Vital Statistics Report




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 2

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Year 1923:—

Estimated Population. 1st April, 1923. Total Births registered during 1923. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED DURING 1923. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in 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 1,550 18·00 47 6 454 33 10 338 888 10·31
Remainder of Urban Area .. 81,655 1,655 20·27 37 13 311 24 16 265 666 8·16
Total for Auckland Urban Area 167,760 3,205 19·10 84 19 765 57 26 603 1,554 9·26
Wellington City .. 92,590 1,716 18·53 53 19 359 30 6 351 818 8·83
Remainder of Urban Area .. 19,480 439 22·54 9 7 57 9 1 61 144 7·39
Total for Wellington Urban Area 112,070 2,155 19·23 62 26 416 39 7 412 962 8·58
Christchurch City .. 79,450 1,496 18·83 69 7 332 44 8 398 858 10·80
Remainder of Urban Area .. 33,950 636 18·73 17 5 138 11 5 124 300 8·84
Total for Christchurch Urban Area 113,400 2,132 18·80 86 12 470 55 13 522 1,158 10·21
Dunedin City .. 60,325 1,069 17·72 27 3 352 24 6 338 750 12·43
Remainder of Urban Area .. 14,725 267 18·13 3 3 54 4 3 40 107 7·27
Total for Dunedin Urban Area 75,050 1,336 17·88 30 6 406 28 9 378 857 11·42
Hamilton Borough .. 12,920 384 29·72 9 3 47 9 7 48 123 9·52
Remainder of Urban Area .. 2,430 28 11·52 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 0·82
Total for Hamilton Urban Area 15,350 412 26·84 9 3 49 9 7 48 125 8·14
Gisborne Borough .. 11,520 283 24·57 8 3 49 5 3 37 105 9·11
Remainder of Urban Area .. 3,600 60 16·67 1 .. 3 1 .. 7 12 3·33
Total for Gisborne Urban Area 15,120 343 22·69 9 3 52 6 3 44 117 7·74
Napier Borough .. 14,940 294 19·68 12 3 74 4 4 53 150 10·04
Remainder of Urban Area .. 2,930 54 18·43 .. .. 30 .. .. 6 36 12·29
Total for Napier Urban Area.. 17,870 348 19·47 12 3 104 4 4 59 186 10·41
Hastings Borough .. 9,735 242 24·86 8 .. 37 7 4 27 83 8·53
Remainder of Urban Area .. 3,995 37 9·26 .. 1 6 1 .. 4 12 3·00
Total for Hastings Urban Area 13,730 279 20·32 8 1 43 8 4 31 95 6·92
New Plymouth Borough .. 12,630 286 22·64 5 3 62 6 3 45 124 9·82
Remainder of Urban Area .. 1,300 26 20·00 1 .. 8 .. .. 1 10 7·69
Total for New Plymouth Urban Area 13,930 312 22·40 6 3 70 6 3 46 134 9·62
Wanganui Borough .. 17,165 327 19·05 22 2 70 5 3 62 164 9·55
Remainder of Urban Area .. 7,285 200 27·45 5 3 30 4 .. 15 57 7·82
Total for Wanganui Urban Area 24,450 527 21·55 27 5 100 9 3 77 221 9·04
Palmerston North Borough .. 16,545 367 22·18 17 1 67 11 3 46 145 8·76
Remainder of Urban Area .. 1,265 18 14·23 .. .. 7 .. .. 6 13 10·28
Total for Palmerston North Urban Area 17,810 385 21·62 17 1 74 11 3 52 158 8·97
Nelson City .. 9,820 220 22·40 3 1 54 4 2 57 121 12·32
Remainder of Urban Area .. 1,420 22 15·49 .. .. 11 .. .. 5 16 11·27
Total for Nelson Urban Area.. 11,240 242 21·53 3 1 65 4 2 62 137 12·27
Timaru Borough .. 14,975 259 17·30 13 1 65 5 3 58 145 9·68
Remainder of Urban Area .. 1,475 30 20·34 .. .. 6 .. .. 2 8 5·42
Total for Timaru Urban Area.. 16,450 289 17·57 13 1 71 5 3 60 153 9·30
Invercargill Borough .. 16,060 410 25·53 7 4 92 4 2 81 190 11·83
Remainder of Urban Area .. 4,120 45 10·92 5 .. 5 .. .. 12 22 5·34
Total for Invercargill Urban Area 20,180 455 22·55 12 4 97 4 2 93 212 10·51
Grand totals .. 634,410 12,420 19·58 378 88 2,782 245 89 2,487 6,069 9·57


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14 January 1924
Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Urban Areas, Population