New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 75

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



Aug. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2507

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 July, 1920:

Estimated Population as at 1st January, 1920. Total Births registered, July, 1920. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN JULY, 1920. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, July, 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 73,852 139 1·88 1 1 34 2 3 30 71 0·96
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 70,794 138 1·95 4 2 32 2 2 36 78 1·10
Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area 144,646 277 1·92 5 3 66 4 5 66 149 1·03
Wellington City 81,301 177 2·18 3 2 45 5 2 30 87 1·07
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 19,597 37 1·89 3 .. 5 1 1 6 16 0·82
Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area 100,898 214 2·12 6 2 50 6 3 36 103 1·02
Christchurch City 61,104 138 2·26 9 .. 37 5 .. 36 87 1·42
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 40,643 93 2·29 3 1 17 3 1 15 40 0·98
Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area 101,747 231 2·27 12 1 54 8 1 51 127 1·25
Dunedin City 57,935 92 1·59 5 3 35 7 1 32 83 1·43
Remainder of Metropolitan Area 14,113 26 1·84 .. .. 4 2 .. 3 9 0·64
Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area 72,048 118 1·64 5 3 39 9 1 35 92 1·28
Gisborne Borough 11,022 23 2·09 .. 1 4 1 .. 4 10 0·91
Remainder of Suburban Area 3,344 3 0·90 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Gisborne Suburban Area 14,366 26 1·81 .. 1 4 1 .. 4 10 0·70
Napier Borough 13,785 40 2·90 2 .. 6 2 .. 8 18 1·31
Remainder of Suburban Area 2,598 5 1·92 .. .. 2 1 .. 2 5 1·92
Total for Napier Suburban Area 16,383 45 2·75 2 .. 8 3 .. 10 23 1·40
New Plymouth Borough 9,820 37 3·77 .. .. 4 .. .. 5 9 0·92
Remainder of Suburban Area 1,231 2 1·62 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area 11,051 39 3·53 .. .. 4 .. .. 5 9 0·81
Wanganui Borough 15,363 37 2·41 .. 1 3 .. .. 5 9 0·59
Remainder of Suburban Area 6,415 10 1·56 1 .. .. 1 .. 3 5 0·78
Total for Wanganui Suburban Area 21,778 47 2·16 1 1 3 1 .. 8 14 0·64
Palmerston North Borough 13,617 50 3·67 1 .. 5 1 1 4 12 0·88
Remainder of Suburban Area 1,249 2 1·60 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·80
Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area 14,866 52 3·50 1 .. 5 1 1 5 13 0·87
Nelson City 9,107 14 1·54 .. .. 2 .. .. 3 5 0·55
Remainder of Suburban Area 1,233 1 0·81 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Nelson Suburban Area 10,340 15 1·45 .. .. 2 .. .. 3 5 0·48
Greymouth Borough 4,960 19 3·83 .. .. 3 .. .. 2 5 1·01
Remainder of Suburban Area 3,535 3 0·85 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 0·57
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area 8,495 22 2·59 .. .. 5 .. .. 2 7 0·82
Timaru Borough 13,230 27 2·04 2 .. 7 1 .. 4 14 1·06
Remainder of Suburban Area 1,598 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Timaru Suburban Area 14,828 27 1·82 2 .. 7 1 .. 4 14 0·94
Invercargill Borough 14,867 34 2·29 .. .. 5 .. .. 4 9 0·61
Remainder of Suburban Area 3,859 5 1·30 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 0·52
Total for Invercargill Suburban Area 18,726 39 2·08 .. .. 7 .. .. 4 11 0·59
Grand totals 550,172 1,152 2·09 34 11 254 34 11 233 577 1·05


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Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Metropolitan Areas, Suburban Areas, Population