New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 71

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



Oct. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3253

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

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

Estimated Population, 1st April, 1927. Live Births registered, September, 1927. Proportion of Live Births to the 1,000 of Population. Still-births registered, September, 1927. DEATHS REGISTERED IN SEPTEMBER, 1927. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, September, 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 .. 201,220 330 1·64 8 9 .. 73 2 .. 74 158 0·79
Wellington .. 126,310 236 1·87 6 5 3 42 2 2 41 95 0·75
Christchurch .. 121,780 186 1·53 8 4 .. 46 7 .. 52 109 0·89
Dunedin .. 83,155 99 1·19 1 2 1 35 3 .. 30 71 0·85
Hamilton .. 17,080 24 1·41 2 3 1 7 .. .. 2 13 0·76
Gisborne .. 15,000 26 1·73 1 1 .. 6 2 1 6 16 1·01
Napier .. 18,410 31 1·68 .. .. 1 15 1 .. 12 29 1·58
Hastings .. 14,885 24 1·61 2 .. .. 4 .. .. 5 9 0·60
New Plymouth .. 16,620 21 1·26 .. 1 .. 4 .. .. 5 10 0·60
Wanganui .. 26,870 47 1·75 .. 1 .. 14 1 1 5 22 0·82
Palmerston North .. 20,480 46 2·25 1 3 .. 11 1 .. 4 19 0·93
Nelson .. 11,985 23 1·92 .. 2 1 2 2 .. 3 10 0·83
Timaru .. 17,320 21 1·21 .. 3 .. 5 1 .. 3 12 0·69
Invercargill .. 22,550 50 2·22 1 .. .. 13 .. .. 11 24 1·06
Totals .. 713,665 1,164 1·63 30 34 7 277 22 4 253 597 0·84

The total live births registered for the urban areas amounted to 1,164, as against 1,154 in August, an increase of 10. The deaths in September were 597—a decrease of 47 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 318, females 279. Sixty-seven of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 11·22 per cent. of the whole number. Fifty-six of these were under one year of age.

The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for September, and nine months ended September, 1927, were as follows. The infantile mortality and still-birth rates per 100 births for the same period are also given.

Urban Area. Equivalent Annual Rates per 1,000 of Population. Rate per 100 Births.
Births. Deaths. Infantile Mortality. Still-births.
Sept- ember, 1927. Nine Months, 1927. Sept- ember, 1927. Nine Months, 1927. Sept- ember, 1927. Nine Months, 1927. Sept- ember, 1927. Nine Months, 1927.
Auckland .. 19·67 17·76 9·42 8·69 3·33 3·77 2·42 2·33
Wellington .. 22·42 18·19 9·02 8·34 2·96 4·00 2·54 2·90
Christchurch .. 18·32 17·47 10·73 9·26 5·91 6·20 4·30 3·10
Dunedin .. 14·28 15·64 10·24 9·75 5·05 4·59 1·01 2·65
Hamilton .. 16·86 19·82 9·13 6·79 12·50 6·68 8·33 1·97
Gisborne .. 20·80 22·22 12·79 8·80 11·54 6·40 3·85 1·20
Napier .. 20·20 17·01 18·90 11·87 3·23 6·38 .. 4·68
Hastings .. 19·34 21·58 7·25 8·60 .. 5·38 8·33 2·07
New Plymouth .. 15·16 22·14 7·21 7·22 4·76 4·34 .. 3·99
Wanganui .. 20·99 20·18 9·82 8·09 4·25 3·68 .. 3·92
Palmerston North .. 26·95 18·94 11·12 7·88 8·69 6·17 2·17 2·40
Nelson .. 23·03 20·13 10·01 9·45 17·39 4·97 .. 2·76
Timaru .. 14·54 18·70 8·30 8·31 19·04 5·34 .. 3·70
Invercargill .. 26·60 22·70 12·77 8·33 .. 3·64 2·00 2·08
All areas, September, and nine months, 1927 19·56 18·19 10·03 8·86 4·76 4·50 2·55 2·69
All areas, September, and nine months, 1926 19·56 18·99 10·56 8·52 4·07 4·53 .. ..

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

Age-group. Auckland. Wellington. Christ-church. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
Males.
Under 5 years .. 9 8 4 3 4 1 1 .. 1 1 3 3 3 .. 41
5 and under 10 years .. 2 3 3 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 10
10 „ 15 „ .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
15 „ 20 „ .. 1 1 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
20 „ 25 „ .. 3 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 6
25 „ 30 „ .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 8
30 „ 35 „ .. 1 2 1 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 6
35 „ 40 „ .. 3 .. 2 1 .. 2 2 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 8
40 „ 45 „ .. 4 1 2 .. .. 1 2 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 13
45 „ 50 „ .. 5 1 2 5 .. 1 2 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 2 19
50 „ 55 „ .. 6 6 3 2 1 1 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 23
55 „ 60 „ .. 3 5 1 3 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 15
60 „ 65 „ .. 8 6 5 2 1 .. 3 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 29
65 „ 70 „ .. 10 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 .. 3 .. .. 1 1 28
70 „ 75 „ .. 5 4 6 4 3 1 1 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 24
75 „ 80 „ .. 6 3 8 2 .. .. .. 1 1 2 2 .. .. 2 27
80 „ 85 „ .. 6 2 3 6 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2 1 1 2 24
85 „ 90 „ .. 2 1 2 4 .. .. 1 .. 1 2 4 1 .. .. 18
90 „ 95 „ .. 4 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 8
95 „ 100 „ .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
100 years and over .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. 82 50 50 38 11 7 16 4 5 15 14 5 8 13 318

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