New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 93

Page 3501

✨ Vital Statistics Report



Dec. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3501

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

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

Estimated Population, 1st April, 1928. Live Births registered, November, 1928. Proportion of Live Births to the 1,000 of Population. Still-births registered, November, 1928. DEATHS REGISTERED IN NOVEMBER, 1928. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, November, 1928.
Males. Females.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Total Deaths.
Auckland .. .. 205,610 264 1·28 13 9 .. 59 2 .. 64 134 0·65
Wellington .. .. 129,680 213 1·64 5 3 4 47 8 .. 38 100 0·77
Christchurch .. .. 123,140 177 1·44 5 1 .. 42 4 1 49 97 0·79
Dunedin .. .. 83,970 119 1·42 2 6 1 44 3 1 23 78 0·93
Hamilton .. .. 17,290 30 1·74 1 1 .. 8 1 .. 5 15 0·87
Gisborne .. .. 15,160 25 1·65 .. 2 .. 1 1 .. 1 5 0·33
Napier .. .. 18,600 28 1·51 .. 1 .. 9 .. .. 1 11 0·59
Hastings .. .. 15,120 31 2·05 .. .. .. 3 .. 1 2 6 0·40
New Plymouth .. .. 16,880 23 1·36 1 .. .. 5 1 .. 2 8 0·47
Wanganui .. .. 27,200 44 1·62 .. 1 2 6 1 .. 9 19 0·70
Palmerston North .. .. 20,880 37 1·77 .. 1 .. 7 1 .. 5 14 0·67
Nelson .. .. 12,060 24 1·99 1 .. 1 2 .. .. 3 6 0·50
Timaru .. .. 17,530 25 1·43 1 2 1 1 .. .. 4 8 0·46
Invercargill .. .. 22,865 42 1·84 1 1 .. 8 .. .. 4 13 0·57
Totals .. .. 725,985 1,082 1·49 30 28 9 242 22 3 210 514 0·71

The total live births registered for the urban areas amounted to 1,082 as against 1,145 in October, a decrease of 63. The deaths in November were 514—a decrease of 95 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 279, females 235. Sixty-two of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 12·06 per cent. of the whole number. Fifty-seven of these were under one year of age.

The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for November, 1928, and eleven months ended November, 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.
Nov., 1928. Eleven Months, 1928. Nov., 1928. Eleven Months, 1928. Nov., 1928. Eleven Months, 1928. Nov., 1928. Eleven Months, 1928.
Auckland .. .. 15·41 16·61 7·82 8·71 4·17 3·99 4·92 3·00
Wellington .. .. 19·70 19·08 9·25 9·51 5·16 3·57 2·35 3·08
Christchurch .. .. 17·24 17·55 9·46 9·36 2·82 4·54 2·82 3·78
Dunedin .. .. 17·00 14·60 11·15 9·64 7·56 5·07 1·68 3·02
Hamilton .. .. 20·82 22·88 10·42 7·75 6·67 5·79 3·33 1·65
Gisborne .. .. 19·79 19·77 3·96 7·84 12·00 4·36 .. 2·18
Napier .. .. 18·06 17·99 7·09 8·61 3·57 4·23 .. 2·61
Hastings .. .. 24·60 17·73 4·76 6·99 .. 3·66 .. 2·44
New Plymouth .. .. 16·36 22·67 5·69 9·94 4·35 2·28 4·35 2·28
Wanganui .. .. 19·42 20·32 8·39 9·22 4·55 3·75 .. 2·76
Palmerston North .. .. 21·26 19·05 8·05 9·24 5·41 5·48 .. 1·37
Nelson .. .. 23·88 18·44 5·96 12·65 .. 3·92 4·17 1·96
Timaru .. .. 17·11 19·59 5·47 7·90 8·00 4·44 4·00 3·17
Invercargill .. .. 22·04 19·78 6·83 9·63 2·38 5·06 2·38 3·37
All areas, November and eleven months, 1928 17·88 17·80 8·50 9·13 4·62 4·20 3·27 2·99
All areas, November and eleven months, 1927 19·72 18·45 9·29 8·96 4·42 4·36 2·81 2·71

The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the urban areas during the month of November, 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 .. .. 9 7 1 7 1 2 1 .. 3 1 1 3 1 37
5 and under 10 years .. .. 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8
10 ” 15 ” .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 3
15 ” 20 ” .. 4 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
20 ” 25 ” .. 1 1 .. 3 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 7
25 ” 30 ” .. 1 2 1 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 6
30 ” 35 ” .. 2 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
35 ” 40 ” .. 1 5 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 12
40 ” 45 ” .. .. 5 2 4 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 13
45 ” 50 ” .. 9 3 7 2 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 25
50 ” 55 ” .. 4 2 1 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 10
55 ” 60 ” .. 5 1 4 2 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 14
60 ” 65 ” .. 2 4 4 5 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 2 21
65 ” 70 ” .. 5 3 3 3 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 19
70 ” 75 ” .. 8 8 2 5 .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. 26
75 ” 80 ” .. 8 6 6 5 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 27
80 ” 85 ” .. 6 3 6 6 .. 3 .. 1 2 1 .. .. .. 28
85 ” 90 ” .. 1 .. 3 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 8
90 ” 95 ” .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
95 ” 100 ” .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
100 years and over .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. .. 68 54 43 51 9 3 10 3 5 9 8 3 4 9


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