VITAL STATISTICS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11647, 29 July 1903, Page 5

VITAL STATISTICS.

The following are the vital sUtiitics for the month of June :—

The total births in the four chief boroughs amounted to 454, against 458 in May—a decrease of 4. The deaths in June were 216—an increase of 31 on the number in May. Of the total deaths, males contributed 124, females 93. Sixty-eight of the deaths wero of children under five years of age, being 31-34 per cent, of the whole number; 57 of these were under one year of age. There were 52 deaths of persons of 6_ years and upwards. Nine men— 65. 69 (two), 70 (two), 71, 73, 77, 78—*_ id seven women—74, 78. 80, 84, 86, 90, 92— died at Auckland; three men—6s, 80, 83, and three women—66. 68, 73—at Wellington; four men—6s, 71, 75. 11, and five women—63, 75, 82, 84, 83—at Christchurch ; and ti-tt men—66 (two). 68. 71, 73, 75, 76, 77, 80. 94, and eleven women— 65, 69 (two). 70 (two), 72 (two), 78, 82, 83, 84—at Dunedin.

h. a _ o ft. 1 m • MS Births. OtaUt .! at _3 U a. 1.24 l.£0 1.13 • 0.48 0.58 1.03 1.13 Borougbi. Auckland Birkenhead Devonport Newmarket Grey Lynn Parnell 37,022 1,109 4,417 2,104 5,212 I 4,834 I 54,698 116 2 12 5 11 11 46 _ 5 1 3 S 62 Total -i i 157 I Wellington Karori Onslow 49,429 U6 1,443 3 1,723 2 52,590 ' 121 i I « 6 I 1 | 033 - Total i~_Zi 2 i i 0.89 rroT" 0.72 Jhristchurch City 46,6-5 Woolston .. 8,797 Total .. 49,422 I 9 6 ' 6 102 | —I 1.03 Dunedin City Cavsrsnam Maori Hill Mornlngton N.E. Valley .. Roslyn fit. Kilda South Dunedin West Harbour.. 25,214 5,335 1,687 4 132 3,801 6,268 1,936 5,713 1,546 54,632 26 9 2 6 8 7 3 B 5 64 26 12 1 5 3 5 1 2 I 2.25 0„9 1.21 0.79 0.S5 0.52 0.35 0.65 Total ..I Thames New Plymouth .. Napier Wanganui Palmerston North Blenheim Nelson Oreyniouth Hokitiku Lvttclton Tii nam ..' Oamaru lovercargill I 56 I j 1.01 4;z64,885 9,370 7,586 7,823 3,-63 7,513 4,218 1,88b 4,263 6,869 5,480 6,-50 19 i_ 32 .4 22 19 10 5 13 11 11 17 4 13 5 7 10 11 3 2 5 5 7 4 0.84 1.39 0.68 0.89 3.06 1.46 0.61 1.06 1.41 0.73 1.30 0.64