New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 55

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 55

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 March, 1918:

Population,	Total Births	Proportion of	Deaths Registered in March, 1918,	Proportion of
Census, 1916.	registered,	Births to the	Males.	Females.
	March, 1918.	1,000	Under	1 & under
		of population.	1 Year.	5 Years.
Auckland City	64,951	158	2·43	5
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	68,771	79	1·15	1
Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area	133,712	237	1·77	6
Wellington City	73,805	124	1·69	10
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	21,930	30	1·37	2
Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area	95,235	154	1·62	12
Christchurch City	55,860	106	1·90	2
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	36,873	56	1·52	2
Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area	92,733	162	1·75	4
Dunedin City	55,256	79	1·43	2
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	13,460	21	1·56	1
Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area	68,716	100	1·46	3
Gisborne Borough	9,174	19	2·07	1
Remainder of Suburban Area	3,486	4	1·15	..
Total for Gisborne Suburban Area	12,660	23	1·82	1
Napier Borough	12,704	29	2·28	..
Remainder of Suburban Area	2,427	4	1·65	..
Total for Napier Suburban Area	15,131	33	2·18	..
New Plymouth Borough	8,704	23	2·64	1
Remainder of Suburban Area	1,091	2	1·83	..
Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area	9,795	25	2·55	1
Wanganui Borough	14,380	29	2·02	..
Remainder of Suburban Area	5,137	8	1·56	..
Total for Wanganui Suburban Area	19,517	37	1·90	..
Palmerston North Borough	12,829	34	2·65	2
Remainder of Suburban Area	1,177	1	0·85	..
Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area	14,006	35	2·50	2
Nelson City	8,774	14	1·60	..
Remainder of Suburban Area	1,188	1	0·84	..
Total for Nelson Suburban Area	9,962	15	1·51	..
Greymouth Borough	4,863	5	1·03	..
Remainder of Suburban Area	3,510	8	2·28	..
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area	8,373	13	1·55	..
Timaru Borough	12,238	23	1·88	1
Remainder of Suburban Area	1,478	1	0·68	..
Total for Timaru Suburban Area	13,716	24	1·75	1
Invercargill Borough	14,154	38	2·68	1
Remainder of Suburban Area	3,708	5	1·35	..
Total for Invercargill Suburban Area	17,862	43	2·41	1
Grand Totals	511,418	901	1·76	31