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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 67

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 June, 1920:

| | Estimated Population as at 1st January, 1920. | Total Births registered, June, 1920. | Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. | DEATHS REGISTERED IN JUNE, 1920. | | | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, June, 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 | 158 | 2·14 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 72 | 0·97 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 70,794 | 123 | 1·74 | 2 | .. | 26 | 2 | .. | 23 | 53 | 0·75 |
| Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area | 144,646 | 281 | 1·94 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 55 | 125 | 0·86 |
| Wellington City | 81,301 | 171 | 2·10 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 72 | 0·89 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 19,597 | 44 | 2·25 | 2 | .. | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0·82 |
| Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area | 100,898 | 215 | 2·13 | 9 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 88 | 0·87 |
| Christchurch City | 61,104 | 139 | 2·27 | 11 | 1 | 32 | 7 | .. | 32 | 83 | 1·36 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 40,643 | 72 | 1·77 | 3 | .. | 17 | 4 | .. | 21 | 45 | 1·11 |
| Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area | 101,747 | 211 | 2·07 | 14 | 1 | 49 | 11 | .. | 53 | 128 | 1·26 |
| Dunedin City | 57,935 | 142 | 2·45 | 2 | 2 | 31 | .. | 1 | 16 | 52 | 0·90 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 14,113 | 14 | 0·99 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 0·71 |
| Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area | 72,048 | 156 | 2·17 | 2 | 2 | 39 | .. | 1 | 18 | 62 | 0·86 |
| Gisborne Borough | 11,022 | 28 | 2·54 | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 0·82 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 3,344 | 4 | 1·20 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0·30 |
| Total for Gisborne Suburban Area | 14,366 | 32 | 2·23 | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 0·70 |
| Napier Borough | 13,785 | 33 | 2·39 | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 4 | 12 | 0·87 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 2,598 | 9 | 3·46 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1·54 |
| Total for Napier Suburban Area | 16,383 | 42 | 2·56 | 4 | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | 4 | 16 | 0·98 |
| New Plymouth Borough | 9,820 | 31 | 3·16 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 9 | 13 | 1·32 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,231 | 3 | 2·44 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1·62 |
| Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area | 11,051 | 34 | 3·08 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1·36 |
| Wanganui Borough | 15,363 | 38 | 2·47 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .. | 4 | 14 | 0·91 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 6,415 | 14 | 2·18 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 0·62 |
| Total for Wanganui Suburban Area | 21,778 | 52 | 2·39 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .. | 4 | 18 | 0·83 |
| Palmerston North Borough | 13,617 | 28 | 2·06 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 0·66 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,249 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1·60 |
| Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area | 14,866 | 28 | 1·88 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 11 | 0·74 |
| Nelson City | 9,107 | 14 | 1·54 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 7 | 14 | 1·54 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,233 | 2 | 1·62 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0·81 |
| Total for Nelson Suburban Area | 10,340 | 16 | 1·55 | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 7 | 15 | 1·45 |
| Greymouth Borough | 4,960 | 22 | 4·44 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 0·81 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 3,535 | 8 | 2·26 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 0·85 |
| Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area | 8,495 | 30 | 3·53 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 0·82 |
| Timaru Borough | 13,230 | 33 | 2·49 | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 5 | 13 | 0·98 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,598 | 4 | 2·50 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0·63 |
| Total for Timaru Suburban Area | 14,828 | 37 | 2·50 | .. | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | 5 | 14 | 0·94 |
| Invercargill Borough | 14,867 | 32 | 2·15 | .. | 1 | 11 | 2 | .. | 7 | 21 | 1·41 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 3,859 | 3 | 0·78 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 0·52 |
| Total for Invercargill Suburban Area | 18,726 | 35 | 1·87 | .. | 1 | 11 | 2 | .. | 9 | 23 | 1·23 |
| Grand totals | 550,172 | 1,159 | 2·11 | 43 | 8 | 245 | 35 | 5 | 196 | 532 | 0·97 |