New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 10

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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Dealing with the four metropolitan areas only, it is found that the inclusion of the suburban portions lowers the death-
rate in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.

Auckland City .. Death-rate per 1,000 of Population.
2·08
Auckland Metropolitan Area 1·67
Wellington City 6·62
Wellington Metropolitan Area 5·81
Christchurch City 2·09
Christchurch Metropolitan Area 1·81
Dunedin City .. 2·64
Dunedin Metropolitan Area .. 2·81
Including the suburban portions, the rate at Wellington is the highest and at Auckland the lowest.
Compared with December, 1917, the results are--
1917. 1918.
Auckland Metropolitan Area 1·00 1·67
Wellington Metropolitan Area 0·65 5·81
Christchurch Metropolitan Area 1·08 1·81
Dunedin Metropolitan Area 0·83 2·81
The total births registered for the four metropolitan areas amounted to 724, as against 597 in November--an increase
of 127. The deaths registered in December were 1,137--a decrease of 666 as compared with the previous month. Of the
total deaths, males contributed 673, females 464. One hundred and one of the deaths were of children under five years of
age, being 8·88 per cent. of the whole number. Fifty-two 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 December, 1918 :

Age-group.	Auckland.	Wellington.	Christchurch.	Dunedin.	NINE SUBURBAN AREAS.	Total.
Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.
Under 5 years	15	8	33	21	7	8
5 and under 10 years..	2	..	1	..	2	2
10 ,, 15 ,, .	2	..	3	3	..	2
15 ,, 20 ,, .	3	2	14	8	4	7
20 ,, 25 ,, .	11	7	13	17	5	3
25 ,, 30 ,, .	12	13	51	36	6	11
30 ,, 35 ,, .	8	7	63	32	11	10
35 ,, 40 ,, .	11	4	57	13	3	7
40 ,, 45 ,, .	6	3	35	12	9	8
45 ,, 50 ,, .	8	8	24	13	4	2
50 ,, 55 ,, .	5	7	12	12	4	4
55 ,, 60 ,, .	4	3	8	3	4	3
60 ,, 65 ,, .	4	7	8	5	1	2
65 years and over ..	41	21	17	22	17	20
Unknown or not stated	..	1	18	4	..	..
Totals..	132	91	357	196	82	86

The deaths of 223 persons of 65 years and upwards were registered for the four metropolitan and nine suburban
areas during the month of December, 1918, as against 301 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.	Males.
65	3	..	2	..	2	..
66	..	..	4	..	3	..
67	1	..	..	..	2	..
68	2	2	1	3	1	..
69	2	1	..	..	..	..
70	5	1	..	..	2	..
71	1	1	..	..	2	1
72	1	2	1	2	1	..
73	3	1	2	..	2	..
74	3	5	1	3	..	..
75	2	..	2	..	2	3
76	..	1	..	1	..	..
77	1	..	1	1	1	..
78	..	1	..	3	2	1
79	..	1	..	1	2	1
80	..	1	2	..	1	5
81	1	..	1	..	1	..
82	2	1	..	1	..	1
83	2	..	..	1	1	..
84	2	1	..	..	..	..
85	2	..	2	1	..	2
86	3	..	..	..	2	..
87	1	..	..	..	..	..
88	2	..	..	..	..	..
89	..	1	..	1	..	..
90	1	1	..	..	..	..
91	1	..	..	..	..	..
93	..	..	..	..	..	..
94	..	..	1	..	..	..
95	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals ..	41	21	17	22	17	20