New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 68

Page 2795

✨ Vital Statistics



SEPT. 13. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2795

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of August, 1928:—

Estimated Population, 1st April, 1928. Live Births registered, August, 1928. Proportion of Live Births to the 1,000 of Population. Still-births registered, August, 1928. DEATHS REGISTERED IN AUGUST, 1928. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, August, 1928.
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 .. 205,610 290 1·41 10 5 .. 89 4 3 72 173 0·84
Wellington .. 129,680 229 1·77 9 6 .. 64 4 4 64 142 1·09
Christchurch .. 123,140 170 1·38 7 10 1 52 4 2 64 133 1·08
Dunedin .. 83,970 94 1·12 5 2 .. 38 1 1 40 82 0·98
Hamilton .. 17,290 23 1·33 1 1 .. 9 .. .. 3 13 0·75
Gisborne .. 15,160 31 2·04 .. 2 .. 7 1 .. 5 15 0·99
Napier .. 18,600 29 1·56 3 .. .. 4 .. .. 7 11 0·59
Hastings .. 15,120 25 1·65 1 .. .. 6 .. .. 1 7 0·46
New Plymouth .. 16,880 31 1·84 .. 1 .. 8 1 .. 8 18 1·07
Wanganui .. 27,200 40 1·47 .. .. .. 14 2 .. 10 26 0·96
Palmerston North .. 20,880 39 1·87 .. 2 .. 9 1 1 5 18 0·86
Nelson .. 12,060 18 1·49 .. 1 .. 6 2 .. 9 18 1·49
Timaru .. 17,530 25 1·43 .. .. .. 9 .. .. 10 19 1·08
Invercargill .. 22,865 34 1·49 .. 2 .. 10 .. 1 14 27 1·18
Totals .. 725,985 1,078 1·48 36 32 1 325 20 12 312 702 0·97

The total live births registered for the urban areas amounted to 1,078 as against 1,073 in July, an increase of 5. The deaths in August were 702—an increase of 31 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 358, females 344. Sixty-five of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 9·26 per cent. of the whole number. Fifty-two of these were under one year of age.

The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for August, 1928, and eight months ended August, 1928, were as follows. The infant 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. Infant Mortality. Still-births.
August, 1928. Eight Months, 1928. August, 1928. Eight Months, 1928. August, 1928. Eight Months, 1928. August, 1928. Eight Months, 1928.
Auckland .. 16·93 16·82 10·10 8·68 3·10 3·44 3·44 2·80
Wellington .. 21·18 19·14 13·12 9·32 4·36 3·24 3·92 3·06
Christchurch .. 16·56 17·44 12·96 8·94 8·23 4·55 4·12 3·93
Dunedin .. 13·43 14·04 11·71 9·09 3·19 4·45 5·32 3·05
Hamilton .. 15·96 22·99 9·01 7·29 4·35 5·28 4·35 1·51
Gisborne .. 24·53 18·70 11·87 9·30 9·68 4·23 .. 1·59
Napier .. 18·71 19·19 7·09 8·63 .. 3·36 10·34 2·52
Hastings .. 19·84 17·36 5·54 6·45 .. 4·00 4·00 2·86
New Plymouth .. 22·03 22·34 12·79 8·41 6·45 2·79 .. 1·99
Wanganui .. 17·64 19·30 11·46 9·38 5·00 3·71 .. 3·42
Palmerston North .. 22·40 19·25 10·34 8·98 7·69 4·85 .. 1·49
Nelson .. 17·90 18·03 17·90 13·06 6·67 4·82 .. 2·07
Timaru .. 17·11 19·68 13·00 7·69 .. 3·91 .. 2·17
Invercargill .. 17·83 18·96 14·16 9·16 5·88 4·50 .. 2·77
All areas, August and eight months, 1928 .. 17·81 17·72 11·60 8·97 4·78 3·67 3·31 2·77
All areas, August and eight months, 1927 .. 19·39 18·02 10·82 8·72 5·16 4·33 2·41 2·63

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

Age-group. Auckland. Wellington. Christ-church. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
Males.
Under 5 years .. 5 6 11 2 1 2 .. .. 1 .. 2 1 .. 2 33
5 and under 10 years .. 4 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 7
10 „ 15 „ 1 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
15 „ 20 „ .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
20 „ 25 „ .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. .. 8
25 „ 30 „ 2 3 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 9
30 „ 35 „ 3 .. 1 2 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 8
35 „ 40 „ 2 3 1 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10
40 „ 45 „ 4 7 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1 2 20
45 „ 50 „ 6 2 6 1 .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1 .. 18
50 „ 55 „ 4 3 5 5 .. 1 .. 1 1 1 2 1 .. 1 27
55 „ 60 „ 5 6 5 1 2 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 1 23
60 „ 65 „ 2 7 6 1 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 21
65 „ 70 „ 13 8 11 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 .. .. 1 .. 46
70 „ 75 „ 12 5 4 6 1 .. 3 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 2 36
75 „ 80 „ 7 6 5 9 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 2 2 1 1 35
80 „ 85 „ 13 3 2 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 23
85 „ 90 „ 8 3 3 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 20
90 „ 95 „ 3 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 6
95 „ 100 „ .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
100 years and over .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. 94 70 63 40 10 9 4 6 9 14 11 7 9 12 358


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