Vital Statistics Report




Dec. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2985

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

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

Estimated Population, 1st April, 1924. Total Births registered, November, 1924. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN NOVEMBER, 1924. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, November, 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 .. 87,792 115 1·31 .. 2 36 3 1 29 71 0·81
Remainder of Urban Area .. 85,143 136 1·60 2 .. 24 1 1 24 52 0·61
Total for Auckland Urban Area 172,935 251 1·45 2 2 60 4 2 53 123 0·71
Wellington City .. 94,340 149 1·58 2 1 27 1 3 24 58 0·61
Remainder of Urban Area .. 20,170 29 1·38 .. .. 5 .. .. 2 7 0·35
Total for Wellington Urban Area 114,510 178 1·55 2 1 32 1 3 26 65 0·57
Christchurch City .. 80,897 128 1·58 6 1 30 2 2 36 77 0·95
Remainder of Urban Area .. 34,463 47 1·36 1 .. 15 .. .. 8 24 0·70
Total for Christchurch Urban Area 115,360 175 1·52 7 1 45 2 2 44 101 0·88
Dunedin City .. 60,855 95 1·56 1 1 25 2 1 18 48 0·79
Remainder of Urban Area .. 14,900 16 1·07 .. .. 6 .. .. 7 13 0·87
Total for Dunedin Urban Area 75,755 111 1·47 1 1 31 2 1 25 61 0·81
Hamilton Borough .. 13,620 39 2·86 .. .. 4 .. 1 3 8 0·59
Remainder of Urban Area .. 2,500 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Hamilton Urban Area 16,120 39 2·42 .. .. 4 .. 1 3 8 0·50
Gisborne Borough .. 13,351 17 1·27 .. .. 5 1 1 5 12 0·90
Remainder of Urban Area .. 2,014 1 0·50 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Gisborne Urban Area 15,365 18 1·17 .. .. 5 1 1 5 12 0·78
Napier Borough .. 15,235 28 1·84 .. .. 3 1 1 3 8 0·53
Remainder of Urban Area .. 2,970 5 1·68 .. .. 4 .. .. .. 4 1·35
Total for Napier Urban Area 18,205 33 1·81 .. .. 7 1 1 3 12 0·66
Hastings Borough .. 9,975 21 2·11 .. .. 3 .. .. 4 7 0·70
Remainder of Urban Area .. 4,060 1 0·25 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·25
Total for Hastings Urban Area 14,035 22 1·57 .. .. 3 .. .. 5 8 0·57
New Plymouth Borough .. 13,090 26 1·99 .. .. 8 .. .. 6 14 1·07
Remainder of Urban Area .. 1,320 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for New Plymouth Urban Area 14,410 26 1·80 .. .. 8 .. .. 6 14 0·97
Wanganui City .. 22,820 22 0·96 2 .. 2 .. .. 6 10 0·44
Remainder of Urban Area .. 2,165 4 1·85 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·46
Total for Wanganui Urban Area 24,985 26 1·04 2 .. 2 .. .. 7 11 0·44
Palmerston North Borough .. 17,025 28 1·64 1 1 3 .. .. 1 6 0·35
Remainder of Urban Area .. 1,285 1 0·78 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Palmerston North Urban Area 18,310 29 1·58 1 1 3 .. .. 1 6 0·33
Nelson City .. 9,960 12 1·20 1 .. 5 .. .. 9 15 1·51
Remainder of Urban Area .. 1,440 4 2·78 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 1·39
Total for Nelson Urban Area 11,400 16 1·40 1 .. 6 .. .. 10 17 1·49
Timaru Borough .. 15,230 17 1·12 .. .. 5 .. .. 5 10 0·66
Remainder of Urban Area .. 1,480 2 1·85 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total for Timaru Urban Area 16,710 19 1·14 .. .. 5 .. .. 5 10 0·60
Invercargill Borough .. 16,340 31 1·90 2 .. 8 1 1 8 20 1·22
Remainder of Urban Area .. 4,180 3 0·72 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 0·48
Total for Invercargill Urban Area 20,520 34 1·66 2 .. 10 1 1 8 22 1·07
Grand totals .. 648,620 977 1·51 18 6 221 12 12 201 470 0·72


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