New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 2

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✨ Vital Statistics

JAN. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 143

BIRTHS.

| Urban Areas. | Number of Births. | Rate per 1,000 of Mean Population. |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. |
| Auckland | 3,162 | 3,205 | 3,837 | 3,451 | 3,665 | 19.23 | 19.10 | 19.58 | 19.09 | 19.07 |
| Wellington | 2,353 | 2,155 | 2,155 | 2,106 | 2,309 | 21.26 | 19.23 | 18.82 | 17.77 | 19.03 |
| Christchurch | 2,173 | 2,132 | 2,186 | 2,147 | 2,229 | 19.73 | 18.80 | 18.95 | 18.15 | 18.82 |
| Dunedin | 1,374 | 1,336 | 1,307 | 1,370 | 1,405 | 18.70 | 17.80 | 17.25 | 17.68 | 16.50 |
| Hamilton | 384 | 412 | 443 | 399 | 372 | 25.69 | 26.84 | 27.48 | 23.37 | 23.14 |
| Gisborne | 358 | 343 | 338 | 294 | 349 | 23.99 | 22.69 | 22.00 | 18.73 | 23.53 |
| Napier | 351 | 348 | 388 | 354 | 365 | 19.86 | 19.47 | 21.31 | 18.72 | 20.35 |
| Hastings | 363 | 279 | 298 | 311 | 297 | 26.09 | 20.32 | 21.23 | 21.32 | 20.28 |
| New Plymouth | 339 | 312 | 362 | 345 | 381 | 25.09 | 22.40 | 25.12 | 22.46 | 23.90 |
| Wanganui | 528 | 527 | 522 | 555 | 546 | 21.85 | 21.55 | 20.89 | 21.40 | 20.89 |
| Palmerston North | 403 | 385 | 358 | 386 | 411 | 23.02 | 21.62 | 19.55 | 20.06 | 20.80 |
| Nelson | 216 | 242 | 206 | 212 | 226 | 19.85 | 21.53 | 18.07 | 18.20 | 19.21 |
| Timaru | 348 | 289 | 280 | 306 | 324 | 21.70 | 17.57 | 16.76 | 17.88 | 19.26 |
| Invercargill | 473 | 455 | 469 | 492 | 455 | 24.14 | 22.55 | 22.85 | 23.44 | 20.81 |
| Totals | 12,815 | 12,420 | 12,699 | 12,728 | 13,334 | 20.62 | 19.58 | 19.58 | 18.95 | 19.24 |

DEATHS.

| Urban Areas. | Number of Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 of Mean Population. |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. |
| Auckland | 1,591 | 1,554 | 1,616 | 1,644 | 1,811 | 9.67 | 9.26 | 9.34 | 9.09 | 9.42 |
| Wellington | 966 | 962 | 917 | 961 | 1,086 | 8.73 | 8.58 | 8.01 | 8.11 | 8.95 |
| Christchurch | 1,063 | 1,158 | 1,023 | 1,062 | 1,175 | 9.65 | 10.21 | 8.87 | 8.98 | 9.92 |
| Dunedin | 784 | 857 | 742 | 788 | 816 | 10.67 | 11.42 | 9.79 | 10.17 | 9.59 |
| Hamilton | 126 | 125 | 111 | 126 | 133 | 8.43 | 8.14 | 6.89 | 7.38 | 8.28 |
| Gisborne | 110 | 117 | 119 | 123 | 154 | 7.37 | 7.74 | 7.74 | 7.83 | 10.38 |
| Napier | 159 | 186 | 173 | 163 | 202 | 9.00 | 10.41 | 9.50 | 8.62 | 11.26 |
| Hastings | 71 | 95 | 96 | 117 | 110 | 5.25 | 6.92 | 6.84 | 8.02 | 7.51 |
| New Plymouth | 126 | 134 | 141 | 150 | 151 | 9.33 | 9.62 | 9.78 | 9.77 | 9.47 |
| Wanganui | 193 | 221 | 203 | 182 | 207 | 7.99 | 9.04 | 8.12 | 7.02 | 7.92 |
| Palmerston North | 128 | 158 | 147 | 172 | 155 | 7.31 | 8.97 | 8.03 | 8.94 | 7.85 |
| Nelson | 117 | 137 | 126 | 136 | 122 | 10.75 | 12.27 | 11.05 | 11.67 | 10.37 |
| Timaru | 167 | 153 | 146 | 147 | 161 | 10.41 | 9.30 | 8.74 | 8.59 | 9.57 |
| Invercargill | 154 | 212 | 178 | 173 | 186 | 7.86 | 10.51 | 8.67 | 8.24 | 8.50 |
| Totals | 5,755 | 6,069 | 5,738 | 5,944 | 6,469 | 9.26 | 9.57 | 8.85 | 8.85 | 9.33 |

INFANTILE MORTALITY.—DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.

| Urban Areas. | Number of Deaths under One Year of Age. | Rate per 1,000 Births. |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. |
| Auckland | 138 | 141 | 157 | 176 | 159 | 43.64 | 43.99 | 46.35 | 51.00 | 43.38 |
| Wellington | 116 | 101 | 81 | 74 | 104 | 49.30 | 46.87 | 37.59 | 35.14 | 45.04 |
| Christchurch | 118 | 141 | 106 | 102 | 121 | 54.30 | 66.14 | 48.49 | 47.51 | 54.28 |
| Dunedin | 55 | 58 | 43 | 46 | 57 | 40.03 | 43.41 | 32.90 | 33.58 | 40.56 |
| Hamilton | 25 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 65.82 | 43.69 | 45.15 | 45.11 | 40.32 |
| Gisborne | 24 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 67.04 | 43.73 | 59.17 | 44.22 | 57.30 |
| Napier | 18 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 51.28 | 45.98 | 59.28 | 56.50 | 57.53 |
| Hastings | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 35.83 | 57.35 | 43.62 | 38.59 | 10.10 |
| New Plymouth | 18 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 53.10 | 38.46 | 49.72 | 28.99 | 41.99 |
| Wanganui | 23 | 36 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 43.56 | 68.31 | 28.74 | 48.65 | 49.45 |
| Palmerston North | 18 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 44.67 | 72.73 | 41.90 | 41.45 | 46.23 |
| Nelson | 9 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 41.71 | 28.93 | 92.23 | 37.74 | 35.40 |
| Timaru | 12 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 34.48 | 62.28 | 39.29 | 52.29 | 30.86 |
| Invercargill | 12 | 16 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 32.17 | 35.16 | 61.83 | 63.01 | 26.37 |
| Totals | 599 | 623 | 570 | 569 | 593 | 46.74 | 50.16 | 44.89 | 44.70 | 44.47 |

URBAN AREAS—BIRTHS REGISTERED EACH MONTH, 1926.

Urban Areas.	January.	February.	March.	April.	May.	June.	July.	August.	September.	October.	November.	December.	Total.
Auckland	339	262	334	322	268	290	297	319	312	284	327	311	3,665
Wellington	207	161	214	190	178	194	172	186	201	184	212	210	2,309
Christchurch	218	174	188	190	160	152	170	196	203	181	209	188	2,225
Dunedin	109	112	117	86	159	99	103	125	107	131	123	134	1,405
Hamilton	28	30	21	27	28	31	34	41	34	32	28	38	372
Gisborne	30	24	29	23	29	37	27	25	33	38	26	28	349
Napier	39	33	27	18	24	31	25	32	25	31	43	37	365
Hastings	25	25	23	33	20	23	34	35	16	21	26	16	297
New Plymouth	28	31	41	28	28	34	36	31	40	30	28	26	381
Wanganui	38	40	71	59	32	36	43	41	46	38	54	48	546
Palmerston North	32	24	30	42	34	34	34	29	37	35	47	33	411
Nelson	28	16	16	18	22	19	21	18	16	19	18	15	226
Timaru	29	23	30	28	17	23	39	34	23	23	24	31	324
Invercargill	30	36	34	35	34	27	51	37	35	39	64	33	455
Totals	1,180	991	1,176	1,099	1,033	1,030	1,086	1,149	1,128	1,086	1,229	1,148	13,334

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