	0·82
Total for Napier Suburban Area	15,131	38	2·51	2	1	2	1	..	9	15	0·99
New Plymouth Borough ..	8,704	22	2·64	..	..	8	1	..	1	10	1·15
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,091	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·92
Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area	9,795	22	2·35	..	..	9	1	..	1	11	1·12
Wanganui Borough ..	14,380	22	1·52	..	..	2	..	..	6	8	0·56
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	5,137	7	1·36	1	..	2	..	..	..	3	0·58
Total for Wanganui Suburban Area	19,517	29	1·49	1	..	4	..	..	6	11	0·56
Palmerston North Borough ..	12,829	31	2·42	3	..	3	..	..	4	10	0·78
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,177	2	1·70	..	..	2	..	..	..	2	1·70
Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area	14,006	33	2·36	3	..	5	..	..	4	12	0·86
Nelson City ..	8,774	17	1·94	..	..	4	..	..	4	8	0·91
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,188	4	3·37	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Nelson Suburban Area	9,962	21	2·11	..	..	4	..	..	4	8	0·80
Greymouth Borough ..	4,863	5	1·03	1	..	5	..	..	2	8	1·65
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,510	8	2·28	1	..	1	..	..	..	2	0·57
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area	8,373	13	1·55	2	..	6	..	..	2	10	1·19
Timaru Borough ..	12,238	26	2·12	2	..	4	..	..	4	10	0·82
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,478	2	1·35	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·68
Total for Timaru Suburban Area	13,716	28	2·04	2	..	5	..	..	4	11	0·80
Invercargill Borough ..	14,154	32	2·26	..	..	3	1	..	8	12	0·85
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,708	3	0·79	..	..	2	..	..	2	4	1·06
Total for Invercargill Suburban Area	17,862	35	1·96	..	..	5	1	..	10	16	0·90
Grand totals ..	511,418	902	1·76	33	17	250	27	14	212	553	1·08