New Zealand Gazette – 1924 – No. 77

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✨ Vital Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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The total births registered for the urban areas amounted to 1,103, as against 1,139 in September—a decrease of 36. The deaths in October were 530, a decrease of 3 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 282, females 248. Seventy of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 13·21 per cent. of the whole number. Forty-eight of these were under one year of age.

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

Urban Area.	Equivalent Annual Rates per 1,000 of Population.				Infantile Mortality per 100 Births.
	Births.		Deaths.
	October, 1924.	Ten Months, 1924.	October, 1924.	Ten Months, 1924.	October, 1924.	Ten Months, 1924.
Auckland ..			21·79	19·57	11·20	9·36
Wellington			17·71	18·45	8·70	7·92
Christchurch			18·52	19·05	8·22	8·78
Dunedin ..			17·58	16·84	12·51	9·82
Hamilton ..			31·26	26·43	4·47	6·48
Gisborne ..			27·33	23·27	7·81	7·42
Napier ..			26·37	21·03	7·25	9·95
Hastings ..			23·08	21·72	10·26	6·84
New Plymouth			33·31	25·57	10·83	9·24
Wanganui			21·61	21·18	12·97	8·69
Palmerston North			15·07	19·60	4·59	8·72
Nelson ..			15·79	18·42	11·58	10·84
Timaru ..			16·52	17·38	11·49	9·34
Invercargill			23·99	22·34	8·77	8·19
All areas, Oct. and ten months 1924			20·40	19·51	9·81	8·84
All areas, Oct. and ten months 1923			21·96	19·52	9·02	10·63

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

Age-group.	Urban Areas.										Total.
	Auckland.		Wellington.		Christchurch.		Dunedin.		Others.		Males.	Females
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.
Under 5 years	9	14	4	3	7	3	3	3	14	10	37	33
5 and under 10 years..	1	1	2	1	..	..	3	1	1	..	7	3
10 ,, 15 ,,	6	..	..	..	1	1	..	1	2	1	9	3
15 ,, 20 ,,	1	3	..	1	1	..	..	..	4	2	6	6
20 ,, 25 ,,	2	1	1	2	1	2	..	1	1	1	5	7
25 ,, 30 ,,	1	2	2	3	1	..	..	3	..	1	4	9
30 ,, 35 ,,	4	3	1	..	2	2	1	1	3	1	11	7
35 ,, 40 ,,	1	1	4	..	1	2	2	1	2	3	10	7
40 ,, 45 ,,	7	2	4	2	1	2	1	1	5	5	18	12
45 ,, 50 ,,	4	2	3	3	1	4	1	5	2	1	11	15
50 ,, 55 ,,	8	4	6	6	1	3	2	2	5	5	22	20
55 ,, 60 ,,	2	4	2	2	5	1	5	2	2	4	16	13
60 ,, 65 ,,	10	5	3	1	2	3	3	2	3	7	21	18
65 years and over	34	29	13	14	12	20	18	17	28	15	105	95
Totals	90	71	45	38	36	43	39	40	72	56	282	248

The deaths of 200 persons of 65 years and upwards were registered for the urban areas during the month of October, 1924. The following table shows the classification:—

Age.	Urban Areas.								Total.
	Auckland.		Wellington.		Christchurch.		Dunedin		Others.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males	Females.	Males.	Females.
65	3	3	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
66	1	2	1	..	1	1	..	..	..	1
67	2	..	4	1	..	1	..	1	1	..
68	2	1	1	1	..	..	1	..	1	1
69	1	3	..	..	..	1	3	..	2	..
70	3	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	3	..
71	1	..	1	2	..	..	3	1	1	..
72	1	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	2	2
73	1	..	..	..	1	2	4	..	2	2
74	1	2	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..
75	1	2	..	..	..	2	..	..	2	1
76	..	1	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	..
77	1	2	..	1	2	2	1	2	..	1
78	..	..	1	..	..	2	..	2	1	1
79	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	1	1
80	3	1	..	1	1	2	..	2	3	1
81	4	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..
82	1	2	..	..	1	..	1	1	3	1
83	..	2	1	1	..	..	..	1	1	..
84	1	1	..	1	..	2	..	2	..	1
85	1	2	..	..	..	1	..	1	1	1
86	1	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..
87	1	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..
88	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
89	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..
90	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..
91	2	..	1	..	1	1	..	..	1	..
92	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..
94	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..
96	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
99	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total ..	34	29	13	14	12	20	18	17	28	15