✨ Vital Statistics Report
1704
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 52
Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.
REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of May, 1923:
| Estimated Population 1st April, 1923. | Total Births registered, May, 1923. | Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. | Deaths Registered in May, 1923. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, May, 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 | 86,105 | 160 | 1·86 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 2 | .. | 28 | 60 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 81,655 | 152 | 1·86 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 63 |
| Total for Auckland Urban Area | 167,760 | 312 | 1·86 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 123 |
| Wellington City | 92,590 | 144 | 1·56 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 2 | .. | 21 | 58 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 19,480 | 34 | 1·75 | .. | .. | 4 | . | .. | 6 | 10 |
| Total for Wellington Urban Area | 112,070 | 178 | 1·59 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 2 | .. | 27 | 68 |
| Christchurch City | 79,450 | 131 | 1·65 | 5 | .. | 22 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 62 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 33,950 | 47 | 1·38 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 8 | 14 |
| Total for Christchurch Urban Area | 113,400 | 178 | 1·57 | 5 | .. | 27 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 76 |
| Dunedin City | 60,325 | 95 | 1·57 | 3 | .. | 20 | 1 | .. | 20 | 44 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 14,725 | 17 | 1·15 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 3 | 9 |
| Total for Dunedin Urban Area | 75,050 | 112 | 1·49 | 3 | .. | 25 | 2 | .. | 23 | 53 |
| Hamilton Borough | 12,920 | 33 | 2·55 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 2,430 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Hamilton Urban Area | 15,350 | 33 | 2·15 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Gisborne Borough | 11,520 | 22 | 1·91 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .. | 5 | 18 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 3,600 | 2 | 0·56 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Total for Gisborne Urban Area | 15,120 | 24 | 1·59 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .. | 5 | 19 |
| Napier Borough | 14,940 | 29 | 1·94 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 5 | 11 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 2,930 | 7 | 2·39 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Total for Napier Urban Area | 17,870 | 36 | 2·01 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 5 | 12 |
| Hastings Borough | 9,735 | 24 | 2·47 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 3,995 | 3 | 0·75 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Hastings Urban Area | 13,730 | 27 | 1·97 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 |
| New Plymouth Borough | 12,630 | 26 | 2·06 | 1 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 4 | 13 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 1,300 | 3 | 2·31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for New Plymouth Urban Area | 13,930 | 29 | 2·08 | 1 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 4 | 13 |
| Wanganui Borough | 17,165 | 27 | 1·57 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 10 | 17 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 7,285 | 9 | 1·24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
| Total for Wanganui Urban Area | 24,450 | 36 | 1·47 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .. | 11 | 21 |
| Palmerston North Borough | 16,545 | 27 | 1·63 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 10 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 1,265 | 2 | 1·58 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for Palmerston North Urban Area | 17,810 | 29 | 1·63 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 10 |
| Nelson City | 9,820 | 26 | 2·65 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 1,420 | 1 | 0·70 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 |
| Total for Nelson Urban Area | 11,240 | 27 | 2·40 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 10 | 16 |
| Timaru Borough | 14,975 | 29 | 1·94 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 1,475 | 3 | 2·03 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Total for Timaru Urban Area | 16,450 | 32 | 1·95 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| Invercargill Borough | 16,060 | 43 | 2·68 | 3 | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | 13 | 26 |
| Remainder of Urban Area | 4,120 | 7 | 1·70 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Total for Invercargill Urban Area | 20,180 | 50 | 2·48 | 3 | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | 15 | 28 |
| Grand totals | 634,410 | 1,103 | 1·73 | 28 | 7 | 198 | 17 | 5 | 210 | 465 |
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