Vital Statistics Report




Oct. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2481

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

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

Estimated Population, 1st April, 1924. Total Births registered, September, 1924. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN SEPTEMBER, 1924. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, September, 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 87,792 139 1·58 5 1 30 2 1 24 63 0·72
Remainder of Urban Area 85,143 148 1·74 4 1 36 6 .. 29 76 0·89
Total for Auckland Urban Area 172,935 287 1·66 9 2 66 8 1 53 139 0·80
Wellington City 94,340 150 1·59 2 3 34 1 2 27 69 0·73
Remainder of Urban Area 20,170 37 1·82 1 .. 5 1 .. 4 11 0·55
Total for Wellington Urban Area 114,510 187 1·63 3 3 39 2 2 31 80 0·70
Christchurch City 80,897 135 1·67 3 7 26 7 2 35 80 0·99
Remainder of Urban Area 34,463 68 1·97 2 .. 4 1 .. 11 18 0·52
Total for Christchurch Urban Area 115,360 203 1·76 5 7 30 8 2 46 98 0·85
Dunedin City 60,855 97 1·59 3 1 25 4 .. 19 52 0·85
Remainder of Urban Area 14,900 24 1·61 .. .. 6 .. .. 4 10 0·67
Total for Dunedin Urban Area 75,755 121 1·60 3 1 31 4 .. 23 62 0·82
Hamilton Borough 13,620 36 2·64 2 .. 7 1 .. 7 17 1·25
Remainder of Urban Area 2,500 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Hamilton Urban Area 16,120 36 2·23 2 .. 7 1 .. 7 17 1·05
Gisborne Borough 13,351 28 2·10 .. .. 3 2 .. 3 8 0·60
Remainder of Urban Area 2,014 5 2·48 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Gisborne Urban Area 15,365 33 2·15 .. .. 3 2 .. 3 8 0·52
Napier Borough 15,235 22 1·44 3 .. 6 1 1 9 20 1·31
Remainder of Urban Area 2,970 11 3·70 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·67
Total for Napier Urban Area 18,205 33 1·81 3 .. 7 1 1 10 22 1·21
Hastings Borough 9,975 29 2·91 .. 1 3 .. .. 6 10 1·00
Remainder of Urban Area 4,060 5 1·23 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·25
Total for Hastings Urban Area 14,035 34 2·42 .. 1 3 .. .. 7 11 0·78
New Plymouth Borough 13,090 35 2·67 2 .. 3 .. .. 4 9 0·69
Remainder of Urban Area 1,320 1 0·76 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·76
Total for New Plymouth Urban Area 14,410 36 2·50 2 .. 3 .. .. 5 10 0·69
Wanganui City 22,820 38 1·67 1 1 10 .. .. 7 19 0·83
Remainder of Urban Area 2,165 5 2·31 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·46
Total for Wanganui Urban Area 24,985 43 1·72 1 1 11 .. .. 7 20 0·80
Palmerston North Borough 17,025 37 2·17 3 .. 5 .. 2 5 15 0·88
Remainder of Urban Area 1,285 3 2·33 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 1·56
Total for Palmerston North Urban Area 18,310 40 2·18 3 .. 7 .. 2 5 17 0·93
Nelson City 9,960 16 1·61 .. 1 6 .. .. 6 13 1·31
Remainder of Urban Area 1,440 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 4 2·78
Total for Nelson Urban Area 11,400 16 1·40 .. 1 8 .. .. 8 17 1·49
Timaru Borough 15,230 20 1·31 1 .. 8 2 .. 7 18 1·18
Remainder of Urban Area 1,480 1 0·68 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·68
Total for Timaru Urban Area 16,710 21 1·26 1 .. 8 2 .. 8 19 1·14
Invercargill Borough 16,340 46 2·82 .. .. 3 .. .. 7 10 0·61
Remainder of Urban Area 4,180 3 0·72 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 3 0·72
Total for Invercargill Urban Area 20,520 49 2·39 .. .. 5 .. .. 8 13 0·63
Grand totals 648,620 1,139 1·76 32 16 228 28 8 221 533 0·82


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