New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 30

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of March, 1931:—

Estimated Population, 1st April, 1930. Live Births Registered, March, 1931. Proportion of Live Births to the 1,000 of Population. Still Births Registered, March, 1931. DEATHS REGISTERED IN MARCH, 1931. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, March, 1931.
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 .. 212,100 275 1·30 5 7 1 75 1 .. 157 0·74
Wellington .. 138,050 222 1·61 14 2 1 49 2 1 82 0·59
Christchurch .. 125,800 176 1·40 8 2 1 44 1 1 78 0·62
Dunedin .. 85,330 113 1·32 1 4 1 30 1 1 64 0·75
Hamilton .. 17,680 44 2·49 2 1 1 12 .. .. 20 1·13
Gisborne .. 15,460 24 1·55 1 1 1 8 .. .. 13 0·84
Napier .. 18,940 14 0·74 1 1 2 83* 1 .. 148* 7·81
Hastings .. 15,780 24 1·52 .. 1 2 40 2 1 86 5·46
New Plymouth .. 17,450 33 1·89 .. 1 .. 11 .. .. 13 0·74
Wanganui .. 27,480 46 1·67 5 .. .. 5 1 1 16 0·58
Palmerston North .. 21,850 37 1·69 2 .. .. 9 .. .. 13 0·59
Nelson .. 12,300 22 1·79 1 .. .. 3 .. .. 10 0·81
Timaru .. 18,020 30 1·66 1 .. .. 5 2 .. 11 0·61
Invercargill .. 23,540 41 1·74 2 .. .. 9 1 .. 14 0·59
Totals .. 749,760 1,101 1·47 36 23 9 383* 12 4 725* 0·97

*Includes 14 earthquake deaths (sex unknown).

NOTE.—All figures relate to registrations. In the cases of Napier and Hastings, registrations of earthquake deaths included were not completed until March.

The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for March, 1931, and three months ended March, 1931, 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, 1931. Three Months, 1931. March, 1931. Three Months, 1931. March, 1931. Three Months, 1931. March, 1931. Three Months, 1931.
Auckland .. 15·56 14·50 8·88 8·03 2·91 3·25 1·82 2·21
Wellington .. 19·30 18·78 7·13 7·27 0·90 2·62 6·31 4·32
Christchurch .. 16·79 16·92 7·44 7·50 1·70 2·26 4·55 4·14
Dunedin .. 15·89 15·33 9·00 7·83 4·42 2·35 0·88 2·08
Hamilton .. 29·86 19·91 13·57 10·63 2·27 5·88 4·65 7·95
Gisborne .. 18·63 21·73 10·09 6·99 4·17 4·76 .. 1·19
Napier .. 8·87 11·83 93·77 35·06 14·29 10·71 7·14 3·57
Hastings .. 18·27 15·48 65·48 26·14 8·33 3·23 .. 1·61
New Plymouth .. 22·69 20·86 8·94 7·34 3·03 3·30 .. 2·20
Wanganui .. 20·09 18·34 6·99 6·70 13·04 5·56 .. 1·59
Palmerston North .. 20·32 17·76 7·14 7·14 .. .. 5·41 5·15
Nelson .. 21·56 23·09 9·76 10·73 4·55 4·23 .. 1·41
Timaru .. 19·98 18·87 9·33 8·66 6·67 4·71 6·67 1·18
Invercargill .. 20·90 19·88 7·14 8·67 2·44 4·27 4·88 3·42
All areas, March, and three months, 1931 .. 17·62 16·82 11·61 8·87 3·18 3·20 3·27 3·17
All areas, March, and three months, 1930 .. 16·75 16·94 7·59 7·76 2·52 3·13 2·82 3·36

The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the urban areas during the month of March, 1931:

Age-group, Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
Under 5 years .. 8 .. 3 5 2 2 3 2 1 5 .. 1 .. 32
5 and under 10 years .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
10 „ 15 „ .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 7
15 „ 20 „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
20 „ 25 „ .. 2 1 1 1 .. 5 4 1 .. .. .. .. .. 15
25 „ 30 „ .. 3 2 1 .. 1 4 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 12
30 „ 35 „ .. 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. 9
35 „ 40 „ .. 3 5 2 3 1 9 2 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 27
40 „ 45 „ .. 3 2 .. .. .. 7 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 13
45 „ 50 „ .. 1 4 3 4 .. 3 5 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 22
50 „ 55 „ .. 6 3 4 2 .. 4 2 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 25
55 „ 60 „ .. 14 5 1 1 2 3 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. 30
60 „ 65 „ .. 11 6 6 1 1 3 1 2 1 .. .. .. .. 32
65 „ 70 „ .. 11 7 2 2 1 2 1 2 .. 1 1 .. .. 31
70 „ 75 „ .. 7 6 9 1 1 5 1 1 2 3 .. 2 .. 37
75 „ 80 „ .. 3 4 5 3 2 1 1 .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 27
80 „ 85 „ .. 3 2 3 11 1 2 5 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 31
85 „ 90 „ .. 3 .. 5 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 1 15
90 „ 95 „ .. 2 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 6
95 „ 100 „ .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
100 years and over .. .. .. .. .. .. 14* 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. 26*
Age unspecified .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. 83 49 47 35 14 10 86* 42 12 10 9 4 5 9

*Includes 14 earthquake deaths (sex unknown).



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