JULY 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1807

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

Auckland City
Auckland Urban Area
Wellington City
Wellington Urban Area
Christchurch City
Christchurch Urban Area
Dunedin City
Dunedin Urban Area
Including the suburban portions, Dunedin is the highest and Auckland the lowest.
Compared with the corresponding month of the four preceding years, the results are—

Death-rate per 1,000 of Population.
Auckland Urban Area
Wellington Urban Area
Christchurch Urban Area
Dunedin Urban Area

The total births registered for the four principal urban areas amounted to 748, as against 809 in May—a decrease of 61. The deaths in June were 430—an increase of 68 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 239, females 191. Fifty-seven of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 13·26 per cent. of the whole number. Forty-six of these were under one year of age.
The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the fifteen urban areas during the month of June, 1922:

URBAN AREAS.

Age-group.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
Under 5 years .. 10 6 9 6 8 6 4 10 9 43 33
5 and under 10 years .. 1 1 .. 3 .. 2 1 2 1 9 3
10 ,, 15 ,, .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 1
15 ,, 20 ,, .. 1 2 1 2 2 1 .. 1 7 6
20 ,, 25 ,, .. 4 1 1 .. 3 .. .. 2 4 3 12
25 ,, 30 ,, .. 2 4 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 2 9 2
30 ,, 35 ,, .. 1 1 3 .. .. 2 1 2 7 4
35 ,, 40 ,, .. 2 2 3 1 4 3 .. 2 4 1 13 9
40 ,, 45 ,, .. 4 5 4 5 2 1 1 2 5 1 16 14
45 ,, 50 ,, .. 5 5 8 .. 6 4 2 2 5 2 25 18
50 ,, 55 ,, .. 5 6 1 1 3 4 3 .. 3 2 14 12
55 ,, 60 ,, .. 7 1 3 4 .. 1 .. .. 5 3 15 9
60 ,, 65 ,, .. 3 2 1 2 5 4 3 7 4 5 16 20
65 years and over .. 34 29 22 18 23 15 21 22 46 26 146 110

Totals .. 77 64 62 39 54 46 46 42 87 62 326 253

The deaths of 256 persons of 65 years and upwards were registered for the fifteen urban areas during the month of June, 1922. The following table shows the classification:

URBAN AREAS.

Age. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
65 .. .. .. 4 1 .. 1 1 .. 5 5
66 4 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. 8 3
67 3 1 2 1 .. .. 1 2 .. .. 8 4
68 2 2 .. 1 2 1 1 2 4 7 9
69 2 2 .. 1 1 1 .. 2 .. 5 5
70 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 1 3 .. 6 2
71 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 3 .. 6 2
72 3 2 1 .. 1 .. 2 1 1 1 8 4
73 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 3 4 1 8 5
74 2 .. 3 .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 7 3
75 3 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 1 7 2
76 2 1 1 2 3 .. .. 2 .. 8 5
77 .. 2 2 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 3 6
78 1 1 1 1 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 4 4
79 2 3 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 5 4
80 .. 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 6 7
81 1 2 .. .. .. 1 2 1 1 .. 4 4
82 .. 1 .. 1 2 1 .. 1 2 1 4 5
83 2 .. .. 2 2 1 .. 2 .. 6 3
84 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 2 5 4
85 .. 2 2 .. 1 1 1 .. 1 4 5
86 .. 1 2 .. .. 1 1 1 3 2 6 5
87 2 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 1 .. 4 3
88 .. 3 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 5 4
89 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 1 3
90 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
91 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
92 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
93 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
94 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 ..
95 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 ..
Total .. 34 29 22 18 23 15 22 46 26 146 110