New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 87

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✨ Vital Statistics



Dec. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3005

The total births registered for the urban areas amounted to 1,103 as against 1,161 in October—a decrease of 58. The deaths in November were 464, a decrease of 13 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 243, females 221. Sixty-two of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 13·36 per cent. of the whole number. Forty-nine of these were under one year of age.

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

Urban Area. Birth Rate. Death Rate.
November, 1922. November, 1923. November, 1922. November, 1923.
Auckland 1·59 1·77 0·75 0·71
Wellington 1·73 1·62 0·59 0·68
Christchurch 1·83 1·53 0·82 0·75
Dunedin 1·65 1·52 0·83 0·84
Hamilton 2·21 2·80 0·40 0·39
Gisborne 1·27 2·18 0·47 0·66
Napier 1·75 1·73 0·74 1·06
Hastings 2·29 1·68 0·52 0·80
New Plymouth 2·59 2·08 0·67 0·72
Wanganui 1·61 1·84 0·41 0·57
Palmerston North 1·66 1·74 0·57 0·67
Nelson 2·67 2·31 0·83 0·80
Timaru 1·25 1·88 0·81 0·79
Invercargill 1·58 2·18 0·61 0·84
Totals for all areas 1·73 1·74 0·70 0·73

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

Age-group. Urban Areas. Total.
Auckland. Wellington.
Males. Females.
Under 5 years 5 6
5 and under 10 years .. 3
10 „ 15 „ .. ..
15 „ 20 „ .. 1
20 „ 25 „ 1 1
25 „ 30 „ 1 3
30 „ 35 „ .. ..
35 „ 40 „ 6 ..
40 „ 45 „ 7 4
45 „ 50 „ 2 3
50 „ 55 „ 5 1
55 „ 60 „ 5 1
60 „ 65 „ 2 5
65 years and over 26 31
Totals 60 59

The deaths of 184 persons of 65 years and upwards were registered for the urban areas during the month of November, 1923. The following table shows the classification:—

Age. Urban Areas. Total
Auckland Wellington.
Males. Females.
65 .. 4
66 2 1
67 3 ..
68 2 1
69 2 2
70 .. 2
71 1 ..
72 1 ..
73 1 1
74 2 1
75 1 1
76 .. 1
77 .. ..
78 3 4
79 1 5
80 1 1
81 .. 1
82 1 1
83 1 1
84 3 2
85 .. 2
86 .. ..
87 1 ..
88 .. ..
89 .. ..
90 .. ..
91 .. ..
92 .. ..
93 .. ..
94 .. ..
97 .. ..
Total 26 31

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