✨ Vital Statistics Report
APRIL 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1123
Dealing with the four metropolitan areas only, it is found that the inclusion of the suburban portions lowers the death-rate at Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin.
Auckland City
Auckland Metropolitan Area
Wellington City
Wellington Metropolitan Area
Christchurch City
Christchurch Metropolitan Area
Dunedin City
Dunedin Metropolitan Area
Including the suburban portions, the rate at Wellington is the highest and at Christchurch the lowest.
Compared with March, 1917, the results are—
Auckland Metropolitan Area
Wellington Metropolitan Area
Christchurch Metropolitan Area
Dunedin Metropolitan Area
The total births in the four metropolitan areas amounted to 653, as against 626 in February—an increase of 27.
The deaths in March were 262—a decrease of 10 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths, males contributed 132, females 130. Fifty of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 19·08 per cent. of the whole number. Forty of these were under one year of age.
The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the four metropolitan, and total of nine suburban, areas during the month of March, 1918:
| Age-group. | Auckland. | Wellington. | Christchurch. | Dunedin. | NINE SUBURBAN AREAS | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| Under 5 years | 9 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 and under 10 years | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 10 "" | 15 | "" | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 15 "" | 20 | "", | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 "", | 25 | "", | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 "", | 30 | "", | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| 30 "", | 35 | "", | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 35 "", | 40 | "", | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 "", | 45 | "", | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 "", | 50 | "", | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 50 "", | 55 | "", | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 55 "", | 60 | "", | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 60 "", | 65 | "", | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 65 years and over | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Unknown or not stated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals.. | 42 | 46 | 40 | 30 | 27 | 29 |
There were 125 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards in the four metropolitan and nine suburban areas during the month of March, 1918, as against 116 in the previous month. The following table shows the classification:—
| Age. | Auckland. | Wellington. | Christchurch. | Dunedin. | NINE SUBURBAN AREAS. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| 65 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 66 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 67 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 68 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 70 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 71 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 72 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| 73 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 74 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 75 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 77 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| 78 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| 79 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 80 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 81 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 82 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 83 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 84 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| 85 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 87 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 88 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 89 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 90 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 94 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 98 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals .. | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1918, No 55
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NZ Gazette 1918, No 55
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