New Zealand Gazette – 1922 – No. 68

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✨ Vital Statistics

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The total births registered for the fifteen urban areas amounted to 1,048, as against 1,075 in July—a decrease of 27. The deaths in August were 618—an increase of 57 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 325, females 293. Eighty-seven of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 14·8 per cent. of the whole number. Sixty-four of these were under one year of age.

The rates per 1,000 of mean population in August, 1921 and 1922, were as follows:—

Urban Area.	Birth Rate.		Death Rate.
	August, 1921.	August, 1922.	August, 1921.	August, 1922.
Auckland ..	1·69	1·49	0·91	0·99
Wellington ..	1·82	1·53	0·89	0·92
Christchurch	1·68	1·53	1·02	1·13
Dunedin ..	1·67	1·71	1·20	1·14
Hamilton ..	*	1·67	*	1·07
Gisborne ..	2·42	2·14	0·62	0·67
Napier ..	2·13	1·98	1·48	1·25
Hastings ..	*	3·25	*	0·59
New Plymouth	2·61	2·15	1·27	0·67
Wanganui ..	2·71	2·03	0·81	0·91
Palmerston North ..	1·90	2·17	0·77	0·34
Nelson ..	1·79	1·56	0·94	1·19
Grey Valley boroughs	1·80	2·14	1·08	1·31
Timaru ..	1·30	1·37	1·17	0·94
Invercargill	2·36	1·53	0·73	0·66
Totals for all areas ..	1·82†	1·66	0·97†	0·98

*Not available. † Exclusive of Hamilton and Hastings urban areas.

The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the fifteen urban areas during the month of August, 1922:—

Age-group.	URBAN AREAS.										Total.
	Auckland.		Wellington.		Christchurch.		Dunedin.		Others.		Males.	Females.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.
Under 5 years ..	16	4	11	8	11	11	3	3	11	9	52	35
5 and under 10 years..	2	..	3	..	1	..	..	3	2	3	8	6
10 ,, 15 ,, ..	2	..	3	1	..	2	..	1	1	..	6	4
15 ,, 20 ,, ..	..	1	4	2	..	..	..	..	2	2	6	5
20 ,, 25 ,, ..	1	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	1	8	6
25 ,, 30 ,, ..	1	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	4	3	6	4
30 ,, 35 ,, ..	4	1	..	2	1	2	..	..	..	..	5	5
35 ,, 40 ,, ..	2	3	5	1	2	3	1	1	2	5	12	13
40 ,, 45 ,, ..	1	7	1	1	1	3	3	1	3	3	9	15
45 ,, 50 ,, ..	4	4	5	2	1	4	1	2	6	2	17	14
50 ,, 55 ,, ..	3	4	1	5	2	1	2	1	2	5	10	16
55 ,, 60 ,, ..	6	4	3	2	3	7	3	6	9	3	24	22
60 ,, 65 ,, ..	6	7	4	4	5	6	..	2	3	1	18	20
65 years and over ..	40	36	18	13	19	36	36	13	31	30	144	128
Totals ..	88	74	60	42	49	76	50	34	78	67	325	293

The deaths of 272 persons of 65 years and upwards were registered for the fifteen urban areas during the month of August, 1922. The following table shows the classification:—

Age.	URBAN AREAS.										Total.
	Auckland.		Wellington.		Christchurch.		Dunedin.		Others.		Males.	Females.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.
65	2	1	2	..	1	3	2	1	..	1	7	6
66	..	..	..	..	..	1	2	..	..	..	2	1
67	2	1	1	..	..	..	1	..	2	1	6	2
68	1	..	6	..	1	..	1	1	3	1	12	2
69	..	1	..	1	..	2	1	..	1	2	2	6
70	..	1	..	2	..	1	2	..	2	..	4	4
71	2	..	..	1	..	1	2	1	3	2	7	5
72	2	1	..	..	..	3	..	..	1	4	3	8
73	2	2	..	..	1	1	*2	1	..	3	5	4
74	1	4	2	..	3	1	2	..	2	1	10	8
75	3	2	..	1	..	1	2	1	2	2	7	6
76	4	3	1	2	1	3	4	..	1	1	11	10
77	3	3	..	..	..	2	1	3	1	3	5	9
78	2	2	1	..	1	..	1	..	1	1	6	5
79	1	2	..	..	1	1	1	..	1	..	4	4
80	..	1	..	2	1	1	1	..	1	6	3	4
81	2	..	..	1	1	1	1	..	1	..	5	8
82	1	4	..	..	1	2	2	2	1	1	5	8
83	1	..	1	..	1	3	..	..	1	..	4	4
84	3	2	1	..	2	..	2	..	1	..	9	2
85	3	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	..	9	5
86	..	2	..	1	1	2	3	..	2	1	6	5
87	..	..	1	..	1	2	1	..	..	..	3	3
88	1	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	1	..	2	2
89	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	2	2
90	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..
91	1	1	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	1	3
93	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..
96	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
100	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	1
Total ..	40	36	18	13	19	36	36	13	31	30	144	128