✨ Vital Statistics Report
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 56
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, 1921:
| Preliminary Census Population, 1921. | Total Births registered, May, 1921. | Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. | DEATHS REGISTERED IN MAY, 1921. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, May, 1921. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 81,718 | 139 | 1·70 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 5 | .. | 35 | 77 | 0·94 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 76,032 | 141 | 1·85 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 60 | 0·79 |
| Total for Auckland Metropolitan Area | 157,750 | 280 | 1·77 | 10 | 2 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 137 | 0·87 |
| Wellington City | 88,876 | 137 | 1·54 | 4 | .. | 28 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 60 | 0·68 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 18,552 | 34 | 1·83 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 0·75 |
| Total for Wellington Metropolitan Area | 107,428 | 171 | 1·59 | 5 | .. | 32 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 74 | 0·69 |
| Christchurch City | 67,232 | 126 | 1·87 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 56 | 0·83 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 37,743 | 59 | 1·56 | 2 | .. | 14 | .. | .. | 9 | 25 | 0·66 |
| Total for Christchurch Metropolitan Area | 104,975 | 185 | 1·76 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 81 | 0·77 |
| Dunedin City | 59,198 | 97 | 1·64 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | .. | 20 | 38 | 0·64 |
| Remainder of Metropolitan Area | 14,339 | 18 | 1·26 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 10 | 0·70 |
| Total for Dunedin Metropolitan Area | 73,537 | 115 | 1·56 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2 | .. | 23 | 48 | 0·65 |
| Gisborne Borough | 10,974 | 26 | 2·37 | 1 | .1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | 12 | 1·09 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 3,547 | 1 | 0·28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Gisborne Suburban Area | 14,521 | 27 | 1·86 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | 12 | 0·83 |
| Napier Borough | 14,302 | 29 | 2·03 | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 11 | 0·77 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 2,629 | 7 | 2·66 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0·38 |
| Total for Napier Suburban Area | 16,931 | 36 | 2·13 | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 12 | 0·71 |
| New Plymouth Borough | 11,393 | 21 | 1·84 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 0·79 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,250 | 4 | 3·20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for New Plymouth Suburban Area | 12,643 | 25 | 1·98 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 0·71 |
| Wanganui Borough | 16,434 | 30 | 1·83 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 9 | 0·55 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 7,095 | 13 | 1·83 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Wanganui Suburban Area | 23,529 | 43 | 1·83 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 9 | 0·38 |
| Palmerston North Borough | 15,648 | 31 | 1·98 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 | 10 | 0·64 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,235 | 1 | 0·81 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0·81 |
| Total for Palmerston North Suburban Area | 16,883 | 32 | 1·90 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 5 | 11 | 0·65 |
| Nelson City | 9,285 | 11 | 1·18 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 0·32 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,347 | 3 | 2·23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Nelson Suburban Area | 10,632 | 14 | 1·32 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 0·28 |
| Greymouth Borough | 4,842 | 9 | 1·86 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 0·41 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 3,360 | 5 | 1·49 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 0·60 |
| Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Suburban Area | 8,202 | 14 | 1·71 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 0·49 |
| Timaru Borough | 14,059 | 40 | 2·85 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 7 | 13 | 0·92 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 1,354 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Timaru Suburban Area | 15,413 | 40 | 2·60 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 7 | 13 | 0·84 |
| Invercargill Borough | 15,204 | 28 | 1·84 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | 0·53 |
| Remainder of Suburban Area | 3,854 | 3 | 0·78 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Invercargill Suburban Area | 19,058 | 31 | 1·63 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | 0·42 |
| Grand totals | 581,502 | 1,013 | 1·74 | 34 | 6 | 183 | 19 | 9 | 170 | 421 | 0·72 |
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