New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 5

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 5

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 December, 1919:—

	Population; Census, 1916.	Total Births registered, December, 1919.	Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population.	DEATHS REGISTERED IN DECEMBER, 1919.							Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, December, 1919.
				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	153	2·22	3	1	23	3	3	29	62	0·90
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	64,824	134	2·07	5	2	29	2	..	21	59	0·91
Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area	133,712	287	2·15	8	3	52	5	3	50	121	0·90
Wellington City ..	75,496	167	2·21	6	..	30	2	1	25	64	0·85
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	19,739	44	2·23	1	..	9	..	..	6	16	0·81
Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area	95,235	211	2·22	7	..	39	2	1	31	80	0·84
Christchurch City ..	55,860	102	1·83	1	2	32	1	..	27	63	1·13
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	36,873	87	2·36	4	1	10	1	..	17	33	0·89
Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area	92,733	189	2·04	5	3	42	2	..	44	96	1·04
Dunedin City ..	55,256	92	1·66	2	1	28	3	..	28	62	1·12
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	13,460	40	2·97	..	..	3	1	..	1	5	0·37
Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area	68,716	132	1·93	2	1	31	4	..	29	67	0·98
Gisborne Borough ..	9,654	31	3·21	..	..	4	1	1	2	8	0·83
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,006	6	2·00	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	0·29
Total for Gisborne Suburban Area	12,660	37	2·92	..	..	4	1	1	3	9	0·71
Napier Borough ..	12,704	32	2·52	..	..	5	..	..	4	9	0·71
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	2,427	7	2·88	1	..	2	..	..	..	3	1·24
Total for Napier Suburban Area	15,131	39	2·58	1	..	7	..	..	4	12	0·79
New Plymouth Borough ..	8,704	18	2·07	1	..	3	..	..	..	4	0·46
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,091	3	2·75	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area	9,795	21	2·14	1	..	3	..	..	..	4	0·41
Wanganui Borough ..	14,380	40	2·78	..	..	6	1	1	3	11	0·76
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	5,137	14	2·73	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	0·19
Total for Wanganui Suburban Area	19,517	54	2·77	..	..	6	1	1	4	12	0·61
Palmerston North Borough ..	12,829	31	2·42	3	..	4	..	1	1	9	0·70
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,177	5	4·25	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area	14,006	36	2·57	3	..	4	..	1	1	9	0·64
Nelson City ..	8,774	19	2·17	..	..	5	..	..	3	8	0·91
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,188	3	2·53	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Nelson Suburban Area	9,962	22	2·21	..	..	5	..	..	3	8	0·80
Greymouth Borough ..	4,863	11	2·26	..	..	1	..	..	2	3	0·62
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,510	10	2·85	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	0·28
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area	8,373	21	2·51	..	1	1	..	..	2	4	0·48
Timaru Borough ..	12,238	37	3·02	..	1	1	..	..	3	5	0·41
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,478	4	2·70	..	1	1	..	..	..	2	1·35
Total for Timaru Suburban Area	13,716	41	2·99	..	2	2	..	..	3	7	0·51
Invercargill Borough ..	14,154	48	3·39	..	..	6	..	..	3	9	0·64
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,708	4	1·08	..	..	..	..	..	2	2	0·54
Total for Invercargill Suburban Area	17,862	52	2·91	..	..	6	..	..	5	11	0·62
Grand totals ..	511,418	1,142	2·23	27	10	202	15	7	179	440	0·86