Vital Statistics Report




Mar. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 715

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of February, 1924:-

Estimated Population, 1st April, 1923. Total Births registered, February, 1924. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN FEBRUARY, 1924. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, February, 1924.
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 86,105 143 1·66 3 1 26 4 1 31 66 0·77
Remainder of Urban Area 81,655 156 1·91 4 1 26 2 2 25 60 0·73
Total for Auckland Urban Area 167,760 299 1·78 7 2 52 6 3 56 126 0·75
Wellington City 92,590 144 1·56 .. .. 21 2 1 18 42 0·45
Remainder of Urban Area 19,480 43 2·21 .. .. 3 .. .. 3 6 0·31
Total for Wellington Urban Area 112,070 187 1·67 .. .. 24 2 1 21 48 0·43
Christchurch City 79,450 129 1·62 5 1 29 .. .. 20 55 0·69
Remainder of Urban Area 33,950 61 1·80 .. 1 8 .. .. 4 13 0·38
Total for Christchurch Urban Area 113,400 190 1·68 5 2 37 .. .. 24 68 0·60
Dunedin City 60,325 67 1·11 1 1 21 .. .. 17 40 0·66
Remainder of Urban Area 14,725 22 1·49 .. .. 6 .. .. .. 6 0·41
Total for Dunedin Urban Area 75,050 89 1·19 1 1 27 .. .. 17 46 0·61
Hamilton Borough 12,920 44 3·41 1 .. .. 2 .. 3 6 0·46
Remainder of Urban Area 2,430 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Hamilton Urban Area 15,350 44 2·87 1 .. .. 2 .. 3 6 0·39
Gisborne Borough 11,520 16 1·39 .. .. 6 2 .. 2 10 0·87
Remainder of Urban Area 3,600 3 0·83 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·56
Total for Gisborne Urban Area 15,120 19 1·26 .. .. 7 2 .. 3 12 0·79
Napier Borough 14,940 29 1·94 .. .. 9 1 .. 3 13 0·87
Remainder of Urban Area 2,930 7 2·39 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 0·68
Total for Napier Urban Area 17,870 36 2·01 .. 1 10 1 .. 3 15 0·84
Hastings Borough 9,735 23 2·36 1 .. 3 .. .. 3 7 0·72
Remainder of Urban Area 3,995 10 2·50 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Hastings Urban Area 13,730 33 2·40 1 .. 3 .. .. 3 7 0·51
New Plymouth Borough 12,630 34 2·69 1 .. 6 1 .. 3 11 0·87
Remainder of Urban Area 1,300 5 3·85 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·77
Total for New Plymouth Urban Area 13,930 39 2·80 1 .. 6 1 .. 4 12 0·86
Wanganui Borough 17,165 37 2·16 .. 1 .. .. .. 4 5 0·29
Remainder of Urban Area 7,285 15 2·06 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·14
Total for Wanganui Urban Area 24,450 52 2·13 .. 1 .. .. .. 5 6 0·25
Palmerston North Borough 16,545 31 1·87 .. .. 4 .. .. 6 10 0·60
Remainder of Urban Area 1,265 2 1·58 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 1·58
Total for Palmerston North Urban Area 17,810 33 1·85 .. .. 5 .. .. 7 12 0·67
Nelson City 9,820 18 1·83 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 4 0·41
Remainder of Urban Area 1,420 1 0·70 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·70
Total for Nelson Urban Area 11,240 19 1·69 1 .. .. 1 .. 3 5 0·44
Timaru Borough 14,975 21 1·40 .. .. 5 1 .. 3 9 0·60
Remainder of Urban Area 1,475 4 2·71 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Timaru Urban Area 16,450 25 1·52 .. .. 5 1 .. 3 9 0·55
Invercargill Borough 16,060 30 1·87 .. .. 3 1 .. 2 6 0·37
Remainder of Urban Area 4,120 5 1·21 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Invercargill Urban Area 20,180 35 1·73 .. .. 3 1 .. 2 6 0·30
Grand totals 634,410 1,100 1·73 17 7 179 17 4 154 378 0·60


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Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Urban Areas, February 1924