New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 15

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

Feb. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 553

Vital Statistics.

REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Four Metropolitan Areas and of the Nine Suburban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of January, 1920:—

	Population, Census, 1916.	Total Births registered, January, 1920.	Proportion of Births to the 1000 of Population.	DEATHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1920.							Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, January, 1920.
				Males.			Females.			Total Deaths.
				Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.
Auckland City ..	68,888	168	2·44	1	..	30	1	..	28	60	0·87
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	64,824	140	2·16	2	..	18	1	..	15	36	0·56
Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area	133,712	308	2·30	3	..	48	2	..	43	96	0·72
Wellington City ..	75,496	155	2·05	12	..	42	6	..	32	92	1·22
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	19,739	53	2·69	2	..	10	..	..	4	16	0·81
Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area	95,235	208	2·18	14	..	52	6	..	36	108	1·13
Christchurch City ..	55,860	139	2·49	2	..	21	5	1	16	45	0·81
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	36,873	83	2·25	1	1	10	2	..	8	22	0·60
Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area	92,733	222	2·39	3	1	31	7	1	24	67	0·72
Dunedin City ..	55,256	126	2·28	6	..	25	1	..	21	53	0·96
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	13,460	29	2·15	..	..	6	..	..	5	11	0·82
Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area	68,716	155	2·26	6	..	31	1	..	26	64	0·93
Gisborne Borough ..	9,654	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,006	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Gisborne Suburban Area*	12,660	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Napier Borough ..	12,704	29	2·28	2	1	7	1	..	6	17	1·34
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	2,427	5	2·06	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	0·82
Total for Napier Suburban Area	15,131	34	2·25	2	1	8	1	..	7	19	1·26
New Plymouth Borough ..	8,704	49	5·63	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	0·23
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,091	2	1·83	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·92
Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area	9,795	51	5·21	..	..	2	..	..	1	3	0·31
Wanganui Borough ..	14,380	38	2·64	2	..	7	1	..	4	14	0·97
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	5,137	14	2·73	..	..	2	1	..	1	4	0·78
Total for Wanganui Suburban Area	19,517	52	2·66	2	..	9	2	..	5	18	0·92
Palmerston North Borough ..	12,829	32	2·49	..	..	3	1	..	7	11	0·86
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,177	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	1	3	2·55
Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area	14,006	32	2·28	..	..	5	1	..	8	14	1·00
Nelson City ..	8,774	15	1·71	1	..	4	..	..	7	12	1·37
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,188	3	2·53	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	1·68
Total for Nelson Suburban Area	9,962	18	1·81	1	..	5	..	..	8	14	1·41
Greymouth Borough ..	4,863	7	1·44	..	..	2	1	..	4	7	1·44
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,510	6	1·71	..	..	2	..	..	2	4	1·14
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area	8,373	13	1·55	..	..	4	1	..	6	11	1·31
Timaru Borough ..	12,238	35	2·85	2	..	6	..	..	5	13	1·05
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,478	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Timaru Suburban Area	13,716	35	2·55	2	..	6	..	..	5	13	0·95
Invercargill Borough ..	14,154	46	3·25	1	..	6	..	..	4	11	0·78
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,708	3	0·81	1	..	1	..	..	..	2	0·54
Total for Invercargill Suburban Area	17,862	49	2·74	2	..	7	..	..	4	13	0·73
Grand totals ..	511,418	1,177	2·30	35	2	208	21	1	173	440	0·86