New Zealand Gazette – 1924 – No. 85

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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 977, as against 1,103 in October—a decrease of 126. The deaths in November were 470, a decrease of 60 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 245, females 225. Forty-eight of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 10·21 per cent. of the whole number. Thirty of these were under one year of age.

The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for November and eleven months ended November, 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.
	November, 1924.	Eleven Months, 1924.	November, 1924.	Eleven Months, 1924.	November, 1924.	Eleven Months, 1924.
Auckland ..	..	..	17·41	19·37	8·53	9·29
Wellington	..	..	18·65	18·47	16·81	7·82
Christchurch	..	..	18·20	18·97	10·50	8·94
Dunedin ..	..	..	17·58	16·91	9·66	9·81
Hamilton ..	..	..	29·03	26·66	5·95	6·43
Gisborne ..	..	..	14·06	22·44	9·37	7·60
Napier ..	..	..	21·75	21·09	7·91	9·77
Hastings ..	..	..	18·81	21·45	6·84	6·84
New Plymouth	..	..	21·65	25·21	11·66	9·46
Wanganui	..	..	12·49	20·39	5·28	8·38
Palmerston North	..	..	19·00	19·54	3·93	8·28
Nelson ..	..	..	16·84	18·28	17·89	11·48
Timaru ..	..	..	13·64	17·04	7·18	9·14
Invercargill	..	..	19·88	22·12	12·86	8·61
All areas, Nov. and eleven months 1924	18·07	19·38	8·69	8·83	3·07	4·55
All areas, Nov. and eleven months 1923	20·86	19·64	8·78	10·46	4·44	4·99

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

Age-group.	Urban Areas.												Total.
	Auckland.		Wellington.		Christchurch.		Dunedin.		Others.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.
Under 5 years ..	4	6	3	4	8	4	2	3	7	7	24	24
5 and under 10 years..	2	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	2	3	3
10 " 15 " ..	4	..	..	..	2	1	..	1	1	2	7	4
15 " 20 " ..	1	1	1	1	..	2	1	1	1	3	4	8
20 " 25 " ..	..	..	1	..	1	2	..	1	3	2	5	5
25 " 30 " ..	3	1	..	1	2	..	1	1	..	2	6	5
30 " 35 " ..	2	2	3	..	2	1	..	1	3	2	10	6
35 " 40 " ..	2	1	2	..	..	2	..	1	2	2	6	5
40 " 45 " ..	..	3	2	1	..	1	4	1	2	6	8	12
45 " 50 " ..	7	3	1	3	4	1	2	..	4	6	18	13
50 " 55 " ..	3	1	1	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	10	9
55 " 60 " ..	6	4	4	..	2	2	1	..	2	3	15	9
60 " 65 " ..	1	5	3	1	7	2	4	2	7	5	22	15
65 years and over ..	29	31	14	16	23	29	15	15	26	16	107	107
Totals ..	64	59	35	30	53	48	33	28	60	60	245	225

The deaths of 214 persons of 65 years and upwards were registered for the urban areas during the month of November, 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.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.
65	1	2	1	..	..	1	..	..	3	1	5	4
66	2	1	..	1	..	2	..	..	..	1	2	5
67	1	2	1	1	1	..	..	1	..	..	3	4
68	1	2	..	1	1	1	..	1	2	..	5	4
69	4	2	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	5	2
70	1	1	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	1	2	3
71	..	1	..	..	1	1	..	2	2	..	3	4
72	..	3	..	..	..	4	..	2	4	1	4	10
73	2	4	..	1	3	3	1	..	2	..	8	8
74	2	..	1	..	..	3	..	..	2	..	5	3
75	..	1	3	..	3	1	2	..	..	..	8	2
76	5	1	3	..	1	2	1	..	..	..	10	3
77	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	8	6
78	1	..	..	1	1	..	..	1	..	1	2	3
79	1	..	1	2	2	1	4	..	1	..	9	3
80	..	1	1	4	..	..	..	..	1	..	2	5
81	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	4	1	7
82	..	3	..	..	1	..	1	1	2	1	4	4
83	1	..	1	1	..	1	1	1	1	1	4	4
84	1	1	..	1	2	1	..	1	2	..	5	4
85	..	1	..	..	3	..	..	..	1	1	4	2
86	1	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	..	..	2	2
87	..	1	..	1	..	1	..	2	..	1	..	6
88	..	3	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	2	1	5
89	..	..	..	..	..	2	1	2	..	..	1	4
90	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
92	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
93	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
96	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..
98	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
104	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..
Total ..	29	31	14	16	23	29	15	15	26	16	107	107