Vital Statistics Report




Nov. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2803

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

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

Estimated Population, 1st April, 1924. Total Births registered, October, 1924. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN OCTOBER, 1924. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, October, 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 .. 87,792 141 1·61 5 2 42 8 2 30 89 1·01
Remainder of Urban Area .. 85,143 173 2·03 1 1 39 2 2 27 72 0·85
Total for Auckland Urban Area 172,935 314 1·82 6 3 81 10 4 57 161 0·93
Wellington City .. 94,340 140 1·48 1 2 29 1 1 30 64 0·68
Remainder of Urban Area .. 20,170 29 1·44 1 .. 12 1 .. 5 19 0·94
Total for Wellington Urban Area 114,510 169 1·48 2 2 41 2 1 35 83 0·72
Christchurch City .. 80,897 137 1·69 6 1 21 1 .. 36 65 0·80
Remainder of Urban Area .. 34,463 41 1·19 .. .. 8 1 1 4 14 0·41
Total for Christchurch Urban Area 115,360 178 1·54 6 1 29 2 1 40 79 0·68
Dunedin City .. 60,855 94 1·54 2 1 27 2 1 30 63 1·04
Remainder of Urban Area .. 14,900 17 1·14 .. .. 9 .. .. 7 16 1·07
Total for Dunedin Urban Area 75,755 111 1·47 2 1 36 2 1 37 79 1·04
Hamilton Borough .. 13,620 42 3·08 1 .. 4 .. .. 1 6 0·44
Remainder of Urban Area .. 2,500 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Hamilton Urban Area 16,120 42 2·60 1 .. 4 .. .. 1 6 0·37
Gisborne Borough .. 13,351 35 2·62 1 .. 6 .. 1 2 10 0·75
Remainder of Urban Area .. 2,014 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Gisborne Urban Area 15,365 35 2·28 1 .. 6 .. 1 2 10 0·65
Napier Borough .. 15,235 34 2·23 1 .. 3 .. .. 2 6 0·39
Remainder of Urban Area .. 2,970 6 2·02 .. .. 2 .. .. 3 5 1·68
Total for Napier Urban Area 18,205 40 2·20 1 .. 5 .. .. 5 11 0·60
Hastings Borough .. 9,975 26 2·61 1 .. 6 1 .. 2 10 1·00
Remainder of Urban Area .. 4,060 1 0·25 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2 0·49
Total for Hastings Urban Area 14,035 27 1·92 1 .. 7 2 .. 2 12 0·86
New Plymouth Borough .. 13,090 39 3·06 .. .. 5 1 .. 5 11 0·84
Remainder of Urban Area .. 1,320 1 0·76 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2 1·52
Total for New Plymouth Urban Area 14,410 40 2·78 .. .. 6 2 .. 5 13 0·90
Wanganui City .. 22,820 43 1·88 1 1 15 .. 1 8 26 1·14
Remainder of Urban Area .. 2,165 2 0·92 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 0·46
Total for Wanganui Urban Area 24,985 45 1·80 1 1 15 .. 2 8 27 1·08
Palmerston North Borough .. 17,025 22 1·29 .. .. 1 .. 1 5 7 0·41
Remainder of Urban Area .. 1,285 1 0·78 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Palmerston North Urban Area 18,310 23 1·26 .. .. 1 .. 1 5 7 0·38
Nelson City .. 9,960 14 1·41 3 .. 2 1 .. 3 9 0·90
Remainder of Urban Area .. 1,440 1 0·69 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 1·39
Total for Nelson Urban Area 11,400 15 1·32 3 .. 2 2 .. 4 11 0·96
Timaru Borough .. 15,230 20 1·31 1 2 3 .. .. 9 15 0·98
Remainder of Urban Area .. 1,480 3 2·03 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·68
Total for Timaru Urban Area 16,710 23 1·38 1 2 4 .. .. 9 16 0·96
Invercargill Borough .. 16,340 41 2·51 1 1 7 .. .. 5 14 0·86
Remainder of Urban Area .. 4,180 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·24
Total for Invercargill Urban Area 20,520 41 2·00 1 1 8 .. .. 5 15 0·73
Grand totals .. 648,620 1,103 1·70 26 11 245 22 11 215 530 0·82


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