✨ Vital Statistics Report
2970
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 75
Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.
REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of September, 1931:—
| Estimated Population, 30th April, 1931. | Live Births registered, September, 1931. | Proportion of Live Births to the 1,000 of Population. | Still Births registered, September, 1931. | DEATHS REGISTERED IN SEPTEMBER, 1931. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, September, 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 | 258 | 1·20 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 122 | 6 | 4 | 98 | 241 | 1·12 |
| Wellington .. .. | 142,540 | 209 | 1·47 | 8 | 3 | .. | 80 | 4 | .. | 72 | 159 | 1·12 |
| Christchurch .. .. | 127,070 | 179 | 1·41 | 7 | 5 | .. | 65 | 1 | .. | 50 | 121 | 0·95 |
| Dunedin .. .. | 86,410 | 110 | 1·27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 63 | 0·73 |
| Hamilton .. .. | 18,040 | 27 | 1·50 | .. | 3 | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | 8 | 21 | 1·16 |
| Gisborne .. .. | 15,840 | 24 | 1·52 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 0·51 |
| Napier .. .. | 19,000 | 21 | 1·11 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 1 | .. | 5 | 16 | 0·82 |
| Hastings .. .. | 16,580 | 34 | 2·05 | 2 | .. | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 1·33 |
| New Plymouth .. .. | 18,020 | 31 | 1·72 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | 12 | 0·67 |
| Wanganui .. .. | 27,530 | 20 | 0·73 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 10 | 16 | 0·58 |
| Palmerston North .. .. | 22,730 | 37 | 1·63 | 2 | 3 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | 9 | 22 | 0·98 |
| Nelson .. .. | 12,480 | 16 | 1·28 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | 6 | 15 | 1·20 |
| Timaru .. .. | 18,340 | 14 | 0·76 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | 4 | 13 | 0·71 |
| Invercargill .. .. | 23,940 | 34 | 1·42 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 6 | 13 | 0·54 |
| Totals .. .. | 764,250 | 1,014 | 1·33 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 374 | 20 | 6 | 312 | 742 | 0·97 |
The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for September, 1931, and nine months ended September, 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. | |||||
| Sept., 1931. | Nine Months, 1931. | Sept., 1931. | Nine Months, 1931. | Sept., 1931. | Nine Months, 1931. | Sept., 1931. | Nine Months, 1931. | |
| Auckland .. .. | 14·35 | 14·68 | 13·40 | 8·91 | 5·43 | 3·03 | 2·71 | 2·48 |
| Wellington .. .. | 17·59 | 18·14 | 13·38 | 8·02 | 3·35 | 2·63 | 3·83 | 3·30 |
| Christchurch .. .. | 16·90 | 16·00 | 11·42 | 8·63 | 3·35 | 3·15 | 3·91 | 3·28 |
| Dunedin .. .. | 15·27 | 14·67 | 8·75 | 8·76 | 3·64 | 3·47 | 1·82 | 1·89 |
| Hamilton .. .. | 17·96 | 20·25 | 13·97 | 9·61 | 14·81 | 6·57 | .. | 3·28 |
| Gisborne .. .. | 18·18 | 21·38 | 6·06 | 7·83 | .. | 3·54 | .. | 3·15 |
| Napier .. .. | 13·26 | 12·14 | 10·10 | 16·77 | 4·76 | 7·51 | .. | 4·05 |
| Hastings .. .. | 24·61 | 17·93 | 15·92 | 15·28 | 2·94 | 4·93 | 5·88 | 2·69 |
| New Plymouth .. .. | 20·64 | 20·20 | 7·99 | 6·95 | 3·23 | 3·30 | .. | 2·56 |
| Wanganui .. .. | 8·72 | 16·42 | 6·97 | 8·77 | 10·00 | 6·19 | 5·00 | 2·65 |
| Palmerston North .. .. | 19·53 | 17·36 | 11·61 | 7·74 | 8·11 | 1·69 | 5·41 | 3·38 |
| Nelson .. .. | 15·38 | 19·44 | 14·42 | 12·93 | 6·25 | 4·40 | .. | 3·42 |
| Timaru .. .. | 9·16 | 16·36 | 8·51 | 8·07 | 7·14 | 4·89 | .. | 4·00 |
| Invercargill .. .. | 17·04 | 19·16 | 6·52 | 7·63 | .. | 6·10 | .. | 2·91 |
| All areas, September, and nine months, 1931 | 15·92 | 16·35 | 11·65 | 8·93 | 4·44 | 3·52 | 2·86 | 2·89 |
| All areas, September, and nine months, 1930 | 17·08 | 16·54 | 10·28 | 8·96 | 3·94 | 3·89 | 2·81 | 3·12 |
The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the urban areas during the month of September, 1931:—
| Age-group. | Auckland. | Wellington. | Christchurch. | Dunedin. | Hamilton. | Gisborne. | Napier. | Hastings. | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Palmerston North. | Nelson. | Timaru. | Invercargill. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | |||||||||||||||
| Under 5 years .. | .. | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 30 |
| 5 and under 10 years | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
| 10 ,, 15 ,, | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| 15 ,, 20 ,, | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| 20 ,, 25 ,, | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| 25 ,, 30 ,, | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 |
| 30 ,, 35 ,, | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| 35 ,, 40 ,, | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 8 |
| 40 ,, 45 ,, | .. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 15 |
| 45 ,, 50 ,, | .. | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 22 |
| 50 ,, 55 ,, | .. | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| 55 ,, 60 ,, | .. | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 28 |
| 60 ,, 65 ,, | .. | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| 65 ,, 70 ,, | .. | 17 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| 70 ,, 75 ,, | .. | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 44 |
| 75 ,, 80 ,, | .. | 14 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 41 |
| 80 ,, 85 ,, | .. | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 85 ,, 90 ,, | .. | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 20 |
| 90 ,, 95 ,, | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| 95 ,, 100 ,, | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| 100 years and over .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals .. .. | .. | 133 | 83 | 70 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 404 |
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