New Zealand Gazette – 1925 – No. 4

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✨ Vital Statistics of Urban Areas



JAN. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 213

Deaths.

Urban Areas. Number of Deaths. Rate per 1,000 of Mean Population.
1920. 1921.
Auckland 1,636 1,504
Wellington 1,081 967
Christchurch 1,242 1,014
Dunedin 910 742
Hamilton * *
Gisborne 118 113
Napier 210 167
Hastings * *
New Plymouth 124 127
Wanganui 222 178
Palmerston North 152 136
Nelson 131 105
Timaru 145 139
Invercargill 190 153
Totals 6,161† 5,350†

Infantile Mortality.—Deaths under One Year of Age.

Urban Areas. Number of Deaths under One Year of Age. Rate per 1,000 Births.
1920. 1921.
Auckland 158 173
Wellington 177 137
Christchurch 168 115
Dunedin 95 69
Hamilton * *
Gisborne 20 33
Napier 42 35
Hastings * *
New Plymouth 12 12
Wanganui 39 32
Palmerston North 19 29
Nelson 10 8
Timaru 13 16
Invercargill 19 22
Totals 772† 681†

Infantile Mortality.—Deaths under Five Years of Age.

Urban Areas. Number of Deaths under Five Years of Age. Percentage of Total Deaths.
1920. 1921.
Auckland 234 238
Wellington 240 177
Christchurch 222 146
Dunedin 134 89
Hamilton * *
Gisborne 27 43
Napier 52 41
Hastings * *
New Plymouth 16 18
Wanganui 46 41
Palmerston North 25 31
Nelson 15 12
Timaru 24 20
Invercargill 32 24
Totals 1,067† 880†
  • Not available.
    † Excluding Hamilton and Hastings urban areas.

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 20th January, 1925.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Vital Statistics of Urban Areas, 1920-24 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
20 January 1925
Vital Statistics, Urban Areas, Death Rates, Infantile Mortality, 1920-24
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician