New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 41

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 41

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of May, 1927:—

Estimated Population, 1st April, 1927. Total Births registered, May, 1927. Proportion of Births to the 1,000 of Population. DEATHS REGISTERED IN MAY, 1927. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, May, 1927.
Males. Females. Total Deaths.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Auckland .. .. 201,220 278 1·38 2 3 80 6 .. 76 167 0·83
Wellington .. 126,310 181 1·43 4 .. 31 1 .. 34 70 0·55
Christchurch 121,780 173 1·42 5 1 42 6 .. 27 81 0·67
Dunedin .. 83,155 107 1·29 2 .. 43 4 .. 36 85 1·02
Hamilton .. 17,080 24 1·41 .. .. 2 .. .. 3 5 0·29
Gisborne .. 15,000 29 1·93 .. .. 6 .. 1 1 8 0·53
Napier .. 18,410 22 1·19 1 .. 10 .. 1 8 20 1·09
Hastings .. 14,885 34 2·28 1 .. 7 .. .. 7 15 1·01
New Plymouth 16,620 39 2·35 1 .. 8 2 1 1 13 0·78
Wanganui .. 26,870 47 1·75 .. 1 5 .. .. 7 13 0·48
Palmerston North 20,480 37 1·81 1 .. 6 .. 1 10 18 0·88
Nelson .. 11,985 22 1·84 1 .. 7 .. .. 7 15 1·25
Timaru .. 17,320 29 1·67 1 .. 7 1 .. 3 12 0·69
Invercargill .. 22,550 52 2·31 .. .. 6 1 .. 4 11 0·49
Totals .. .. 713,665 1,074 1·50 19 5 260 21 4 224 533 0·75

The total births registered for the urban areas amounted to 1,074 as against 1,022 in April—an increase of 52. The deaths in May were 533—an increase of 69 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 284, females 249. Forty-nine of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 9·19 per cent. of the whole number. Forty of these were under one year of age.

The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for May, and five months ended May, 1927, 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.
May, 1927. Five Months, 1927. May, 1927. Five Months, 1927. May, 1927. Five Months, 1927.
Auckland .. .. 16·38 18·02 9·96 7·74 2·88 3·38
Wellington 17·19 17·42 6·65 7·11 2·76 3·60
Christchurch 15·05 17·58 7·98 7·67 6·36 4·37
Dunedin .. 15·44 16·02 12·27 9·32 5·61 4·14
Hamilton .. 16·86 21·78 3·51 6·18 .. 4·52
Gisborne .. 23·20 23·52 6·40 8·00 .. 3·40
Napier .. 14·34 14·99 13·04 10·17 4·55 8·70
Hastings .. 27·41 24·35 12·09 8·22 2·94 6·62
New Plymouth 28·16 23·54 9·39 8·09 7·69 4·29
Wanganui .. 20·99 19·74 5·78 7·95 .. 4·07
Palmerston North 21·68 19·34 10·55 6·09 2·70 3·03
Nelson .. 21·63 21·43 15·02 9·01 4·55 3·74
Timaru .. 20·09 19·40 7·31 6·79 6·90 2·86
Invercargill .. 27·67 23·09 5·85 6·92 1·92 3·23
All areas, May, and five months, 1927 18·06 18·35 8·96 7·78 3·72 3·78
All areas, May, and five months, 1926 19·96 19·96 8·34 7·96 4·63 4·31

The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the urban areas during the month of May, 1927:—

Age-group. Auckland. Wellington. Christch’rch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
Males.
Under 5 years .. 5 4 6 2 .. .. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .. 24
5 and under 10 years 3 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
10 ,, 15 ,, 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 5
15 ,, 20 ,, 5 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8
20 ,, 25 ,, 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4
25 ,, 30 ,, 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 4
30 ,, 35 ,, 1 1 .. 3 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. 10
35 ,, 40 ,, .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 6
40 ,, 45 ,, 1 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 6
45 ,, 50 ,, 6 4 1 3 .. 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. • 1 .. 16
50 ,, 55 ,, 2 3 2 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 12
55 ,, 60 ,, 7 .. 5 4 .. .. 2 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 18
60 ,, 65 ,, 9 6 2 3 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 1 .. 1 28
65 ,, 70 ,, 9 3 7 7 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 29
70 ,, 75 ,, 8 5 .8 5 .. 2 1 1 1 1 .. .. 1 1 33
75 ,, 80 ,, 2 2 2 4 .. .. 2 1 2 1 1 .. 2 1 20
80 ,, 85 ,, 16 1 4 6 .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 32
85 ,, 90 ,, 4 2 3 2 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 14
90 ,, 95 ,, 3 .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 .. .. 10
95 ,, 100 ,, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
100 years and over .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. 85 35 48 45 2 6 11 8 9 6 7 8 8 6 284


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