Dec. 21.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.
REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Fifteen Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of November, 1922 :-
| | Estimated Population 31st March, 1922. | Total Births registered, November, 1922. | Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. | DEATHS REGISTERED IN NOVEMBER, 1922. | | | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, November, 1922. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | Males. | Females. | | |
| | | | | Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Total Deaths. | |
| Auckland City | 84,874 | 145 | 1·71 | 2 | .. | 29 | 3 | .. | 30 | 64 | 0·75 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 79,576 | 117 | 1·47 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 2 | .. | 23 | 60 | 0·75 |
| Total for Auckland Urban Area | 164,450 | 262 | 1·59 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 5 | .. | 53 | 124 | 0·75 |
| Wellington City | 91,581 | 150 | 1·64 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 1 | .. | 22 | 54 | 0·59 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 19,099 | 41 | 2·15 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 4 | 11 | 0·58 |
| Total for Wellington Urban Area | 110,680 | 191 | 1·73 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 3 | .. | 26 | 65 | 0·59 |
| Christchurch City | 74,621 | 141 | 1·89 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 2 | .. | 25 | 62 | 0·83 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 35,579 | 61 | 1·78 | 2 | .. | 14 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 0·81 |
| Total for Christchurch Urban Area | 110,200 | 202 | 1·83 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 90 | 0·82 |
| Dunedin City | 59,061 | 99 | 1·68 | 4 | 1 | 23 | .. | .. | 21 | 49 | 0·83 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 14,409 | 22 | 1·53 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 7 | 12 | 0·83 |
| Total for Dunedin Urban Area | 73,740 | 121 | 1·65 | 4 | 1 | 28 | .. | .. | 28 | 61 | 0·83 |
| Hamilton Borough | 12,547 | 29 | 2·31 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 | 0·48 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 2,403 | 4 | 1·66 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Hamilton Urban Area | 14,950 | 33 | 2·21 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 | 0·40 |
| Gisborne Borough | 11,828 | 14 | 1·24 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 7 | 0·62 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 3,592 | 5 | 1·39 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Gisborne Urban Area | 14,920 | 19 | 1·27 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 7 | 0·47 |
| Napier Borough | 14,762 | 28 | 1·90 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 6 | 11 | 0·75 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 2,908 | 3 | 1·03 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 0·69 |
| Total for Napier Urban Area | 17,670 | 31 | 1·75 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 7 | 13 | 0·74 |
| Hastings Borough | 9,556 | 28 | 2·93 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 0·63 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 3,974 | 3 | 0·75 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 0·25 |
| Total for Hastings Urban Area | 13,530 | 31 | 2·29 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 0·52 |
| New Plymouth Borough | 12,225 | 32 | 2·62 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 9 | 0·74 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 1,285 | 3 | 2·33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for New Plymouth Urban Area | 13,510 | 35 | 2·59 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 9 | 0·67 |
| Wanganui Borough | 16,970 | 28 | 1·62 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0·58 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 7,200 | 11 | 1·53 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Wanganui Urban Area | 24,170 | 39 | 1·61 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0·41 |
| Palmerston North Borough | 16,254 | 26 | 1·60 | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 9 | 0·55 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 1,256 | 3 | 2·39 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 0·80 |
| Total for Palmerston North Urban Area | 17,510 | 29 | 1·66 | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 10 | 0·57 |
| Nelson City | 9,511 | 29 | 3·05 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 0·95 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 1,369 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Nelson Urban Area | 10,880 | 29 | 2·67 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 0·83 |
| Greymouth Borough | 5,010 | 22 | 4·39 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 1·20 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 3,390 | 7 | 2·06 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1·47 |
| Total for Grey Valley Boroughs Urban Area | 8,400 | 29 | 3·45 | 3 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 11 | 1·31 |
| Timaru Borough | 14,571 | 19 | 1·30 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | 0·69 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 1,469 | 1 | 0·68 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2·04 |
| Total for Timaru Urban Area | 16,040 | 20 | 1·25 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 5 | 13 | 0·81 |
| Invercargill Borough | 15,535 | 25 | 1·61 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 6 | 11 | 0·71 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 4,055 | 6 | 1·48 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0·25 |
| Total for Invercargill Urban Area | 19,590 | 31 | 1·58 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 6 | 12 | 0·61 |
| Grand totals | 629,970 | 1,102 | 1·75 | 34 | 6 | 208 | 16 | 2 | 181 | 447 | 0·71 |