✨ Vital Statistics Report
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 22
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 January, 1918:—
| Population, Census, 1916. | Total Births registered, January, 1918. | Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. | DEATHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1918. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, January, 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 | 64,951 | 124 | 1·91 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 66 | 1·02 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 68,771 | 113 | 1·64 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 47 | 0·68 |
| Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area | 133,712 | 237 | 1·77 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 113 | 0·85 |
| Wellington City | 73,305 | 184 | 2·51 | .. | 1 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 0·50 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 21,930 | 48 | 2·19 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0·87 |
| Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area | 95,235 | 232 | 2·44 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 56 | 0·59 |
| Christchurch City | 54,925 | 113 | 2·06 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 3 | .. | 26 | 63 | 1·15 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 37,808 | 64 | 1·69 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 0·77 |
| Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area | 92,733 | 177 | 1·91 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 92 | 0·99 |
| Dunedin City | 55,256 | 108 | 1·86 | .. | .. | 23 | 4 | .. | 26 | 53 | 0·96 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 13,460 | 32 | 2·38 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 0·52 |
| Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area | 68,716 | 135 | 1·96 | .. | .. | 28 | 4 | .. | 28 | 60 | 0·87 |
| Gisborne Borough | 9,174 | 24 | 2·62 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 0·65 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 3,486 | 9 | 2·58 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 0·29 |
| Total for Gisborne Suburban Area | 12,660 | 33 | 2·61 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 7 | 0·55 |
| Napier Borough | 12,704 | 19 | 1·50 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 7 | 13 | 1·02 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 2,427 | 5 | 2·06 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 0·82 |
| Total for Napier Suburban Area | 15,131 | 24 | 1·59 | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 15 | 0·99 |
| New Plymouth Borough | 8,704 | 19 | 2·18 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 0·34 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,091 | 2 | 1·83 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0·92 |
| Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area | 9,795 | 21 | 2·14 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 0·41 |
| Wanganui Borough | 14,380 | 22 | 1·53 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 8 | 0·56 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 5,137 | 11 | 2·14 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 0·78 |
| Total for Wanganui Suburban Area | 19,517 | 33 | 1·69 | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 4 | 12 | 0·61 |
| Palmerston North Borough | 12,829 | 35 | 2·73 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 0·31 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,177 | 2 | 1·70 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1·70 |
| Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area | 14,006 | 37 | 2·64 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 0·43 |
| Nelson City | 8,774 | 20 | 2·28 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 0·91 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,188 | 3 | 2·53 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Nelson Suburban Area | 9,962 | 23 | 2·31 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 0·80 |
| Greymouth Borough | 4,863 | 12 | 2·47 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 0·62 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 3,510 | 7 | 1·99 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area | 8,373 | 19 | 2·27 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 0·36 |
| Timaru Borough | 12,238 | 19 | 1·55 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 | 0·49 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,478 | 5 | 3·38 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1·35 |
| Total for Timaru Suburban Area | 13,716 | 24 | 1·75 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | 8 | 0·58 |
| Invercargill Borough | 14,154 | 40 | 2·83 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 0·71 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 3,708 | 5 | 1·35 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 0·54 |
| Total for Invercargill Suburban Area | 17,862 | 45 | 2·52 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | 0·67 |
| Grand Totals | 511,418 | 1,040 | 2·03 | 19 | 14 | 194 | 27 | 6 | 136 | 396 | 0·77 |
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