✨ Vital Statistics Report
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 53
Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.
REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of June, 1931:—
| Estimated Population, 30th April, 1931. | Live Births registered, June, 1931. | Proportion of Live Births to the 1,000 of Population. | Still Births registered, June, 1931. | DEATHS REGISTERED IN JUNE, 1931. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, June, 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 .. .. | 215,730 | 272 | 1·26 | 3 | 3 | .. | 92 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 151 | 0·70 |
| Wellington .. .. | 142,540 | 215 | 1·51 | 3 | 4 | .. | 60 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 116 | 0·81 |
| Christchurch .. .. | 127,070 | 155 | 1·22 | 6 | 1 | .. | 42 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 92 | 0·72 |
| Dunedin .. .. | 86,410 | 110 | 1·27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 90 | 1·04 |
| Hamilton .. .. | 18,040 | 31 | 1·72 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0·94 |
| Gisborne .. .. | 15,840 | 33 | 2·08 | 2 | 2 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 7 | 16 | 1·01 |
| Napier .. .. | 19,000 | 22 | 1·16 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 6 | 14 | 0·74 |
| Hastings .. .. | 16,580 | 30 | 1·81 | 1 | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | 0·72 |
| New Plymouth .. .. | 18,020 | 20 | 1·11 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 10 | 0·55 |
| Wanganui .. .. | 27,530 | 31 | 1·13 | 2 | 1 | .. | 13 | .. | 1 | 6 | 21 | 0·76 |
| Palmerston North .. .. | 22,730 | 31 | 1·36 | 1 | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | 4 | 18 | 0·79 |
| Nelson .. .. | 12,480 | 17 | 1·36 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 14 | 1·12 |
| Timaru .. .. | 18,340 | 29 | 1·58 | 2 | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | 0·65 |
| Invercargill .. .. | 23,940 | 32 | 1·34 | 2 | 2 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 7 | 17 | 0·71 |
| Totals .. .. | 764,250 | 1,028 | 1·34 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 329 | 15 | 8 | 226 | 600 | 0·78 |
The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for June, 1931, and six months ended June, 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. | |||||
| June, 1931. | Six Months, 1931. | June, 1931. | Six Months, 1931. | June, 1931. | Six Months, 1931. | June, 1931. | Six Months, 1931. | |
| Auckland .. .. | 15·13 | 14·52 | 8·40 | 7·83 | 2·21 | 2·93 | 1·10 | 2·17 |
| Wellington .. .. | 18·10 | 18·06 | 9·76 | 7·21 | 3·26 | 2·64 | 1·40 | 3·42 |
| Christchurch .. .. | 14·63 | 15·68 | 8·68 | 7·74 | 3·23 | 2·71 | 3·87 | 3·51 |
| Dunedin .. .. | 15·27 | 14·65 | 12·50 | 8·35 | 5·45 | 2·68 | 0·91 | 2·37 |
| Hamilton .. .. | 20·62 | 19·96 | 11·31 | 9·53 | 12·90 | 7·22 | .. | 4·44 |
| Gisborne .. .. | 25·00 | 21·97 | 12·12 | 7·58 | 9·09 | 4·02 | 6·06 | 2·87 |
| Napier .. .. | 13·89 | 11·16 | 8·84 | 20·63 | .. | 10·38 | 4·55 | 3·77 |
| Hastings .. .. | 21·71 | 17·13 | 8·68 | 17·01 | 3·33 | 4·93 | 3·33 | 2·11 |
| New Plymouth .. .. | 13·32 | 18·65 | 6·66 | 6·99 | .. | 4·17 | 5·00 | 2·38 |
| Wanganui .. .. | 13·51 | 17·58 | 9·15 | 8·57 | 3·23 | 6·20 | 6·45 | 2·48 |
| Palmerston North .. .. | 16·37 | 16·28 | 9·50 | 6·78 | .. | .. | 3·23 | 3·78 |
| Nelson .. .. | 16·35 | 20·30 | 13·46 | 11·06 | .. | 3·20 | 5·88 | 3·20 |
| Timaru .. .. | 18·97 | 17·23 | 7·85 | 7·74 | 3·45 | 5·06 | 6·90 | 3·80 |
| Invercargill .. .. | 16·04 | 19·38 | 8·52 | 7·35 | 6·25 | 6·03 | 6·25 | 3·45 |
| All areas, June, and six months, 1931 .. .. | 16·13 | 16·21 | 9·42 | 8·32 | 3·49 | 3·38 | 2·53 | 2·93 |
| All areas, June, and six months, 1930 .. .. | 15·43 | 16·33 | 9·60 | 8·06 | 5·08 | 3·43 | 3·01 | 3·24 |
The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the urban areas during the month of June, 1931:—
| Age-group. | Auckland. | Wellington. | Christchurch. | Dunedin. | Hamilton. | Gisborne. | Napier. | Hastings. | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Palmerston North. | Nelson. | Timaru. | Invercargill. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | |||||||||||||||
| Under 5 years .. .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 and under 10 years .. .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
| 10 ,, 15 ,, .. .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| 15 ,, 20 ,, .. .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
| 20 ,, 25 ,, .. .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 |
| 25 ,, 30 ,, .. .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 |
| 30 ,, 35 ,, .. .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| 35 ,, 40 ,, .. .. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
| 40 ,, 45 ,, .. .. | 4 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 |
| 45 ,, 50 ,, .. .. | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 50 ,, 55 ,, .. .. | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 25 |
| 55 ,, 60 ,, .. .. | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| 60 ,, 65 ,, .. .. | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| 65 ,, 70 ,, .. .. | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 26 |
| 70 ,, 75 ,, .. .. | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 35 |
| 75 ,, 80 ,, .. .. | 16 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 49 |
| 80 ,, 85 ,, .. .. | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 28 |
| 85 ,, 90 ,, .. .. | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 24 |
| 90 ,, 95 ,, .. .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| 95 ,, 100 ,, .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 100 years and over .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals .. .. | 95 | 64 | 43 | 55 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 351 |
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