Vital Statistics Report




MAY 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1461

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of April, 1923:—

Estimated Population, 31st March, 1922. Total Births registered, April, 1923. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN APRIL, 1923. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, April, 1923.
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 .. 84,874 132 1·56 7 2 43 2 1 21 76 0·90
Remainder of Urban Area .. 79,576 123 1·55 1 1 21 1 2 18 44 0·55
Total for Auckland Urban Area 164,450 255 1·55 8 3 64 3 3 39 120 0·73
Wellington City .. 91,587 108 1·18 3 .. 19 2 1 21 46 0·50
Remainder of Urban Area .. 19,093 38 1·99 .. .. 7 3 .. 3 13 0·68
Total for Wellington Urban Area 110,680 146 1·32 3 .. 26 5 1 24 59 0·53
Christchurch City .. 77,426 129 1·67 7 2 23 8 1 28 69 0·89
Remainder of Urban Area .. 32,774 51 1·56 2 1 14 2 .. 8 27 0·82
● Total for Christchurch Urban Area 110,200 180 1·63 9 3 37 10 1 36 96 0·87
Dunedin City .. 59,061 82 1·39 2 1 24 1 .. 25 53 0·90
Remainder of Urban Area .. 14,409 12 0·83 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 3 0·21
Total for Dunedin Urban Area 73,740 94 1·28 2 1 25 1 .. 27 56 0·76
Hamilton Borough .. 12,547 33 2·63 .. .. 7 .. .. 3 10 0·80
Remainder of Urban Area .. 2,403 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Hamilton Urban Area 14,950 33 2·21 .. .. 7 .. .. 3 10 0·67
Gisborne Borough .. 11,328 28 2·47 1 .. .. .. .. 2 3 0·26
Remainder of Urban Area .. 3,592 5 1·39 .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0·56
Total for Gisborne Urban Area 14,920 33 2·21 1 .. .. .. .. 4 5 0·34
Napier Borough .. 14,762 19 1·29 1 .. 5 .. .. 4 10 0·68
Remainder of Urban Area .. 2,908 1 0·34 .. .. 5 .. .. .. 5 1·72
Total for Napier Urban Area 17,670 20 1·13 1 .. 10 .. .. 4 15 0·85
Hastings Borough .. 9,556 20 2·09 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 3 0·31
Remainder of Urban Area .. 3,974 5 1·26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Hastings Urban Area 13,530 25 1·85 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 3 0·22
New Plymouth Borough .. 12,225 23 1·88 .. .. 9 1 .. 2 12 0·98
Remainder of Urban Area .. 1,285 2 1·56 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·78
Total for New Plymouth Urban Area 13,510 25 1·85 .. .. 10 1 .. 2 13 0·96
Wanganui Borough .. 16,970 21 1·22 1 .. 7 .. .. 2 10 0·58
Remainder of Urban Area .. 7,200 22 3·06 .. .. 3 1 .. .. 4 0·56
Total for Wanganui Urban Area 24,170 43 1·78 1 .. 10 1 .. 2 14 0·58
Palmerston North Borough .. 16,254 22 1·35 .. .. 2 2 .. 4 8 0·49
Remainder of Urban Area .. 1,256 1 0·80 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Palmerston North Urban Area 17,510 23 1·31 .. .. 2 2 .. 4 8 0·46
Nelson City .. 9,511 17 1·79 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 4 0·42
Remainder of Urban Area .. 1,369 2 1·46 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 3 2·19
Total for Nelson Urban Area 10,880 19 1·75 .. .. 3 .. .. 4 7 0·64
Timaru Borough .. 14,571 23 1·58 1 .. 3 1 1 4 10 0·69
Remainder of Urban Area .. 1,469 1 0·68 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·68
Total for Timaru Urban Area 16,040 24 1·50 1 .. 3 1 1 5 11 0·69
Invercargill Borough .. 15,535 31 2·00 .. 1 5 .. .. 7 13 0·84
Remainder of Urban Area .. 4,055 5 1·23 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·25
Total for Invercargill Urban Area 19,590 36 1·84 .. 1 5 .. .. 8 14 0·71
Grand totals .. 629,970 956 1·54 27 8 202 25 6 163 431 0·69


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