New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 52

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✨ Vital Statistics



JUNE 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1705

The total births registered for the urban areas amounted to 1,103, as against 956 in April—an increase of 147. The deaths in May were 465, an increase of 34 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 233, females 232. Fifty-seven of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 12·26 per cent. of the whole number. Forty-five of these were under one year of age.

The rates per 1,000 of mean population in May, 1922 and 1923, were as follows:—

Urban Area. Birth Rate. Death Rate.
May, 1922. May, 1923.
Auckland 1·76 1·86
Wellington 2·08 1·59
Christchurch 1·84 1·57
Dunedin 1·58 1·49
Hamilton 2·61 2·15
Gisborne 1·87 1·59
Napier 2·09 2·01
Hastings 1·77 1·97
New Plymouth 2·69 2·08
Wanganui 2·55 1·47
Palmerston North 2·55 1·63
Nelson 1·69 2·40
Timaru 2·00 1·95
Invercargill 2·65 2·48
Totals for all areas 1·95 1·73

The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the urban areas during the month of May, 1923:—

Age-group. Urban Areas. Total.
Auckland. Wellington.
Males. Females.
Under 5 years 10 5
5 and under 10 years 1 ..
10 „ 15 „ 2 ..
15 „ 20 „ .. 1
20 „ 25 „ 2 1
25 „ 30 „ .. 2
30 „ 35 „ 1 3
35 „ 40 „ 1 7
40 „ 45 „ 3 1
45 „ 50 „ 4 2
50 „ 55 „ 5 4
55 „ 60 „ 9 7
60 „ 65 „ 6 3
65 years and over 20 23
Totals 64 59

The deaths of 200 persons of 65 years and upwards were registered for the urban areas during the month of May, 1923. The following table shows the classification:—

Age. Urban Areas. Total
Auckland. Wellington.
Males. Females.
65 1 1
66 1 1
67 .. ..
68 3 2
69 .. ..
70 1 2
71 .. ..
72 1 1
73 .. 2
74 .. ..
75 .. ..
76 1 3
77 1 2
78 2 2
79 2 ..
80 .. ..
81 1 2
82 1 1
83 1 1
84 2 ..
85 .. ..
86 .. ..
87 .. ..
88 .. ..
89 1 ..
90 1 ..
91 .. 1
92 .. ..
93 .. ..
94 .. ..
96 .. 1
97 .. 1
Total 20 23


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🏥 Vital Statistics of Urban Areas for May 1923 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Urban Areas, Population, May 1923