New Zealand Gazette – 1924 – No. 9

Page 511

✨ Vital Statistics

Feb. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 511

The total births registered for the urban areas amounted to 1,102, as against 996 in December—an increase of 106. The deaths in January were 437, a decrease of 13 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 240, females 197. Sixty of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 13·73 per cent. of the whole number. Forty-five of these were under one year of age.

The rates per 1,000 of mean population in January, 1923 and 1924, were as follows :—

Urban Area.	Birth Rate.		Death Rate.
	January, 1923.	January, 1924.	January, 1923.	January, 1924.
Auckland ..	1·64	1·66	0·71	0·75
Wellington ..	1·68	1·52	0·61	0·54
Christchurch	1·61	1·88	0·77	0·71
Dunedin ..	1·81	1·64	0·97	0·80
Hamilton ..	3·28	2·22	0·87	0·46
Gisborne ..	1·68	1·92	0·54	0·73
Napier ..	2·21	1·62	0·57	0·78
Hastings ..	1·85	1·75	0·67	0·58
New Plymouth	2·00	2·37	1·11	0·50
Wanganui ..	1·99	1·84	0·50	0·61
Palmerston North	1·88	1·80	0·40	1·07
Nelson ..	1·84	1·96	1·29	1·16
Timaru ..	1·75	1·64	0·44	0·43
Invercargill	2·09	2·13	0·56	0·55
Totals for all areas ..	1·75	1·74	0·71	0·69

The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the urban areas during the month of January, 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	15	9	3	5	4	3	1	5	10	5	33	27
5 and under 10 years..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	1	..	2
10 " 15 " ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	2
15 " 20 " ..	2	1	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	1	2	3
20 " 25 " ..	2	..	..	2	..	..	1	1	4	1	7	3
25 " 30 " ..	5	..	2	1	1	3	1	1	..	1	9	6
30 " 35 " ..	3	1	..	1	1	1	..	1	3	..	7	4
35 " 40 " ..	4	2	1	2	5	..	1	..	4	5	15	9
40 " 45 " ..	3	2	2	..	1	3	2	1	1	2	9	8
45 " 50 " ..	3	2	3	..	1	2	1	..	3	1	11	5
50 " 55 " ..	5	4	2	3	3	2	1	3	2	6	13	18
55 " 60 " ..	2	4	4	..	4	2	2	3	3	1	15	10
60 " 65 " ..	5	3	3	3	5	4	3	1	8	4	24	15
65 years and over ..	27	21	10	11	13	19	15	17	30	17	95	85
Totals ..	76	49	30	30	38	42	28	32	68	44	240	197

The deaths of 180 persons of 65 years and upwards were registered for the urban areas during the month of January, 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
65	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	1	3	3
66	..	..	1	1	..	1	..	..	2	1	3	3
67	1	3	1	1	..	..	1	..	1	1	4	5
68	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	1	..	3	..
69	2	2	..	1	..	1	1	1	1	2	4	7
70	1	..	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	6	6
71	..	1	..	1	..	1	1	..	1	..	2	3
72	2	2	..	1	..	..	1	..	1	1	4	4
73	1	..	..	..	..	2	..	1	..	..	1	3
74	1	3	..	..	1	..	..	2	1	..	3	5
75	1	1	2	..	..	1	3	1	1	..	7	3
76	2	1	1	..	2	1	..	..	..	2	5	4
77	..	..	..	..	2	2	..	1	4	..	6	3
78	2	1	..	..	..	3	..	..	2	2	4	6
79	6	1	2	..	1	..	1	..	3	..	13	1
80	2	..	..	1	..	1	..	3	2	1	4	6
81	2	1	..	..	..	1	..	1	1	2	3	4
82	..	2	1	1	1	1	2	..	..	..	4	4
83	1	..	..	1	1	1	1	..	..	..	3	3
84	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	2	1	..	1	3
85	1	1	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	2	2
86	1	1	..	..	1	..	..	1	1	1	3	3
87	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	1	2	1
88	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..
89	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..
90	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
91	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..
92	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	1	1
93	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..
94	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	2
Total ..	27	21	10	11	13	19	15	17	30	17	95	85