New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 7

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✨ Vital Statistics



JAN. 25. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 273

Deaths.

Urban Areas. Number of Deaths. Rate per 1,000 of Mean Population.
1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922.
Auckland 2,416 1,428 1,636 1,504 1,591 18·07 10·68 11·13 9·53 9·67
Wellington 1,496 1,061 1,081 967 966 15·71 11·14 10·64 9·00 8·73
Christchurch 1,435 999 1,242 1,014 1,063 15·47 10·77 11·83 9·60 9·65
Dunedin 1,113 778 910 742 784 16·20 11·32 12·34 10·27 10·67
Hamilton * * * * 126 * * * * 8·43
Gisborne 138 114 118 113 110 10·90 9·00 8·05 7·82 7·37
Napier 254 161 210 167 159 16·79 10·64 12·65 9·72 9·00
Hastings * * * * 71 * * * * 5·25
New Plymouth 137 84 124 127 126 13·99 8·58 11·21 10·04 9·33
Wanganui 276 213 222 178 193 14·14 10·91 10·00 7·57 7·99
Palmerston North 236 148 152 136 128 16·85 10·57 9·92 8·05 7·31
Nelson 134 95 131 105 117 13·45 9·54 12·50 9·88 10·75
Grey Valley Boroughs 115 97 97 95 79 13·73 11·58 11·28 11·36 9·40
Timaru 159 125 145 139 167 11·59 9·11 9·65 8·96 10·41
Invercargill 361 173 190 158 154 20·21 9·68 9·95 8·22 7·86
Totals 8,270† 5,476† 6,258† 5,445† 5,834 16·17† 10·71† 11·17† 9·36† 9·26

Infantile Mortality.—Deaths under One Year of Age.

Urban Areas. Number of Deaths under One Year of Age. Rate per 1,000 Births.
1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922.
Auckland 168 128 158 173 138 57·71 49·17 48·47 54·44 43·64
Wellington 157 120 177 137 116 71·20 59·64 73·69 60·92 49·30
Christchurch 99 95 168 115 118 52·80 51·77 71·28 53·64 54·30
Dunedin 59 56 95 69 55 45·95 45·42 59·30 4·,88 40·03
Hamilton * * * * 25 * * * * 65·82
Gisborne 20 19 20 33 24 57·97 57·58 57·31 89·43 67·04
Napier 28 12 42 35 18 75·88 32·70 92·92 94·09 51·28
Hastings * * * * 13 * * * * 36·83
New Plymouth 8 10 12 12 18 30·08 37·74 30·77 37·50 53·10
Wanganui 30 37 39 32 23 65·36 76·92 65·00 87·71 43·56
Palmerston North 11 16 19 29 18 30·64 48·93 47·26 71·60 44·67
Nelson 13 9 10 8 9 59·36 42·06 44·44 35·71 41·71
Grey Valley Boroughs 11 6 9 13 12 69·18 34·48 39·65 66·67 46·88
Timaru 9 10 13 16 12 29·32 34·48 37·36 48·78 34·48
Invercargill 26 11 19 22 12 54·28 29·73 39·83 53·14 32·17
Totals 639† 529† 781† 694† 611 56·87† 50·38† 59·66† 56·63† 46·74

Infantile Mortality.—Deaths under Five Years of Age.

Urban Areas. Number of Deaths under Five Years of Age. Percentage of Total Deaths.
1918. 19.9. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922.
Auckland 277 177 234 238 193 11·47 12·39 14·30 15·82 12·13
Wellington 226 158 240 177 152 15·11 14·90 22·20 18·30 15·73
Christchurch 154 123 222 146 142 10·73 12·31 17·87 14·40 13·36
Dunedin 92 94 134 89 74 8·27 12·08 14·73 11·99 9·44
Hamilton * * * * 34 * * * * 26·98
Gisborne 28 25 27 43 28 20·29 21·93 22·88 38·05 25·45
Napier 38 18 52 41 20 14·96 11·18 24·76 24·55 12·58
Hastings * * * * 16 * * * * 22·54
New Plymouth 11 14 16 18 22 8·03 16·67 12·90 14·17 17·46
Wanganui 40 49 46 41 32 14·49 23·00 20·72 23·03 16·58
Palmerston North 23 22 25 31 24 9·75 14·86 16·45 22·79 18·75
Nelson 16 11 15 12 9 11·94 11·58 11·45 11·43 7·69
Grey Valley Boroughs 16 9 10 18 18 13·91 9·28 10·31 18·95 22·78
Timaru 11 19 24 20 15 6·92 15·20 16·55 14·39 8·98
Invercargill 49 19 32 24 15 13·57 10·98 16·84 15·19 9·74
Totals 981† 738† 1,077† 898† 794 11·86† 13·48† 17·21† 16·49† 13·61
  • Not available. † Excluding Hamilton and Hastings urban areas.

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 19th January, 1923.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Vital Statistics of Urban Areas, 1918–22 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
19 January 1923
Vital Statistics, Deaths, Infantile Mortality, Urban Areas, Population
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician