New Zealand Gazette – 1930 – No. 35

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



May 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1637

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

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

Estimated Population, 1st April, 1929. Live Births registered, April, 1930. Proportion of Live Births to the 1,000 of Population. Still-births registered, April, 1930. DEATHS REGISTERED IN APRIL, 1930. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, April, 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 .. .. 208,580 224 1·07 .. 2 2 71 4 4 55 138 0·66
Wellington .. .. 133,320 205 1·54 8 5 1 45 .. .. 46 97 0·73
Christchurch .. .. 125,170 164 1·31 6 3 1 33 1 1 42 81 0·65
Dunedin .. .. 84,990 92 1·08 4 4 .. 20 1 .. 26 51 0·60
Hamilton .. .. 17,400 34 1·95 .. 2 .. 3 4 .. 7 16 0·92
Gisborne .. .. 15,280 24 1·57 1 1 .. 4 .. .. 3 8 0·52
Napier .. .. 18,780 18 0·96 1 2 1 2 .. .. 4 9 0·48
Hastings .. .. 15,330 25 1·63 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 3 5 0·33
New Plymouth .. .. 17,040 22 1·29 1 .. .. 9 .. .. 9 18 1·06
Wanganui .. .. 27,320 32 1·17 1 .. .. 9 .. .. 10 19 0·70
Palmerston North .. .. 21,220 28 1·32 1 .. 1 6 .. .. 5 12 0·57
Nelson .. .. 12,230 15 1·23 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 2 5 0·41
Timaru .. .. 17,800 25 1·40 .. .. .. 5 .. .. 3 8 0·45
Invercargill .. .. 23,260 43 1·85 .. 1 .. 7 .. .. 9 17 0·73
Totals .. .. 737,800 951 1·29 23 20 6 218 11 5 224 484 0·66

The total live births registered for the urban areas amounted to 951 as against 1,030 in March, a decrease of 79. The deaths in April were 484, an increase of 17 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 244, females 240. Forty-two of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 8·68 per cent. of the whole number. Thirty-one of these were under one year of age.

The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for April, 1930, and four months ended April, 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.
April, 1930. Four Months, 1930. April, 1930. Four Months, 1930. April, 1930. Four Months, 1930. April, 1930. Four Months, 1930.
Auckland .. .. 12·89 13·75 7·94 7·74 2·68 2·82 .. 2·72
Wellington .. .. 18·45 19·80 8·73 7·83 2·44 1·93 3·90 3·98
Christchurch .. .. 15·72 16·30 7·77 8·29 2·44 3·82 3·66 3·68
Dunedin .. .. 12·99 14·79 7·20 8·01 5·43 3·10 4·35 3·34
Hamilton .. .. 23·45 20·52 11·03 5·52 17·65 7·56 .. 3·36
Gisborne .. .. 18·85 21·60 6·28 8·05 4·17 7·27 4·17 2·73
Napier .. .. 11·50 17·25 5·75 7·03 11·11 2·78 5·56 1·85
Hastings .. .. 19·57 18·20 3·91 5·87 4·00 4·30 .. 3·23
New Plymouth .. .. 15·49 20·60 12·68 8·45 .. .. 4·35 1·71
Wanganui .. .. 14·06 17·68 8·35 7·58 .. 3·11 3·13 3·11
Palmerston North .. .. 15·83 17·25 6·79 6·22 .. 3·28 3·57 2·46
Nelson .. .. 14·72 15·70 4·91 8·09 .. 1·56 .. 1·56
Timaru .. .. 16·78 18·29 5·37 6·71 .. 0·92 .. 0·92
Invercargill .. .. 22·18 17·93 8·77 9·67 2·33 7·91 .. 2·88
All areas, April, and four months, 1930 .. 15·46 16·57 7·87 7·78 3·26 3·16 2·42 3·14
All areas, April, and four months, 1929 .. 16·49 17·14 7·91 7·54 3·81 3·13 2·81 2·87

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

Age-group. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
Males.
Under 5 years .. .. 4 6 4 4 2 1 3 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 26
5 and under 10 years .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
10 ,, 15 ,, .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
15 ,, 20 ,, .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3
20 ,, 25 ,, .. 2 3 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 10
25 ,, 30 ,, .. 4 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 8
30 ,, 35 ,, .. 2 2 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 8
35 ,, 40 ,, .. 3 4 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 9
40 ,, 45 ,, .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
45 ,, 50 ,, .. 6 3 4 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
50 ,, 55 ,, .. 5 2 3 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 13
55 ,, 60 ,, .. 6 4 3 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2 2 1 2 22
60 ,, 65 ,, .. 6 7 4 .. 1 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 22
65 ,, 70 ,, .. 5 4 1 1 .. 2 .. 1 2 1 .. .. .. 17
70 ,, 75 ,, .. 10 7 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21
75 ,, 80 ,, .. 7 5 7 8 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 2 1 34
80 ,, 85 ,, .. 7 3 3 2 2 .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 20
85 ,, 90 ,, .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 6
90 ,, 95 ,, .. 3 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
95 ,, 100 ,, .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
100 years and over .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. .. 75 51 37 24 5 5 1 9 9 7 3 5 8 244


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