✨ Vital Statistics Report
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 17
Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.
REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of February, 1925 :—
| | Estimated Population, 1st April, 1924. | Total Births registered. February, 1925. | Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. | DEATHS REGISTERED IN FEBRUARY, 1925. | | | Males. | Females. | | | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, February, 1925. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Total Deaths. | |
| Auckland | 172,935 | 264 | 1·53 | 9 | 3 | 49 | ... | 7 | 40 | 108 | 0·62 |
| Wellington | 114,510 | 192 | 1·68 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 67 | 0·59 |
| Christchurch | 115,360 | 157 | 1·36 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 75 | 0·65 |
| Dunedin | 75,755 | 87 | 1·15 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 45 | 0·59 |
| Hamilton | 16,120 | 34 | 2·11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 0·62 |
| Gisborne | 15,365 | 29 | 1·89 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 | 0·46 |
| Napier | 18,205 | 33 | 1·81 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 0·99 |
| Hastings | 14,035 | 26 | 1·85 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 0·29 |
| New Plymouth | 14,410 | 26 | 1·80 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 0·35 |
| Wanganui | 24,985 | 39 | 1·56 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0·48 |
| Palmerston North | 18,310 | 30 | 1·64 | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | 0·71 |
| Nelson | 11,400 | 17 | 1·49 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 4 | 4 | 13 | 1·14 |
| Timaru | 16,710 | 24 | 1·44 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 15 | 0·90 |
| Invercargill | 20,520 | 38 | 1·85 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 12 | 0·58 |
| Total | 648,620 | 996 | 1·54 | 29 | 9 | 170 | 16 | 20 | 160 | 404 | 0·62 |
The total births registered for the urban areas amounted to 996, as against 1,166 in January—a decrease of 170
The deaths in February were 404, a decrease of 50 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 208, females 196. Seventy-four of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 18·32 per cent. of the whole number. Forty-five of these were under one year of age.
The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for February, 1925, and two months ended February, 1925, 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. | |
| February, 1925. | Two Months, 1925. | |
| Auckland | 18·32 | 20·57 |
| Wellington | 20·12 | 19·28 |
| Christchurch | 16·33 | 18·26 |
| Dunedin | 13·78 | 16·39 |
| Hamilton | 25·31 | 30·89 |
| Gisborne | 22·65 | 20·70 |
| Napier | 21·75 | 20·10 |
| Hastings | 22·23 | 23·09 |
| New Plymouth | 21·65 | 21·24 |
| Wanganui | 18·73 | 24·73 |
| Palmerston North | 19·66 | 21·96 |
| Nelson | 17·89 | 17·89 |
| Timaru | 17·23 | 18·67 |
| Invercargill | 22·22 | 24·85 |
| All areas, February, and two months, 1925 | 18·43 | 20·00 |
| All areas, February, and two months, 1924 | 20·81 | 20·83 |
The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the urban areas during the month of February, 1925 :—
Age-group.
Males.
| Auckland. | Wellington. | Christchurch. | Dunedin. | Hamilton. | Gisborne. | Napier. | Hastings. | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Palmerston North. | Nelson. | Timaru. | Invercargill. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 years | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 |
| 5 and under 10 years | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 12 |
| 10 " | 15 " | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
| 15 " | 20 " | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 20 " | 25 " | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| 25 " | 30 " | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
| 30 " | 35 " | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| 35 " | 40 " | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| 40 " | 45 " | ... | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | |
| 45 " | 50 " | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | |
| 50 " | 55 " | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 14 | |
| 55 " | 60 " | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | |
| 60 " | 65 " | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | |
| 65 " | 70 " | ... | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 18 | |
| 70 " | 75 " | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 15 | |
| 75 " | 80 " | ... | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 15 | |
| 80 " | 85 " | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | |
| 85 " | 90 " | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | |
| 90 " | 95 " | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| 95 " | 100 " | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 100 years and over | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals... | 61 | 40 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 208 |
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