Vital Statistics Report




SEPT. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2177

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of August, 1924:—

Estimated Population, 1st April, 1924. Total Births registered, August, 1924. Proportion of 1,000 Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN AUGUST, 1924. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, August, 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 87,792 114 1·30 4 .. 41 7 .. 32 84 0·96
Remainder of Urban Area 85,143 138 1·62 .. 2 28 1 1 31 63 0·74
Total for Auckland Urban Area 172,935 252 1·46 4 2 69 8 1 63 147 0·85
Wellington City 94,340 144 1·52 4 2 43 3 2 29 83 0·88
Remainder of Urban Area 20,170 30 1·49 1 .. 7 1 .. 6 15 0·74
Total for Wellington Urban Area 114,510 174 1·52 5 2 50 4 2 35 98 0·86
Christchurch City 80,897 137 1·69 4 1 29 8 1 33 76 0·94
Remainder of Urban Area 34,463 45 1·31 1 .. 11 .. .. 6 18 0·52
Total for Christchurch Urban Area 115,360 182 1·58 5 1 40 8 1 39 94 0·81
Dunedin City 60,855 32 1·35 2 .. 25 2 1 29 59 0·97
Remainder of Urban Area 14,900 28 1·88 .. .. 8 1 .. 3 12 0·81
Total for Dunedin Urban Area 75,755 110 1·45 2 .. 33 3 1 32 71 0·94
Hamilton Borough 13,620 25 1·84 1 .. 4 .. .. 4 9 0·66
Remainder of Urban Area 2,500 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Hamilton Urban Area 16,120 25 1·55 1 .. 4 .. .. 4 9 0·56
Gisborne Borough 13,351 31 2·32 .. 2 3 .. .. 4 9 0·67
Remainder of Urban Area 2,014 4 1·99 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·50
Total for Gisborne Urban Area 15,365 35 2·28 .. 2 4 .. .. 4 10 0·65
Napier Borough 15,235 32 2·10 1 .. 3 1 .. 9 14 0·92
Remainder of Urban Area 2,970 6 2·02 .. .. 3 .. 1 1 5 1·68
Total for Napier Urban Area 18,205 38 2·09 1 .. 6 1 1 10 19 1·04
Hastings Borough 9,975 17 1·70 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 3 0·30
Remainder of Urban Area 4,060 5 1·23 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·25
Total for Hastings Urban Area 14,035 22 1·57 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 4 0·29
New Plymouth Borough 13,090 23 1·76 .. .. 6 3 .. 1 10 0·76
Remainder of Urban Area 1,320 1 0·76 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for New Plymouth Urban Area 14,410 24 1·67 .. .. 6 3 .. 1 10 0·69
Wanganui City 22,820 40 1·75 .. .. 12 .. .. 8 20 0·88
Remainder of Urban Area 2,165 3 1·39 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 0·92
Total for Wanganui Urban Area 24,985 43 1·72 1 .. 13 .. .. 8 22 0·88
Palmerston North Borough 17,025 31 1·82 2 .. 10 1 .. 6 19 1·12
Remainder of Urban Area 1,285 2 1·56 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·78
Total for Palmerston North Urban Area 18,310 33 1·80 2 .. 11 1 .. 6 20 1·09
Nelson City 9,960 14 1·41 .. .. 1 .. 1 8 10 1·00
Remainder of Urban Area 1,440 4 2·78 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 1·39
Total for Nelson Urban Area 11,400 18 1·58 .. .. 3 .. 1 8 12 1·05
Timaru Borough 15,230 25 1·64 .. 1 8 .. .. 1 10 0·66
Remainder of Urban Area 1,480 2 1·35 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 0·68
Total for Timaru Urban Area 16,710 27 1·62 .. 2 8 .. .. 1 11 0·66
Invercargill Borough 16,340 31 1·90 1 .. 7 4 .. 10 22 1·35
Remainder of Urban Area 4,180 3 0·72 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Invercargill Urban Area 20,520 34 1·66 1 .. 7 4 .. 10 22 1·07
Grand totals 648,620 1,017 1·57 23 9 256 32 7 222 549 0·85


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