New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 91

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 91]

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

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·90
Auckland Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·93
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·82
Wellington Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·81
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·20
Christchurch Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·05
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·92
Dunedin Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·87

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

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

Auckland Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 1917. 1918. 1919.
Wellington Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·89 0·80 0·93
Christchurch Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·79 0·63 0·81
Dunedin Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·12 0·80 1·05
.. .. .. .. .. .. 1·06 0·89 0·87

The total births registered for the four metropolitan areas amounted to 613, as against 672 in May—a decrease of 59. The deaths in June were 358—an increase of 4 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths, males contributed 192, females 166. Fifty-four of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 15·08 per cent. of the whole number. Thirty-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 June, 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 ..	14	7	5	3	8	6	5	6	13	5	45	27
5 and under 10 years. .	2	2	..	2	3	..	..	1	3	3	8	8
10 ,, 15 ,, ..	..	1	1	..	..	3	1	..	1	1	3	5
15 ,, 20 ,, ..	..	..	1	1	..	1	..	..	2	..	3	2
20 ,, 25 ,, ..	1	..	1	2	2	..	1	1	2	..	7	3
25 ,, 30 ,, ..	2	1	2	..	..	1	1	1	2	2	7	5
30 ,, 35 ,, ..	..	2	1	..	..	1	1	1	..	1	2	5
35 ,, 40 ,, ..	5	1	2	..	1	2	1	2	3	2	12	7
40 ,, 45 ,, ..	12	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	2	18	9
45 ,, 50 ,, ..	4	2	1	1	5	3	1	2	2	2	13	10
50 ,, 55 ,, ..	3	1	1	6	..	..	..	3	2	1	6	11
55 ,, 60 ,, ..	1	3	5	..	5	6	3	2	3	3	17	14
60 ,, 65 ,, ..	5	3	5	2	4	4	..	..	10	1	24	10
65 years and over ..	22	27	17	15	21	19	13	12	31	21	104	94
Unknown or not stated	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals.. ..	71	53	43	34	50	47	28	32	77	44	269	210

The deaths of 198 persons of 65 years and upwards were registered for the four metropolitan and nine suburban areas during the month of June, 1919, as against 187 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	2	1	..	..	1	..	1	1	..	..	4	2
66	1	1	1	2	..	..	..	..	1	1	3	4
67	..	2	1	1	2	2	..	2	1	..	4	7
68	3	1	2	2	..	..	1	..	1	1	7	4
69	1	1	1	1	3	2	..	..	2	2	7	6
70	2	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	2	..	5	1
71	1	1	..	..	..	2	1	1	2	1	4	4
72	..	1	..	1	2	..	..	..	1	2	3	5
73	1	1	1	..	..	1	1	1	..	1	3	3
74	1	3	1	1	2	..	1	1	..	..	5	5
75	..	3	..	1	1	..	..	..	1	..	2	4
76	1	2	..	..	1	1	..	1	1	1	3	5
77	1	..	1	2	..	3	..	1	5	1	7	7
78	..	..	1	2	..	1	2	1	2	1	5	3
79	1	3	..	..	4	1	..	1	..	..	5	5
80	2	..	..	..	3	1	..	..	..	1	5	2
81	1	..	2	1	..	1	1	..	..	2	4	3
82	1	2	2	..	..	1	1	1	3	..	6	4
83	..	1	2	1	1	1	1	..	1	2	5	5
84	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	2	5	1	6	3
85	1	..	1	..	..	1	1	..	..	1	2	2
86	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	1	1	2
87	1	1	1	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	3	2
88	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	1	..	3
89	1	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	2	1
90	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	1
91	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
93	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..
94	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
95	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..
Totals ..	22	27	17	15	21	19	13	12	31	21	104	94