✨ Vital Statistics
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 2
The total births registered for the urban areas amounted to 1,175, as against 977 in November—an increase of 198.
The deaths in December were 488, an increase of 18 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males
contributed 251, females 237. Sixty-eight of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 13·93 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 December and twelve months ended December, 1924,
were as follows. The infantile mortality rate per 100 births for the same period is also given:
Equivalent Annual Rates per 1,000 of Population.
| Urban Area. | Births. | Deaths. | Infantile Mortality |
|---|---|---|---|
| December, | Twelve Months | December, | |
| 1924. | 1924. | 1924. | |
| Auckland .. | 21·93 | 19·58 | 9·99 |
| Wellington | 22·63 | 18·82 | 10·06 |
| Christchurch | 18·72 | 18·95 | 8·11 |
| Dunedin .. | 21·07 | 17·25 | 9·66 |
| Hamilton .. | 36·48 | 27·48 | 11·91 |
| Gisborne .. | 17·18 | 22·00 | 9·37 |
| Napier .. | 23·73 | 21·31 | 6·59 |
| Hastings .. | 18·81 | 21·23 | 6·84 |
| New Plymouth | 24·15 | 25·12 | 13·32 |
| Wanganui .. | 26·42 | 20·89 | 5·28 |
| Palmerston North .. | 19·66 | 19·55 | 5·24 |
| Nelson .. | 15·79 | 18·07 | 6·32 |
| Timaru .. | 13·64 | 16·76 | 4·31 |
| Invercargill .. | 30·99 | 22·85 | 9·36 |
| All areas, Dec. and twelve months 1924 | 21·74 | 19·58 | 9·03 |
| All areas, Dec. and twelve months 1923 | 18·84 | 19·58 | 8·51 |
The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the urban areas during the month of
December, 1924:
URBAN AREAS.
| Age-group. | Auckland. | Wellington. | Christchurch. | Dunedin. | Others. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| Under 5 years | 13 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 and under 10 years | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| 10 " 15 " | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| 15 " 20 " | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 |
| 20 " 25 " | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 25 " 30 " | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| 30 " 35 " | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... |
| 35 " 40 " | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 40 " 45 " | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| 45 " 50 " | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 50 " 55 " | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 55 " 60 " | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 60 " 65 " | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 65 years and over | 30 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 18 |
| Totals | 76 | 68 | 48 | 48 | 37 | 41 |
The deaths of 207 persons of 65 years and upwards were registered for the urban areas during the month
of December, 1924. The following table shows the classification:
URBAN AREAS.
| Age. | Auckland. | Wellington. | Christchurch. | Dunedin. | Others. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| 65 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| 66 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| 67 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| 68 | 2 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| 69 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 70 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 71 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 72 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| 73 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 74 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| 75 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 76 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 77 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| 78 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 79 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| 80 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 81 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| 82 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| 83 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| 84 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| 85 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 86 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 87 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 88 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 89 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 90 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 93 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 94 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 95 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 96 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 30 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 18 |
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