✨ Vital Statistics Report
1990
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 59
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 May, 1920:
| Estimated Population as at 1st January, 1920. | Total Births registered, May, 1920. | Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. | Deaths Registered in May, 1920 | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, May, 1920. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | ||||
| Auckland City | 73,852 | 148 | 2·00 | 1 | 2 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 70,794 | 114 | 1·61 | 4 | 6 |
| Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area | 144,646 | 262 | 1·81 | 5 | 8 |
| Wellington City | 81,301 | 139 | 1·71 | 2 | 4 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 19,597 | 32 | 1·63 | 4 | .. |
| Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area | 100,898 | 171 | 1·69 | 6 | 4 |
| Christchurch City | 61,104 | 116 | 1·90 | 10 | .. |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 40,643 | 65 | 1·60 | 3 | 1 |
| Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area | 101,747 | 181 | 1·78 | 13 | 1 |
| Dunedin City | 57,935 | 116 | 2·00 | 3 | 2 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 14,113 | 6 | 0·43 | .. | .. |
| Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area | 72,048 | 122 | 1·69 | 3 | 2 |
| Gisborne Borough | 11,022 | 31 | 2·81 | 3 | .. |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 3,344 | 3 | 0·90 | 1 | .. |
| Total for Gisborne Suburban Area | 14,366 | 34 | 2·37 | 4 | .. |
| Napier Borough | 13,785 | 35 | 2·54 | 1 | .. |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 2,598 | 7 | 2·69 | .. | 2 |
| Total for Napier Suburban Area | 16,383 | 42 | 2·56 | 1 | .. |
| New Plymouth Borough | 9,820 | 35 | 3·56 | 1 | .. |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,231 | 3 | 2·44 | .. | .. |
| Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area | 11,051 | 38 | 3·44 | 1 | .. |
| Wanganui Borough | 15,363 | 43 | 2·80 | 5 | 1 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 6,415 | 16 | 2·49 | .. | 4 |
| Total for Wanganui Suburban Area | 21,778 | 59 | 2·71 | 5 | 1 |
| Palmerston North Borough | 13,617 | 25 | 1·84 | 2 | .. |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,249 | 2 | 1·60 | .. | 1 |
| Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area | 14,866 | 27 | 1·82 | 2 | .. |
| Nelson City | 9,107 | 21 | 2·31 | .. | .. |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,233 | 3 | 2·43 | .. | .. |
| Total for Nelson Suburban Area | 10,340 | 24 | 2·32 | .. | .. |
| Greymouth Borough | 4,960 | 12 | 2·42 | .. | .. |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 3,535 | 6 | 1·70 | .. | 1 |
| Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area | 8,495 | 18 | 2·12 | .. | .. |
| Timaru Borough | 13,230 | 23 | 1·74 | .. | .. |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,598 | 2 | 1·25 | .. | .. |
| Total for Timaru Suburban Area | 14,828 | 25 | 1·69 | .. | .. |
| Invercargill Borough | 14,867 | 42 | 2·83 | .. | .. |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 3,859 | 2 | 0·52 | .. | .. |
| Total for Invercargill Suburban Area | 18,726 | 44 | 2·35 | .. | .. |
| Grand totals | 550,172 | 1,047 | 1·90 | 40 | 16 |
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