✨ Vital Statistics Report
Dec. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3545
Vital Statistics of Urban Areas.
REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Urban Areas of the Dominion for the Month of November, 1931:
| Estimated Population, 30th April, 1931. | Live Births registered, November, 1931. | Proportion of Live Births to the 1,000 of Population. | Still Births registered, November, 1931. | DEATHS REGISTERED IN NOVEMBER, 1931. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, November, 1931. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | ||||||||||
| Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Under 1 Year | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Total Deaths. | |||||
| Auckland .. | 215,730 | 243 | 1·13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 5 | .. | 58 | 146 |
| Wellington .. | 142,540 | 200 | 1·40 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 1 | .. | 33 | 77 |
| Christchurch .. | 127,070 | 164 | 1·29 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 1 | .. | 54 | 94 |
| Dunedin .. | 86,410 | 124 | 1·43 | 2 | .. | .. | 19 | 3 | .. | 31 | 53 |
| Hamilton .. | 18,040 | 32 | 1·77 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | 4 | 13 |
| Gisborne .. | 15,840 | 24 | 1·52 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 13 |
| Napier .. | 19,000 | 30 | 1·58 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 8 |
| Hastings .. | 16,580 | 22 | 1·33 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
| New Plymouth .. | 18,020 | 45 | 2·50 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 10 |
| Wanganui .. | 27,530 | 41 | 1·49 | 1 | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | 10 | 21 |
| Palmerston North .. | 22,730 | 43 | 1·89 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | 10 |
| Nelson .. | 12,480 | 18 | 1·44 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Timaru .. | 18,340 | 25 | 1·36 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 8 | 14 |
| Invercargill .. | 23,940 | 45 | 1·88 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 7 | 15 |
| Totals .. | 764,250 | 1,056 | 1·38 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 217 | 13 | 1 | 228 | 486 |
The equivalent annual rates per 1,000 of mean population for November, 1931, and eleven months ended November, 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. | |||||
| Nov., 1931. | Eleven Months, 1931. | Nov., 1931. | Eleven Months, 1931. | Nov., 1931. | Eleven Months, 1931. | Nov., 1931. | Eleven Months, 1931. | |
| Auckland .. | .. | .. | 13·52 | 14·60 | 8·12 | 8·97 | 3·29 | 3·08 |
| Wellington .. | .. | .. | 16·84 | 18·01 | 6·48 | 8·07 | 1·50 | 2·89 |
| Christchurch .. | .. | .. | 15·48 | 15·83 | 8·87 | 8·81 | 3·05 | 3·19 |
| Dunedin .. | .. | .. | 17·22 | 14·62 | 7·36 | 8·83 | 2·42 | 3·62 |
| Hamilton .. | .. | .. | 21·29 | 20·30 | 8·65 | 9·30 | 3·13 | 6·25 |
| Gisborne .. | .. | .. | 18·18 | 21·54 | 9·85 | 8·26 | 4·17 | 3·51 |
| Napier .. | .. | .. | 18·95 | 12·79 | 5·05 | 14·63 | .. | 6·28 |
| Hastings .. | .. | .. | 15·92 | 18·01 | 2·90 | 13·67 | 4·55 | 4·74 |
| New Plymouth .. | .. | .. | 29·97 | 20·99 | 6·66 | 7·80 | 8·89 | 4·03 |
| Wanganui .. | .. | .. | 17·87 | 16·51 | 9·15 | 8·71 | .. | 5·04 |
| Palmerston North .. | .. | .. | 22·70 | 17·84 | 5·28 | 7·67 | .. | 1·88 |
| Nelson .. | .. | .. | 17·31 | 19·04 | 7·69 | 12·14 | .. | 3·67 |
| Timaru .. | .. | .. | 16·36 | 16·70 | 9·16 | 7·79 | 4·00 | 4·27 |
| Invercargill .. | .. | .. | 22·56 | 19·21 | 7·52 | 7·19 | 4·44 | 5·42 |
| All areas, November, and eleven months, 1931 | 16·57 | 16·43 | 7·63 | 8·89 | 2·74 | 3·50 | 2·74 | 2·91 |
| All areas, November, and eleven months, 1930 | 17·27 | 16·64 | 8·54 | 9·00 | 2·69 | 3·82 | 2·41 | 3·12 |
The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the urban areas during the month of November, 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 .. | .. | 6 | 5 | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 5 and under 10 years | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
| 10 ,, 15 ,, | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| 15 ,, 20 ,, | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| 20 ,, 25 ,, | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 |
| 25 ,, 30 ,, | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| 30 ,, 35 ,, | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| 35 ,, 40 ,, | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 |
| 40 ,, 45 ,, | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| 45 ,, 50 ,, | .. | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 15 |
| 50 ,, 55 ,, | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 18 |
| 55 ,, 60 ,, | .. | 6 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 19 |
| 60 ,, 65 ,, | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 15 |
| 65 ,, 70 ,, | .. | 8 | .. | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| 70 ,, 75 ,, | .. | 9 | .. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 18 |
| 75 ,, 80 ,, | .. | 9 | .. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 28 |
| 80 ,, 85 ,, | .. | 10 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 85 ,, 90 ,, | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| 90 ,, 95 ,, | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| 95 ,, 100 ,, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 100 years and over .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals .. | .. | 83 | 43 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
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