New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 46

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 46

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of May, 1929 :—

Estimated Population, 1st April, 1929. Live Births registered, May, 1929. Proportion of Live Births to the 1,000 of Population. Still-births registered, May, 1929. DEATHS REGISTERED IN MAY, 1929. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, May, 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 .. .. 208,580 313 1·50 11 3 7 84 10 1 79 184 0·88
Wellington .. .. 133,320 213 1·60 2 6 .. 53 1 1 37 98 0·74
Christchurch .. .. 125,170 192 1·53 4 7 2 57 .. 2 48 116 0·93
Dunedin .. .. 84,990 112 1·32 6 3 1 33 1 2 25 65 0·76
Hamilton .. .. 17,400 36 2·07 1 3 .. 9 .. .. 4 16 0·92
Gisborne .. .. 15,280 17 1·11 .. 2 .. 5 1 .. 4 12 0·79
Napier .. .. 18,780 39 2·08 .. .. .. 8 .. .. 3 11 0·59
Hastings .. .. 15,330 29 1·89 .. 1 .. 3 1 .. 8 13 0·85
New Plymouth .. .. 17,040 26 1·43 2 1 .. 6 1 .. 5 13 0·76
Wanganui .. .. 27,320 36 1·32 1 .. .. 7 .. .. 7 14 0·51
Palmerston North .. .. 21,220 42 1·98 1 1 .. 3 1 .. 4 9 0·42
Nelson .. .. 12,230 19 1·55 .. .. 1 4 .. .. 8 13 1·06
Timaru .. .. 17,880 31 1·73 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 6 9 0·50
Invercargill .. .. 23,260 44 1·89 2 2 1 10 .. .. 9 22 0·95
Totals .. .. 737,800 1,149 1·56 30 29 12 285 16 6 247 595 0·81

The total live births registered for the urban areas amounted to 1,149 as against 998 in April, an increase of 151. The deaths in May were 595—an increase of 116 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 326, females 269. Sixty-three of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 10·54 per cent. of the whole number. Forty-five of these were under one year of age.

The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for May, 1929, and five months ended May, 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.
May, 1929. Five Months, 1929. May, 1929. Five Months, 1929. May, 1929. Five Months, 1929. May, 1929. Five Months, 1929.
Auckland .. .. 18·00 16·26 10·58 7·73 4·15 2·87 3·51 2·80
Wellington .. .. 19·16 18·72 8·82 7·68 3·28 3·35 0·94 2·50
Christchurch .. .. 18·40 16·10 11·11 7·69 3·64 3·15 2·08 2·66
Dunedin .. .. 15·80 14·46 9·17 8·64 3·57 4·29 5·35 3·51
Hamilton .. .. 24·82 19·03 11·03 8·28 8·33 2·90 2·78 1·45
Gisborne .. .. 13·34 21·20 9·42 6·91 17·65 5·92 .. 1·48
Napier .. .. 24·91 19·93 7·02 7·28 .. 0·64 .. 2·56
Hastings .. .. 22·69 21·45 10·18 7·98 6·90 3·65 .. 1·46
New Plymouth .. .. 17·10 18·17 9·14 7·89 7·69 4·65 7·69 2·33
Wanganui .. .. 15·80 16·86 6·14 7·45 .. 3·12 2·78 6·24
Palmerston North .. .. 23·74 23·41 5·09 7·46 4·76 3·86 2·38 4·83
Nelson .. .. 18·64 15·11 12·74 10·40 .. 3·89 .. 2·60
Timaru .. .. 21·80 18·12 6·04 7·38 .. 2·22 .. 0·74
Invercargill .. .. 23·69 20·74 11·34 9·18 4·54 3·98 4·54 2·49
All areas, May, and five months, 1929 .. 18·67 17·23 9·67 7·87 3·92 3·15 2·61 2·68
All areas, May, and five months, 1928 .. 18·16 18·00 8·18 8·05 2·82 3·10 3·00 2·68

The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the urban areas during the month of May, 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 .. 10 6 9 4 3 2 .. 1 1 .. 1 1 .. 3 41
5 and under 10 years 1 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 8
10 ,, 15 ,, 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
15 ,, 20 ,, 3 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 7
20 ,, 25 ,, .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
25 ,, 30 ,, 2 1 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8
30 ,, 35 ,, .. 2 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 5
35 ,, 40 ,, 3 3 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 9
40 ,, 45 ,, 5 3 2 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 14
45 ,, 50 ,, 5 4 3 .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12
50 ,, 55 ,, 4 5 7 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 23
55 ,, 60 ,, 5 7 5 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23
60 ,, 65 ,, 8 5 8 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 26
65 ,, 70 ,, 11 5 4 5 .. .. 1 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. 29
70 ,, 75 ,, 11 5 5 5 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 2 1 1 33
75 ,, 80 ,, 11 3 11 8 2 .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 41
80 ,, 85 ,, 8 4 5 5 .. 2 1 1 2 .. 1 1 .. 1 31
85 ,, 90 ,, 4 1 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 10
90 ,, 95 ,, .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
95 ,, 100 ,, 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
100 years and over .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. 94 59 66 37 12 7 8 4 7 7 4 5 3 13 326


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