New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 18

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



Mar. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 643

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of February, 1929:-

Estimated Population, 1st April, 1928. Live Births registered, February, 1929. Proportion of Live Births to the 1,000 of Population. Still-births registered, February, 1929. DEATHS REGISTERED IN FEBRUARY, 1929. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, February, 1929.
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 .. 205,610 251 1·22 7 5 2 40 6 2 46 101 0·49
Wellington .. 129,680 185 1·43 6 1 1 38 3 1 36 80 0·62
Christchurch .. 123,140 151 1·23 4 3 .. 27 1 .. 35 66 0·54
Dunedin .. 83,970 91 1·08 6 2 .. 35 2 .. 21 60 0·71
Hamilton .. 17,290 26 1·50 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 6 9 0·52
Gisborne .. 15,160 26 1·72 1 .. .. 3 .. .. 2 5 0·33
Napier .. 18,600 28 1·51 .. .. 1 6 .. .. 5 12 0·65
Hastings .. 15,120 27 1·79 1 1 1 4 .. .. 4 10 0·66
New Plymouth .. 16,880 20 1·18 .. .. .. 5 .. .. 3 8 0·47
Wanganui .. 27,200 36 1·32 7 1 .. 6 .. .. 5 12 0·44
Palmerston North .. 20,880 43 2·06 1 1 .. 3 .. .. 2 6 0·29
Nelson .. 12,060 19 1·53 1 .. .. 6 1 .. 5 12 1·00
Timaru .. 17,530 20 1·14 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 4 7 0·40
Invercargill .. 22,865 41 1·79 1 1 .. 11 .. .. 6 18 0·79
Totals .. 725,985 964 1·33 35 15 5 189 13 4 180 406. 0·56

The total live births registered for the urban areas amounted to 964 as against 1,185 in January, a decrease of 221. The deaths in February were 406—a decrease of 87 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 209, females 197. Thirty-seven of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 9·11 per cent. of the whole number. Twenty-eight of these were under one year of age.

The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for February, 1929, and two months ended February, 1929, 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.
Feb., 1929. Two Months, 1929. Feb., 1929. Two Months, 1929. Feb., 1929. Two Months, 1929. Feb., 1929. Two Months, 1929.
Auckland .. .. .. 14·64 16·63 5·89 6·77 4·38 2·98
Wellington .. .. .. 17·11 19·25 7·39 7·96 2·16 2·86
Christchurch .. .. .. 14·71 15·88 6·42 6·97 2·65 2·75
Dunedin .. .. .. 13·00 15·50 8·57 8·86 4·30 3·22
Hamilton .. .. .. 18·04 20·12 6·24 6·59 .. ..
Gisborne .. .. .. 20·58 22·55 3·95 5·14 .. 3·51
Napier .. .. .. 18·06 20·96 7·74 8·06 .. ..
Hastings .. .. .. 21·42 25·00 7·93 7·14 3·70 3·17
New Plymouth .. .. .. 14·21 17·41 5·68 7·46 .. ..
Wanganui .. .. .. 15·88 15·00 5·29 8·38 2·78 5·88
Palmerston North .. .. .. 24·71 25·28 3·44 7·47 2·33 2·27
Nelson .. .. .. 18·90 14·92 11·94 10·45 5·26 6·67
Timaru .. .. .. 13·68 19·51 4·79 6·16 .. 1·75
Invercargill .. .. .. 21·52 21·25 9·44 7·61 2·44 1·23
All areas, February, and two months, 1929 15·92 17·75 6·71 7·42 2·88 2·71
All areas, February, and two months, 1928 17·68 18·32 8·20 8·33 2·38 2·88

The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the urban areas during the month of February, 1929:-

Age-group. Auckland. Wellington. Christ-church. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
Males.
Under 5 years .. .. 7 2 3 2 .. 1 2 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 20
5 and under 10 years .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4
10 ,, 15 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
15 ,, 20 .. 2 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 7
20 ,, 25 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
25 ,, 30 .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
30 ,, 35 .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 7
35 ,, 40 .. 1 1 3 2 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 9
40 ,, 45 .. 2 2 3 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 12
45 ,, 50 .. 3 2 3 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 12
50 ,, 55 .. 5 .. 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 16
55 ,, 60 .. 2 3 3 5 1 1 1 .. .. .. 3 .. 1 24
60 ,, 65 .. 7 4 1 6 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 24
65 ,, 70 .. 6 7 2 3 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 18
70 ,, 75 .. 7 4 5 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 22
75 ,, 80 .. 1 7 3 4 1 1 .. .. 2 1 .. .. 1 12
80 ,, 85 .. 2 2 1 2 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 9
85 ,, 90 .. 1 .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
90 ,, 95 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
95 ,, 100 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
100 years and over .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. 47 40 30 37 3 3 7 6 5 7 4 6 2 12

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