New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 43

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



MAY 17.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of April, 1928:
Estimated Population, 1st April, 1927. Live Births registered, April, 1928. Proportion of Live Births to the 1,000 of Population. Still-births registered, April, 1928. Deaths Registered in April, 1928. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, April, 1928.
Males. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Auckland 201,220 265 1·31 2 3 1 61 5 127
Wellington 126,310 220 1·74 7 2 1 44 1 2 84
Christchurch 121,780 176 1·45 1 5 1 31 4 77
Dunedin 83,155 95 1·14 2 5 .. 24 3 46
Hamilton 17,080 35 2·05 .. .. .. 7 2 11
Gisborne 15,000 18 1·20 1 1 1 6 .. .. .. 7 15
Napier 18,410 28 1·52 1 .. .. 6 1 .. .. 1 8
Hastings 14,885 20 1·34 1 1 1 4 .. .. .. 5 11
New Plymouth 16,620 21 1·26 1 .. .. 7 .. .. .. 6 13
Wanganui 26,870 34 1·27 .. 1 .. .. 13 .. .. .. 9 23
Palmerston North 20,480 40 1·95 .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. 7 16
Nelson 11,985 10 0·83 1 1 .. .. 4 .. .. .. 5 10
Timaru 17,320 31 1·79 .. 2 .. .. 6 2 .. .. 2 12
Invercargill 22,550 36 1·60 3 .. .. 4 .. .. .. 5 9
Totals 713,665 1,029 1·44 20 21 5 226 18 3 189 462 0·65

The total live births registered for the urban areas amounted to 1,029 as against 1,138 in March, a decrease of 109. The deaths in April were 462—a decrease of 26 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 252, females 210. Forty-seven of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 10·17 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 April, 1928, and four months ended April, 1928, 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.
April, 1928. Four Months, 1928. April, 1928. Four Months, 1928. April, 1928. Four Months, 1928. April, 1928. Four Months, 1928.
Auckland .. .. .. 15·80 .. 17·78 .. 7·57 .. 8·50 3·02 2·85 0·65 2·18
Wellington .. .. .. 20·90 .. 19·78 .. 7·98 .. 8·53 1·36 2·88 3·18 2·76
Christchurch .. .. .. 17·34 .. 17·96 .. 7·59 .. 7·91 5·11 3·56 0·57 3·97
Dunedin .. .. .. 13·71 .. 13·10 .. 6·64 .. 8·30 8·42 5·51 2·11 2·20
Hamilton .. .. .. 24·59 .. 25·47 .. 7·73 .. 6·15 5·71 2·76 .. 0·69
Gisborne .. .. .. 14·40 .. 18·00 .. 12·00 .. 9·00 5·56 3·33 5·56 2·22
Napier .. .. .. 18·25 .. 20·04 .. 5·21 .. 7·33 3·57 4·07 3·57 2·44
Hastings .. .. .. 16·12 .. 17·74 .. 8·86 .. 5·84 5·00 4·54 5·00 2·27
New Plymouth .. .. .. 15·16 .. 20·40 .. 9·39 .. 10·83 .. .. 4·76 2·65
Wanganui .. .. .. 15·18 .. 20·88 .. 10·27 .. 8·60 2·94 2·14 .. 2·67
Palmerston North .. .. .. 23·44 .. 19·92 .. 9·37 .. 8·50 .. .. 0·74 2·21
Nelson .. .. .. 10·01 .. 20·53 .. 10·01 .. 11·01 10·00 2·44 10·00 2·44
Timaru .. .. .. 21·48 .. 20·44 .. 8·31 .. 7·27 12·90 4·24 .. 0·85
Invercargill .. .. .. 19·16 .. 19·56 .. 4·79 .. 7·72 .. .. 4·08 8·33
All areas, April and four months, 1928 .. 17·30 .. 18·27 .. 7·77 .. 8·16 3·79 3·17 1·94 2·60
All areas, April and four months, 1927 .. 17·70 .. 18·98 .. 8·04 .. 7·76 3·52 3·79 3·13 2·56

The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the urban areas during the month of April, 1928:

Age-group. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
Males.
Under 5 years .. 4 3 6 5 .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 26
5 and under 10 years .. 2 .. 2 3 .. .. 1 .. .. 4 .. .. .. 13
10 ,, 15 ,, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
15 ,, 20 ,, .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
20 ,, 25 ,, .. 4 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
25 ,, 30 ,, .. .. 2 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
30 ,, 35 ,, .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
35 ,, 40 ,, .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 6
40 ,, 45 ,, .. 2 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 12
45 ,, 50 ,, .. 4 6 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 15
50 ,, 55 ,, .. 6 7 .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 21
55 ,, 60 ,, .. 6 5 .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 20
60 ,, 65 ,, .. 6 5 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 17
65 ,, 70 ,, .. 7 4 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 3 2 2 .. 27
70 ,, 75 ,, .. 4 3 .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 1 2 .. 25
75 ,, 80 ,, .. 5 6 .. 5 4 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 25
80 ,, 85 ,, .. 3 3 .. 3 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 11
85 ,, 90 ,, .. 4 .. .. 3 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 13
90 ,, 95 ,, .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
95 ,, 100 ,, .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
100 years and over .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. 65 47 37 29 7 8 6 7 14 9 5 8 4 252


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