New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 35

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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, except in the case of Christchurch.

Auckland City ..
Auckland Metropolitan Area
Wellington City
Wellington Metropolitan Area
Christchurch City
Christchurch Metropolitan Area
Dunedin City ..
Dunedin Metropolitan Area ..

Death-rate per 1,000 of Population.
0·78
0·64
1·00
0·92
0·57
0·61
0·80
0·74

Including the suburban portions, the rate at Wellington is the highest and at Christchurch the lowest.
Compared with February, 1917 and 1918, the results are—

Auckland Metropolitan Area
Wellington Metropolitan Area
Christchurch Metropolitan Area
Dunedin Metropolitan Area

0·80
0·70
0·78
0·95
0·64
0·83
0·60
0·74
0·64
0·92
0·61
0·74

The total births registered for the four metropolitan areas amounted to 620, as against 670 in January—a decrease of 50. The deaths in February were 282—a decrease of 123 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths, males contributed 149, females 133. Twenty-nine of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 10·28 per cent. of the whole number. Twenty-three 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 February, 1919:—

Age-group.	Metropolitan Area.									Nine Suburban Areas.		Total.
	Auckland.		Wellington.		Christchurch.		Dunedin.					Males.	Females.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males	Females.	Males.	Females.
Under 5 years ..	5	4	5	6	3	3	1	2	10	3	24	18
5 and under 10 years..	1	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	5	..
10 ,, 15 ,, ..	1	..	..	1	..	2	..	..	..	2	1	5
15 ,, 20 ,, ..	..	..	2	2	..	1	..	1	1	1	3	5
20 ,, 25 ,, ..	1	1	3	3	..	1	..	..	1	2	5	7
25 ,, 30 ,, ..	2	3	3	4	1	1	1	1	2	..	9	9
30 ,, 35 ,, ..	3	1	3	1	2	4	1	..	2	2	11	8
35 ,, 40 ,, ..	4	..	1	4	..	..	..	3	..	2	5	9
40 ,, 45 ,, ..	5	..	1	1	1	1	..	1	..	1	7	4
45 ,, 50 ,, ..	2	1	1	..	1	..	1	2	1	1	6	4
50 ,, 55 ,, ..	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	5	2	..	9	11
55 ,, 60 ,, ..	4	3	6	1	1	2	3	2	3	2	17	10
60 ,, 65 ,, ..	4	2	2	3	2	7	2	1	2	..	12	13
65 years and over ..	23	11	13	15	10	10	13	10	9	19	68	65
Unknown or not stated	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..
Totals..	58	28	45	43	23	34	23	28	35	35	184	168

The deaths of 133 persons of 65 years and upwards were registered for the four metropolitan and nine suburban areas during the month of February, 1919, as against 179 in the previous month. The following table shows the classification:—

Age.	Metropolitan Area.									Nine Suburban Areas.		Total
	Auckland.		Wellington.		Christchurch.		Dunedin.					Males.	Females.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.
65	..	..	..	1	..	..	2	1	..	..	2	2
66	3	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	6	1
67	1	..	1	1	..	..	..	1	1	..	3	2
68	1	1	..	1	..	..	3	..	1	..	5	2
69	1	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	2	3	2
70	1	..	1	1	..	4	..	1	..	..	2	6
71	1	..	..	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4
72	..	1	..	2	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	3
73	3	..	1	1	1	..	..	2	..	..	5	3
74	2	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	4	..
75	..	1	2	..	..	1	..	..	..	4	2	6
76	2	..	1	2	..	1	..	1	2	1	5	5
77	1	..	..	2	1	..	1	..	..	4	3	6
78	1	1	2	2	1	..	2	..	..	1	6	4
79	1	..	1	..	1	1	..	2	..	1	3	4
80	..	1	..	1	1	..	..	1	1	..	2	3
81	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..
82	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	1
83	..	2	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	2
84	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	2	1
85	..	2	1	..	1	1	1	..	..	1	3	4
86	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	2	..
87	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	1
90	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
91	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	1
92	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
Totals ..	23	11	13	15	10	10	13	10	9	19	68	65