New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 50

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

MAY 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1591

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 April, 1920 :—

	Estimated Population as at 1st January, 1920.	Total Births registered, April, 1920.	Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population.	DEATHS REGISTERED IN APRIL, 1920							Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, April, 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 ..	73,852	131	1·77	7	4	37	2	6	26	82	1·11
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	70,794	116	1·64	6	3	26	2	3	26	66	0·93
Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area	144,646	247	1·71	13	7	63	4	9	52	148	0·88
Wellington City ..	81,301	136	1·67	4	3	24	1	..	17	49	0·60
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	19,597	28	1·43	..	1	5	1	..	3	10	0·51
Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area	100,898	164	1·63	4	4	29	2	..	20	59	0·58
Christchurch City ..	61,104	112	1·83	8	1	20	..	..	25	54	0·88
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	40,643	66	1·62	2	1	10	2	..	6	21	0·52
Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area	101,747	178	1·75	10	2	30	2	..	31	75	0·74
Dunedin City ..	57,935	98	1·69	3	..	17	..	..	17	37	0·64
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	14,113	34	2·41	..	..	6	..	..	6	12	0·85
Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area	72,048	132	1·83	3	..	23	..	..	23	49	0·68
Gisborne Borough ..	11,022	24	2·18	1	..	5	2	..	2	10	0·91
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,344	2	0·60	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Gisborne Suburban Area	14,366	26	1·81	1	..	5	2	..	2	10	0·70
Napier Borough ..	13,785	37	2·68	2	1	3	1	..	8	15	1·09
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	2,598	3	1·15	..	..	2	..	..	1	3	1·15
Total for Napier Suburban Area	16,383	40	2·44	2	1	5	1	..	9	18	1·10
New Plymouth Borough ..	9,820	25	2·55	1	..	5	..	..	4	10	1·02
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,231	6	4·87	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·81
Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area	11,051	31	2·81	1	..	6	..	..	4	11	1·00
Wanganui Borough ..	15,363	32	2·08	..	..	5	1	..	11	17	1·11
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	6,415	11	1·71	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·16
Total for Wanganui Suburban Area	21,778	43	1·97	..	..	6	1	..	11	18	0·83
Palmerston North Borough ..	13,617	30	2·20	1	1	3	2	..	4	11	0·81
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,249	1	0·80	..	..	..	..	..	3	3	2·40
Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area	14,866	31	2·09	1	1	3	2	..	7	14	0·94
Nelson City ..	9,107	16	1·76	1	..	5	..	..	5	11	1·21
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,233	7	5·68	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Nelson Suburban Area	10,340	23	2·22	1	..	5	..	..	5	11	1·06
Greymouth Borough ..	4,960	15	3·02	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	0·40
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,535	6	1·70	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	0·28
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area	8,495	21	2·47	..	..	1	1	..	1	3	0·35
Timaru Borough ..	13,230	35	2·65	1	..	4	..	..	2	7	0·53
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,598	1	0·63	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Timaru Suburban Area	14,823	36	2·43	1	..	4	..	..	2	7	0·47
Invercargill Borough ..	14,867	29	1·95	..	..	8	..	..	..	8	0·54
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,859	9	2·33	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Invercargill Suburban Area	18,726	38	2·03	..	..	8	..	..	..	8	0·43
Grand totals ..	550,172	1,010	1·84	37	15	188	15	9	167	431	0·78