Vital Statistics Report




SEPT. 18. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2965

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 August, 1919:—

Population, Census, 1916. Total Births registered, August, 1919. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN AUGUST, 1919. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, August, 1919.
Males. Females.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Total Deaths.
Auckland City .. .. 68,888 100 1·45 6 .. 45 6 2 28 87
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 64,824 116 1·79 3 1 34 3 .. 28 69
Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area 193,712 216 1·62 9 1 79 9 2 56 156
Wellington City .. .. 75,496 121 1·60 7 1 35 4 1 27 75
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 19,739 45 2·28 1 .. 4 3 .. 6 14
Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area 95,235 166 1·74 8 1 39 7 1 33 89
Christchurch City .. .. 55,860 85 1·52 1 .. 30 .. .. 26 57
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 36,873 49 1·33 1 .. 12 1 1 18 33
Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area 92,783 134 1·45 2 .. 42 1 1 44 90
Dunedin City .. .. .. 55,256 62 1·12 1 3 29 3 4 26 66
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 13,460 23 1·71 1 1 10 .. 1 6 19
Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area 68,716 85 1·24 2 4 39 3 5 32 85
Gisborne Borough .. .. 9,654 23 2·38 .. 1 3 1 .. 5 10
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 3,006 8 2·66 .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Total for Gisborne Suburban Area 12,660 31 2·45 .. 1 3 1 .. 7 12
Napier Borough .. .. 12,704 22 1·73 .. .. 1 .. .. 5 6
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 2,427 6 2·47 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3
Total for Napier Suburban Area 15,131 28 1·85 .. .. 4 .. .. 5 9
New Plymouth Borough .. 8,704 13 1·49 .. .. 6 .. .. 2 8
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 1,091 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area 9,795 13 1·33 .. .. 7 .. .. 2 9
Wanganui Borough .. .. 14,380 18 1·25 3 .. 14 .. .. 3 20
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 5,137 10 1·95 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 4
Total for Wanganui Suburban Area 19,517 28 1·43 3 .. 16 .. .. 5 24
Palmerston North Borough .. 12,829 22 1·71 .. 1 5 .. .. 3 9
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 1,177 1 0·85 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3
Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area 14,006 23 1·64 .. 1 8 .. .. 3 12
Nelson City .. .. .. 8,774 18 2·05 .. .. 1 .. .. 5 6
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 1,188 6 5·05 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Total for Nelson Suburban Area 9,962 24 2·41 .. .. 2 .. .. 5 7
Greymouth Borough .. .. 4,863 9 1·85 1 .. 1 1 .. 2 5
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 3,510 7 1·99 .. .. 3 .. .. 1 4
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area 8,373 16 1·91 1 .. 4 1 .. 3 9
Timaru Borough .. .. 12,238 23 1·88 1 2 4 1 .. 9 17
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 1,478 2 1·35 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total for Timaru Suburban Area 13,716 25 1·82 2 2 4 1 .. 9 18
Invercargill Borough .. .. 14,154 22 1·55 .. .. 3 .. .. 7 10
Remainder of Suburban Area .. 3,708 1 0·27 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Total for Invercargill Suburban Area 17,862 23 1·29 .. .. 5 .. .. 7 12
Grand totals .. .. 511,418 812 1·59 27 10 252 23 9 211 532


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