New Zealand Gazette – 1924 – No. 26

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✨ Vital Statistics

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The total births registered for the urban areas amounted to 1,073, as against 1,100 in February—a decrease of 27.
The deaths in March were 438, an increase of 60 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males
contributed 248, females 190. Seventy-three of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 16.67 per cent. of
the whole number. Fifty-eight of these were under one year of age.

The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for March and three months ended March, 1924, were as
follows. The infantile mortality rate per 100 births for the same period is also given.

Urban Area.	Births: March, 1924.	Births: Three Months, 1924.	Deaths: March, 1924.	Deaths: Three Months, 1924.	Infantile Mortality per 100 Births: March, 1924.	Infantile Mortality per 100 Births: Three Months, 1924.
Auckland ..	18.81	19.91	7.37	8.44	5.70	5.24
Wellington ..	19.92	19.38	8.35	6.64	6.99	4.05
Christchurch ..	20.00	20.88	8.68	8.11	5.82	3.55
Dunedin ..	19.19	17.69	8.31	8.42	0.83	2.11
Hamilton ..	27.58	29.19	6.25	5.47	2.94	5.36
Gisborne ..	26.19	21.43	11.80	10.05	15.15	8.64
Napier ..	20.14	21.26	10.07	9.85	6.67	5.26
Hastings ..	23.60	24.47	3.50	5.54	..	2.38
New Plymouth ..	26.70	29.58	7.75	8.04	3.23	2.91
Wanganui ..	22.58	23.39	11.29	7.20	4.35	2.80
Palmerston North ..	23.58	22.46	9.43	10.11	11.43	5.00
Nelson ..	17.08	20.28	12.81	10.68	18.75	14.04
Timaru ..	18.97	18.97	8.75	6.81	..	1.28
Invercargill ..	22.00	22.79	6.54	5.55	..	0.87
All areas, March and three months 1924 ..	20.29	20.65	8.28	7.90	5.41	4.18
All areas, March and three months 1923 ..	19.07	19.37	7.89	7.98	4.50	4.00

The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the urban areas during the month of
March, 1924:—

Age-group.	Auckland: Males	Auckland: Females	Wellington: Males	Wellington: Females	Christchurch: Males	Christchurch: Females	Dunedin: Males	Dunedin: Females	Others: Males	Others: Females	Total: Males	Total: Females
Under 5 years ..	8	8	12	4	5	10	1	1	13	11	39	34
5 and under 10 years..	1	2	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	3
10 ,, 15 ,, ..	2	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	3	1
15 ,, 20 ,, ..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	2	3	1	5	3
20 ,, 25 ,, ..	3	1	4	1	..	1	..	..	..	1	7	4
25 ,, 30 ,, ..	2	..	2	..	1	..	..	..	1	4	6	4
30 ,, 35 ,, ..	1	2	..	1	2	2	1	..	1	..	5	5
35 ,, 40 ,, ..	..	..	..	1	2	2	..	1	3	3	5	7
40 ,, 45 ,, ..	1	1	4	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	9	8
45 ,, 50 ,, ..	3	4	2	1	..	1	2	..	5	4	12	10
50 ,, 55 ,, ..	3	1	3	2	3	3	..	..	9	1	18	7
55 ,, 60 ,, ..	2	2	7	1	3	2	1	1	4	5	17	11
60 ,, 65 ,, ..	5	4	2	1	2	6	3	2	2	5	14	18
65 years and over ..	28	17	16	6	22	12	14	19	26	21	106	75
Totals ..	60	43	57	21	42	40	22	30	67	56	248	190

The deaths of 181 persons of 65 years and upwards were registered for the urban areas during the month
of March, 1924. The following table shows the classification:—

Age.	Auckland: Males	Auckland: Females	Wellington: Males	Wellington: Females	Christchurch: Males	Christchurch: Females	Dunedin: Males	Dunedin: Females	Others: Males	Others: Females	Total: Males	Total: Females
65	1	..	..	..	2	..	1	1	2	..	6	1
66	2	1	..	..	1	..	1	1	3	..	7	2
67	2	..	2	..	..	..	..	1	2	1	6	2
68	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	1	1	2	1	5
69	1	2	1	1	2	..	..	..	1	2	5	5
70	2	1	2	1	2	..	1	1	..	5	7	8
71	2	..	2	..	1	..	1	1	1	3	7	4
72	..	..	..	..	3	..	1	1	3	4	7	5
73	2	..	..	..	1	..	..	2	1	3	4	5
74	1	..	2	..	..	1	3	..	3	1	9	2
75	1	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	3	3	5	4
76	..	1	..	1	2	..	..	..	..	2	2	4
77	1	..	..	..	2	..	..	2	..	..	3	2
78	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	4	3	4
79	1	..	..	1	1	..	..	1	1	..	3	2
80	1	..	1	..	1	1	..	1	..	..	3	2
81	1	1	..	..	1	1	..	..	2	..	4	2
82	1	2	1	..	1	1	..	..	1	..	4	3
83	1	1	..	..	1	1	..	..	1	2	3	4
84	2	2	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	3	4
85	1	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	1	3
86	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..
87	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
88	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	1	1	2
89	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	2	1	2	2
90	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	2
91	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..
92	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
94	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Total ..	28	17	16	6	22	12	14	19	26	21	106	75