A GENERAL INCREASE.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 232, 1 October 1929, Page 5

A GENERAL INCREASE.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. AUCKLAND VITAL STATISTICS. An increase in births, marriages and deaths, as compared with the figures for September, 1928, is shown by the latest monthly return for the Auckland district. Births increased from 248 to 265, marriages from 132 to 155, and deaths from 157 to 167. The number of marriages performed by the registrar in August was only 25, but it rose last month to 36. The figures for the first nine months of this year and last year show a decline of 151 in the total of births. Deaths have decreased by 35, and there has been a decline of 16 in the number of marriages. Comparative statistics are as follow: — . 1929.

Marriages Marriage by ReMonth. Births. Deaths. Notices, gistrar. January. 317 122 164 34 February. 258 106 163 42 March .. 238 •' 116 '226 47 April ... 240 144 167 32 May 244 184 161 45 June.... 211 165 150 3S July .... 244 191 153 46 August . . 259 175 144 25 September 265 167 155 36 Totals. 2276 1370 1483 345 1928. Marriages .. Marriage by ReMonth. Births. Deaths. Notices, gistrar. January . 284 132 163 40 February. 315 134 169 34 March .. 288 137 209 41 April ... 254 124 183 44 May 279 149 181 45 June .... 239 135 182 49 July .... 251 186 139 45 August .. 269 181 141 42 September 248 157 132 37 Totals. 2427 1335 1499 377