New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 62

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 62

Dealing with the four metropolitan areas only, it is found that the inclusion of the suburban portions lowers the death-rate in each case.

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.
1·07
0·96
0·66
0·63
0·89
0·86
0·85
0·77

Including the suburban portions, the rate at Auckland is the highest and at Wellington the lowest.

Compared with April, 1917 and 1918, the results are—

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

  1. 0·75
    0·68
    0·76
    0·93

  2. 0·70
    0·69
    0·70
    1·05

  3. 0·96
    0·63
    0·86
    0·77

The total births registered for the four metropolitan areas amounted to 617, as against 589 in March—an increase of 28. The deaths in April were 321—an increase of 41 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths, males contributed 178, females 143. Forty-eight of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 14·95 per cent. of the whole number. Thirty-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 April, 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 .. 10 8 5 4 8 7 4 2 6 15 33 36
5 and under 10 years.. 2 2 .. .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. 4 4
10 ,, 15 ,, .. 2 .. 1 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 3 4
15 ,, 20 ,, .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 3 3 4
20 ,, 25 ,, .. 3 .. .. .. 1 2 1 .. 1 .. 6 2
25 ,, 30 ,, .. 2 2 1 .. .. 2 .. 1 1 .. 4 5
30 ,, 35 ,, .. 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 8 10
35 ,, 40 ,, .. 5 2 2 1 1 .. 2 .. 2 3 12 6
40 ,, 45 ,, .. 5 3 2 .. 3 1 1 2 2 3 13 9
45 ,, 50 ,, .. 5 5 2 2 2 .. 1 2 2 4 12 13
50 ,, 55 ,, .. 6 1 5 3 2 2 2 1 4 5 19 12
55 ,, 60 ,, .. 3 5 1 .. 1 1 .. 3 2 1 7 10
60 ,, 65 ,, .. 5 2 2 4 5 1 3 2 6 1 21 10
65 years and over .. 25 20 9 12 18 16 11 8 34 18 97 74
Unknown or not stated .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals.. 75 53 31 29 43 37 29 24 64 56 242 199

The deaths of 171 persons of 65 years and upwards were registered for the four metropolitan and nine suburban areas during the month of April, 1919, as against 134 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 1 1 1 1 2 .. 3 1 7 4
66 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 5 ..
67 1 1 1 1 1 .. .. .. 2 1 5 3
68 4 .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. 2 1 7 3
69 3 .. .. 1 2 2 .. .. 2 .. 7 3
70 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 1
71 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. 3 1
72 3 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 1 1 1 6 4
73 2 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 1 1 3 5
74 2 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 3 4
75 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3 .. 3 1
76 1 .. 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 2 10 5
77 .. 1 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 2 1 4 3
78 2 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 4 2
79 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 2 1 2 5
80 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 8 7
81 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. 2 2
82 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 3 2
83 1 1 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 2 4
84 2 1 .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3 3
85 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 ..
86 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 1 .. 2 2
87 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3
88 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
89 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 2 2
90 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
91 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 ..
92 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 ..
93 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
97 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. 25 20 9 12 18 16 11 8 34 18 97 74


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