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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 10
Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.
REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of January, 1928:
| Estimated Population, 1st April, 1927. | Live Births registered. | Proportion of Live Births to the 1,000 of Population. | Still-births registered, | Deaths Registered in JANUARY, 1928. | Males. | Females. | Total Deaths. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, January, 1928. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, 1928. | Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | ||||
| Auckland | ... | 201,220 | 296 | 1·47 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 2 |
| Wellington | ... | 126,310 | 218 | 1·73 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 4 |
| Christchurch | ... | 121,780 | 196 | 1·61 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| Dunedin | ... | 83,155 | 102 | 1·23 | 3 | 3 | .. | 28 | .. |
| Hamilton | ... | 17,080 | 32 | 1·87 | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | .. |
| Gisborne | ... | 15,000 | 20 | 1·33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. |
| Napier | ... | 18,410 | 29 | 1·58 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. |
| Hastings | ... | 14,885 | 20 | 1·34 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| New Plymouth | ... | 16,620 | 24 | 1·44 | 2 | .. | 1 | 8 | .. |
| Wanganui | ... | 26,870 | 53 | 1·97 | 1 | .. | .. | 9 | 1 |
| Palmerston North | ... | 20,480 | 33 | 1·61 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. |
| Nelson | ... | 11,985 | 31 | 2·59 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. |
| Timaru | ... | 17,320 | 23 | 1·33 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | .. |
| Invercargill | ... | 22,550 | 51 | 2·26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. |
| Totals | ... | 713,665 | 1,128 | 1·58 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 227 | 10 |
The total live births registered for the urban areas amounted to 1,128 as against 979 in December, an increase of 149. The deaths in January were 504 – a decrease of 60 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 270, females 234. Sixty-three of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 12·50 per cent. of the whole number. Thirty-nine of these were under one year of age.
The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for January, 1928 and 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. | |
| Jan., 1928. | Jan., 1927. | |
| Auckland | ... | .. |
| Wellington | ... | .. |
| Christchurch | ... | .. |
| Dunedin | ... | .. |
| Hamilton | ... | .. |
| Gisborne | ... | .. |
| Napier | ... | .. |
| Hastings | ... | .. |
| New Plymouth | ... | .. |
| Wanganui | ... | .. |
| Palmerston North | ... | .. |
| Nelson | ... | .. |
| Timaru | ... | .. |
| Invercargill | ... | .. |
| All areas, January, 1928 and 1927 | .. | 18·96 |
The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the urban areas during the month of January, 1928:
| Age-group. | Males. | Totals |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland. | Wellington | Christ-church. |
| Under 5 years | ... | 10 |
| 5 and under 10 years | .. | 1 |
| 10 "" 15 "" | .. | 1 |
| 15 "" 20 "" | .. | .. |
| 20 "" 25 "" | .. | 1 |
| 25 "" 30 "" | .. | 1 |
| 30 "" 35 "" | .. | 1 |
| 35 "" 40 "" | .. | 2 |
| 40 "" 45 "" | .. | 2 |
| 45 "" 50 "" | .. | 4 |
| 50 "" 55 "" | .. | 7 |
| 55 "" 60 "" | .. | 5 |
| 60 "" 65 "" | .. | 6 |
| 65 "" 70 "" | .. | 7 |
| 70 "" 75 "" | .. | 12 |
| 75 "" 80 "" | .. | 6 |
| 80 "" 85 "" | .. | 3 |
| 85 "" 90 "" | .. | 4 |
| 90 "" 95 "" | .. | .. |
| 95 "" 100 "" | .. | .. |
| 100 years and over | .. | .. |
| Totals | .. | 72 |
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