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✨ Vital Statistics Report

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 60

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

Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.

Estimated	Live Births	Proportion of Live Births to the 1,000 of Population.	Still Births registered, July, 1931.	DEATHS REGISTERED IN JULY, 1931.	Males.	Females.	Total Deaths.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, July, 1931.
Population,	registered,	Under 1 Year.	1 & under	5 Years	Under 1 Year	1 & under	5 Years
30th April, 1931.	July, 1931.	5 Years	and over.	and over.	and over.	and over.
Auckland	215,730	274	1·27	8	3	2	85	5 \| 1 \| 80 \| 176 \| 0·82
Wellington	142,540	236	1·66	8	4	..	44	.. \| 1 \| 35 \| 84 \| 0·59
Christchurch	127,070	181	1·42	3	4	..	49	5 \| 2 \| 60 \| 120 \| 0·94
Dunedin	86,410	108	1·25	1	3	..	34	2 \| .. \| 38 \| 77 \| 0·89
Hamilton	18,040	33	1·83	..	..	..	8	.. \| .. \| 2 \| 10 \| 0·55
Gisborne	15,840	28	1·77	3	1	..	7	.. \| .. \| 7 \| 15 \| 0·95
Napier	19,000	24	1·26	2	..	..	8	1 \| .. \| 6 \| 15 \| 0·79
Hastings	16,580	25	1·51	..	2	..	10	.. \| .. \| 5 \| 17 \| 1·03
New Plymouth	18,020	39	2·16	2	1	..	2	.. \| .. \| 3 \| 6 \| 0·33
Wanganui	27,530	35	1·27	2	1	..	11	1 \| .. \| 8 \| 21 \| 0·76
Palmerston North	22,730	37	1·63	..	1	..	10	.. \| .. \| 8 \| 19 \| 0·84
Nelson	12,480	23	1·84	2	1	..	5	1 \| .. \| 10 \| 17 \| 1·36
Timaru	18,340	31	1·69	2	1	..	4	1 \| .. \| 6 \| 12 \| 0·65
Invercargill	23,940	41	1·71	2	3	..	12	1 \| .. \| 4 \| 20 \| 0·84
Totals	764,250	1,115	1·46	35	25	2	289	17 \| 4 \| 272 \| 609 \| 0·80

The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for July, 1931, and seven months ended July, 1931, were as follows. The infant-mortality and still-birth rates per 100 births for the same period are also given.

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

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	4	4	3	..	1	..	2	1	1	1	1	3	27
5 and under 10 years	2	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	6
10 ,, 15 ,,	..	2	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	3
15 ,, 20 ,,	..	1	..	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	7
20 ,, 25 ,,	..	3	1	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	9
25 ,, 30 ,,	..	1	2	1	2	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	9
30 ,, 35 ,,	..	5	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	9
35 ,, 40 ,,	..	5	2	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	8
40 ,, 45 ,,	..	1	2	2	..	..	..	1	2	..	..	..	1	12
45 ,, 50 ,,	..	4	3	3	2	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	2	15
50 ,, 55 ,,	..	6	2	2	2	..	1	..	3	..	..	..	..	19
55 ,, 60 ,,	..	11	2	9	2	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	27
60 ,, 65 ,,	..	5	8	7	6	2	..	1	1	..	..	1	..	31
65 ,, 70 ,,	..	11	4	1	3	1	1	2	..	2	1	2	..	30
70 ,, 75 ,,	..	8	5	6	3	..	1	..	..	1	..	2	..	26
75 ,, 80 ,,	..	9	4	9	3	1	1	1	..	4	..	1	3	39
80 ,, 85 ,,	..	9	3	4	5	1	..	1	..	3	..	..	..	27
85 ,, 90 ,,	..	2	2	..	2	..	..	1	..	2	..	..	..	9
90 ,, 95 ,,	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	3
95 ,, 100 ,,	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
100 years and over	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals	90	48	53	37	8	8	8	12	3	12	11	6	5	15	316

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Urban Area.	Equivalent Annual Rates per 1,000 of Population.	Rate per 100 Births.
	Births.	Deaths. \| Infant Mortality. \| Still-births.
	July, 1931.	Seven Months, 1931. \| July, 1931. \| Seven Months, 1931. \| July, 1931. \| Seven Months, 1931.
Auckland	..	.. \| .. \| 15·24 \| 14·62 \| 9·79 \| 8·11 \| 2·92 \| 2·93 \| 2·92 \| 2·28
Wellington	..	.. \| .. \| 19·87 \| 18·31 \| 7·07 \| 7·19 \| 1·69 \| 2·49 \| 3·39 \| 3·41
Christchurch	..	.. \| .. \| 17·08 \| 15·88 \| 11·33 \| 8·25 \| 4·97 \| 3·06 \| 1·66 \| 3·23
Dunedin	..	.. \| .. \| 15·00 \| 14·70 \| 10·69 \| 8·69 \| 4·63 \| 2·97 \| 0·93 \| 2·16
Hamilton	..	.. \| .. \| 21·95 \| 20·24 \| 6·65 \| 3·01 \| .. \| 6·10 \| .. \| 3·76
Gisborne	..	.. \| .. \| 21·21 \| 21·86 \| 11·36 \| 8·12 \| 3·57 \| 3·96 \| 10·71 \| 3·96
Napier	..	.. \| .. \| 15·16 \| 11·73 \| 9·47 \| 19·04 \| 4·17 \| 9·23 \| 8·33 \| 4·62
Hastings	..	.. \| .. \| 18·09 \| 17·27 \| 12·30 \| 16·34 \| 8·00 \| 5·39 \| .. \| 1·80
New Plymouth	..	.. \| .. \| 25·97 \| 19·70 \| 4·00 \| 6·56 \| 2·56 \| 3·87 \| 5·13 \| 2·90
Wanganui	..	.. \| .. \| 15·26 \| 17·25 \| 9·15 \| 8·66 \| 5·71 \| 6·14 \| 5·71 \| 2·89
Palmerston North	..	.. \| .. \| 19·53 \| 16·74 \| 10·03 \| 7·24 \| 2·70 \| 0·45 \| .. \| 3·15
Nelson	..	.. \| .. \| 22·16 \| 20·33 \| 16·15 \| 11·81 \| 8·70 \| 4·05 \| 8·70 \| 4·05
Timaru	..	.. \| .. \| 20·28 \| 17·67 \| 7·85 \| 7·76 \| 6·45 \| 5·29 \| 6·45 \| 4·23
Invercargill	..	.. \| .. \| 20·55 \| 19·55 \| 10·03 \| 7·73 \| 9·76 \| 6·59 \| 4·88 \| 3·66
All areas, July, and seven months, 1931	..	17·50 \| 16·39 \| 9·56 \| 8·50 \| 3·77 \| 3·44 \| 3·14 \| 2·97
All areas, July, and seven months, 1930	..	17·21 \| 16·45 \| 10·73 \| 8·44 \| 5·12 \| 3·68 \| 3·07 \| 3·21