New Zealand Gazette – 1930 – No. 27

Page 1147

✨ Vital Statistics Report



APRIL 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1147

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of March, 1930:—

— Estimated Population, 1st April, 1929. Live Births registered, March, 1930. Proportion of Live Births to the 1,000 of Population. Still-births registered, March, 1930. DEATHS REGISTERED IN MARCH, 1930. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, March, 1930.
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 .. 208,580 236 1·13 9 3 2 76 1 2 55 139 0·67
Wellington .. 133,320 212 1·59 8 1 1 35 .. 2 32 71 0·53
Christchurch .. 125,170 166 1·33 4 4 .. 38 2 2 45 91 0·73
Dunedin .. 84,990 121 1·42 2 2 1 24 1 .. 24 52 0·61
Hamilton .. 17,400 29 1·67 .. .. .. 4 1 .. 2 7 0·40
Gisborne .. 15,280 28 1·83 2 2 .. 2 .. .. 1 5 0·33
Napier .. 18,780 19 1·01 .. .. .. 7 .. .. 7 14 0·75
Hastings .. 15,330 25 1·63 1 .. .. 6 .. 1 2 8 0·52
New Plymouth .. 17,040 34 2·00 .. .. .. 3 .. 2 4 8 0·47
Wanganui .. 27,320 46 1·68 1 .. .. 9 2 2 6 19 0·70
Palmerston North .. 21,220 39 1·84 1 .. .. 9 4 .. 7 20 0·94
Nelson .. 12,230 20 1·64 .. .. .. 6 .. .. 3 9 0·74
Timaru .. 17,880 21 1·17 .. 1 .. 3 .. .. 4 8 0·45
Invercargill .. 23,260 34 1·46 1 1 1 6 1 .. 7 16 0·69
Totals .. 737,800 1,030 1·40 29 14 5 228 12 9 199 467 0·63

The total live births registered for the urban areas amounted to 1,030 as against 987 in February, an increase of 43. The deaths in March were 467, an increase of 10 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 247, females 220. Forty of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 8·57 per cent. of the whole number. Twenty-six of these were under one year of age.

The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for March, 1930, and three months ended March, 1930, 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.
March, 1930. Three Months, 1930. March, 1930. Three Months, 1930. March, 1930. Three Months, 1930. March, 1930. Three Months, 1930.
Auckland .. 13·58 14·04 8·00 7·67 1·69 2·87 3·81 3·55
Wellington .. 19·08 20·25 6·39 7·53 0·47 1·78 3·77 4·00
Christchurch .. 15·91 16·49 8·72 8·47 3·61 4·26 2·41 3·68
Dunedin .. 17·08 15·39 7·34 8·28 2·48 2·45 1·65 3·06
Hamilton .. 20·00 19·54 4·83 3·68 3·45 3·53 .. 4·71
Gisborne .. 21·99 22·51 3·93 8·64 7·14 8·14 7·14 2·33
Napier .. 12·14 19·17 8·95 7·45 .. 1·11 .. 1·11
Hastings .. 19·57 17·74 6·26 6·52 .. 4·41 4·00 4·41
New Plymouth .. 23·94 22·30 5·63 7·04 .. .. .. 1·05
Wanganui .. 20·20 18·89 8·35 7·32 4·35 3·88 2·17 3·10
Palmerston North .. 22·05 17·72 11·31 6·03 10·26 4·25 2·56 2·13
Nelson .. 19·62 16·03 8·83 9·16 .. 2·04 .. 2·04
Timaru .. 14·09 18·79 5·37 7·16 4·76 1·19 .. 1·19
Invercargill .. 17·54 17·02 8·25 9·97 5·88 10·42 2·94 4·17
All areas, March, and three months, 1930 .. 16·75 16·94 7·59 7·76 2·52 3·13 2·82 3·36
All areas, March, and three months, 1929 .. 16·56 17·36 7·42 7·42 3·29 2·92 2·79 2·95

The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the urban areas during the month of March, 1930:—

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 2 4 3 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 19
5 and under 10 years .. 3 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
10 ,, 15 ,, .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
15 ,, 20 ,, .. 1 1 2 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
20 ,, 25 ,, .. 2 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 5
25 ,, 30 ,, .. 3 .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
30 ,, 35 ,, .. 2 1 2 2 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 6
35 ,, 40 ,, .. 1 3 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 9
40 ,, 45 ,, .. 4 1 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 12
45 ,, 50 ,, .. 9 2 5 2 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 2 1 .. .. 23
50 ,, 55 ,, .. 7 3 3 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 15
55 ,, 60 ,, .. 6 2 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 13
60 ,, 65 ,, .. 6 3 2 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 17
65 ,, 70 ,, .. 6 4 4 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 18
70 ,, 75 ,, .. 10 4 4 3 .. .. 1 2 1 2 .. 1 .. 1 27
75 ,, 80 ,, .. 7 2 4 2 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 4 .. 1 1 26
80 ,, 85 ,, .. 3 2 1 5 .. 1 1 1 .. 2 .. 3 1 .. 18
85 ,, 90 ,, .. 2 1 3 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 10
90 ,, 95 ,, .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 5
95 ,, 100 ,, .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
100 years and over .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. 81 37 42 27 4 4 7 6 3 9 9 6 4 8 247


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