New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 67

Page 2171

✨ Vital Statistics Report



JULY 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2171

Dealing with the four metropolitan areas only, it is found that the inclusion of the suburban portions lowers the death-rate in each case.

Auckland City Wellington City Christchurch City Dunedin City
Auckland Metropolitan Area Wellington Metropolitan Area Christchurch Metropolitan Area Dunedin Metropolitan Area

Death-rate per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City Wellington City Christchurch City Dunedin City
0·97 0·89 1·36 0·90
Auckland Metropolitan Area Wellington Metropolitan Area Christchurch Metropolitan Area Dunedin Metropolitan Area
0·86 0·87 1·26 0·86

Including the suburban portions, Christchurch is the highest, Wellington next highest, and Auckland and Dunedin with equal rates following.

Compared with June, 1917, 1918, and 1919, the results are-

Auckland Metropolitan Area Wellington Metropolitan Area Christchurch Metropolitan Area Dunedin Metropolitan Area
0·89 0·79 1·12 1·06
0·80 0·63 0·80 0·89
0·93 0·81 1·05 0·87
0·86 0·87 1·26 0·86

The total births registered for the four metropolitan areas amounted to 863, as against 736 in May-an increase of 127. The deaths in June, were 403—a decrease of 23 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 221, females 182. Sixty-six of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 16.38 per cent. of the whole number. Fifty-seven of these were under one year of age.

The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the four metropolitan and total of nine suburban areas during the month of June, 1920:

Age-group. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. NINE SUBURBAN AREAS. Total.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males.
Under 5 years 5 9 10 11 15 11
5 and under 10 years 3 1 1 . 2 .
10 ” 15 ” 1 2 2 1 1 .
15 ” 20 ” . 1 . . 1 .
20 ” 25 ” 2 2 . 2 1 .
25 ” 30 ” 6 4 1 2 1 3
30 ” 35 ” . 2 2 . 1 1
35 ” 40 ” 3 3 4 2 1 3
40 ” 45 ” 3 3 3 2 2 5
45 ” 50 ” 2 2 6 1 3 1
50 ” 55 ” 5 3 5 2 3 1
55 ” 60 ” 7 3 . 4 4 6
60 ” 65 ” 3 2 5 2 6 1
65 years and over 20 27 14 8 26 29
Unknown or not stated . . . . . 29
Totals.. 61 64 53 35 64 64

The deaths of 202 persons of 65 years and upwards were registered for the four metropolitan and nine suburban areas during the month of June, 1920, as against 206 in the previous month. The following table shows the classification:-

Age. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. NINE SUBURBAN AREAS. Total.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males.
65 2 2 2 1 2 2
66 1 1 .. 1 .. 3
67 . 1 1 .. . 1
68 . 1 . 1 .. ..
69 . 2 2 .. 2 1
70 3 1 .. .. .. 2
71 . 1 .. .. .. ..
72 . 3 .. .. .. 3
73 3 2 .. 1 .. 3
74 1 .. .. .. 3 1
75 1 2 . 1 1 1
76 .. . 2 .. 1 2
77 1 1 .. .. 3 2
78 . 1 1 .. 2 3
79 2 1 . 1 .. 4
80 1 . .. .. 1 1
81 . .. 1 1 1 2
82 . 2 .. .. 2 1
83 . 2 1 .. .. ..
84 . 1 .. 1 2 ..
85 2 .. .. .. 1 ..
86 1 1 .. 1 .. 1
87 . 1 .. .. 1 ..
88 1 .. .. .. .. ..
89 1 .. 1 .. .. ..
90 . .. 1 .. .. ..
91 . .. .. 1 .. ..
92 . .. .. .. .. ..
95 . 1 .. .. .. ..
Totals 20 27 14 8 26 29


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