New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 73

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



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 April, 1918:

Population, Total Births Proportion of Deaths Registered in April, 1918, Proportion of
Census, registered, Births to the 1,000 Males. Females.
1916. April, 1918. of population. Under 1 & under 5
1 Year. Years.
Auckland City 68,888 147 2·13 5
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 64,824 131 2·02 1
Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area 133,712 278 2·08 6
Wellington City 73,305 160 2·18 5
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 21,930 45 2·05 ..
Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area 95,235 205 2·15 5
Christchurch City 55,860 107 1·92 3
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 36,873 59 1·60 1
Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area 92,733 166 1·79 4
Dunedin City 55,256 99 1·79 3
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 13,460 16 1·19 ..
Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area 68,716 115 1·67 3
Gisborne Borough 9,654 25 2·59 3
Remainder of Suburban Area 3,006 3 1·00 ..
Total for Gisborne Suburban Area 12,660 28 2·21 3
Napier Borough 12,704 28 2·20 2
Remainder of Suburban Area 2,427 3 1·24 ..
Total for Napier Suburban Area 15,131 31 2·05 2
New Plymouth Borough 8,704 27 3·10 ..
Remainder of Suburban Area 1,091 2 1·83 ..
Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area 9,795 29 2·96 ..
Wanganui Borough 14,380 27 1·88 1
Remainder of Suburban Area 5,137 15 2·92 ..
Total for Wanganui Suburban Area 19,517 42 2·15 1
Palmerston North Borough 12,829 29 2·26 ..
Remainder of Suburban Area 1,177 4 3·40 ..
Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area 14,006 33 2·36 ..
Nelson City 8,774 17 1·94 ..
Remainder of Suburban Area 1,188 1 0·84 ..
Total for Nelson Suburban Area 9,962 18 1·81 ..
Greymouth Borough 4,863 9 1·85 1
Remainder of Suburban Area 3,510 10 2·85 ..
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area 8,373 19 2·27 1
Timaru Borough 12,238 21 1·72 2
Remainder of Suburban Area 1,478 3 2·03 ..
Total for Timaru Suburban Area 13,716 24 1·75 2
Invercargill Borough 14,154 35 2·47 ..
Remainder of Suburban Area 3,708 4 1·08 ..
Total for Invercargill Suburban Area 17,862 39 2·18 ..
Grand Totals 511,418 1,027 2·01 27


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