New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 92

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✨ Vital Statistics Report

Nov. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3073

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 October, 1920:—

	Estimated Population as at 1st January, 1920.	Total Births registered, October, 1920.	Proportion of 1,000 Births to the Population.	DEATHS REGISTERED IN OCTOBER, 1920.							Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, October, 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	144	1·95	8	1	39	3	4	32	87	1·18
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	70,794	132	1·86	4	1	32	6	1	25	69	0·97
Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area	144,646	276	1·91	12	2	71	9	5	57	156	1·08
Wellington City ..	81,301	163	2·00	12	4	42	5	2	27	92	1·13
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	19,597	34	1·73	4	1	8	2	6	2	23	1·17
Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area	100,898	197	1·95	16	5	50	7	8	29	115	1·14
Christchurch City ..	61,104	136	2·23	3	1	20	5	..	38	67	1·10
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	40,643	57	1·40	6	..	20	1	2	8	37	0·91
Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area	101,747	193	1·90	9	1	40	6	2	46	104	1·02
Dunedin City ..	57,935	103	1·78	6	3	38	2	..	28	77	1·33
Remainder of Metropolitan Area	14,113	23	1·63	2	..	6	1	..	6	15	1·06
Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area	72,048	126	1·75	8	3	44	3	..	34	92	1·28
Gisborne Borough ..	11,022	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,344	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for Gisborne Suburban Area*	14,366	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Napier Borough ..	13,785	31	2·25	2	2	5	3	1	4	17	1·23
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	2,598	6	2·31	1	..	7	..	..	2	10	3·85
Total for Napier Suburban Area	16,383	37	2·26	3	2	12	3	1	6	27	1·65
New Plymouth Borough ..	9,820	27	2·75	..	..	4	1	..	7	12	1·22
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,231	3	2·44	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area	11,051	30	2·71	..	..	4	1	..	7	12	1·09
Wanganui Borough ..	15,363	41	2·67	2	..	8	1	1	4	16	1·04
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	6,415	9	1·40	..	..	1	..	..	3	4	0·62
Total for Wanganui Suburban Area	21,778	50	2·30	2	..	9	1	1	7	20	0·92
Palmerston North Borough ..	13,617	37	2·72	1	..	3	..	..	4	8	0·59
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,249	3	2·40	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·80
Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area	14,866	40	2·69	1	..	4	..	..	4	9	0·61
Nelson City ..	9,107	20	2·20	1	1	2	..	..	10	14	1·54
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,233	4	3·24	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	1·62
Total for Nelson Suburban Area	10,340	24	2·32	1	1	3	..	..	11	16	1·55
Greymouth Borough ..	4,960	13	2·62	1	..	5	1	..	2	9	1·81
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,535	7	1·98	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·28
Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area	8,495	20	2·35	1	..	6	1	..	2	10	1·18
Timaru Borough ..	13,230	29	2·19	2	1	7	1	..	5	16	1·21
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	1,598	2	1·25	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	0·63
Total for Timaru Suburban Area	14,828	31	2·09	2	1	8	1	..	5	17	1·15
Invercargill Borough ..	14,867	33	2·22	2	..	10	1	3	8	24	1·61
Remainder of Suburban Area ..	3,859	6	1·55	1	..	1	..	..	2	4	1·04
Total for Invercargill Suburban Area	18,726	39	2·08	3	..	11	1	3	10	28	1·50
Grand totals ..	550,172	1,063	1·93	58	15	262	33	20	218	606	1·10