SLIGHTLY FEWER BIRTHS

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 307, 28 December 1922, Page 4

SLIGHTLY FEWER BIRTHS

DURING THE PAST IS MONTHS.

AS COMPARED WITH LAST YEAR.

Births registered at Auckland during the eleven months ended November 3011 show a slight falling off compared with a similax period during the yesr 1931. For the 1922 period the number was 295(i as against 3032 in the previous year. Deaths during the present year numbered 1481 as against 1395 last year. In marriages the present year compares unfavourably with its predecessor, the figures being 1774 for 1921 and 1729 for 1922. Marriages celebrated before the Eegistrar run very evenly through, the year. Thie past eleven months shows a total of 4-15 as compared with 404 in 1921. The following tables give an interesting monthly comparison .of the births, deaths and marriage* far the two periods under review:—

Births. Deaths. Marriage* January .... 276 117 158 February 254 125 147 March 303 106 210 April 293 10-t 168 May 297 138 145 June :. 2S2 ' 127 1S2 luly 251 155 148 August 2S2 154 144 September . .. 24g . 186 Ig6 October 280 123 150 N'oveniher ... 284 110 167 Totals . . 3032 1395 f 17T4 1922. Births. Deaths. Marriage rannary 201 117 Iβ! February 399 107 192 March 296 122 179 ipril 225 128 167 May 282 151 130 June 236 142 155 July 270 147 1SB August 253 149 ' 150 September .. 278 138 • \2T . October ..... 286 157 - 158 .' November ... 300 ■" 122 181 •' Totals .. 2956 1481 . 17?9 .