VITAL STATISTICS.

Evening Star, Issue 11450, 18 January 1901, Page 1

VITAL STATISTICS.

WELLINGTON, January 17. The following are the vital -statistics for December:—. ■ 1

The total births in the four principal boroughs amounted to 402, as againat 406 in November—a decrease of 4. The deaths in December were 14S—a decrease of 21 on the number in November. Of the total deaths, males contributed 69 and females 79. Forty-6ve of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 28.38 per cent, of the whole number. Thirty-eight of these were under one year of age. There were 36 deaths of] persons of 65 years and upwards. Seven men (65, 67, 72, 75, 76, 78, 78) and three women (66, 70, 76) died at Auckland ; three . men (65, 77, 85) and one woman (69) at Wellington ; four men (76, 79, 80, 83) and nine women (66, 66, 70, 70, 73, 76. 78, 79, 91) at Christchuroh ; and three men (65, 72, 88) and six women (68, 72, 77, 78, 82, 88) at Dunedin.

— Estimated population. A 1 * t S c o .2«9 2*3 Auckland and gubnrbs Wellington and anhnrbq ... Cbristcburch and suburbs... 52,513 47,862 109 41 92 25 0.84 5.52 45.3W 88 3S 0.86 Dunedia "' 23.560 45 14 0.59 Cavereham ... ' .. 4,838 11 7 1.15 Maori Hill 1,603 6 1 0.62 MorniDgton 3.854 13 4 1.04 North-east Valley ... ... 3,510 4 4 0.84 Koslvo 4,454 6 4 090 St Hilda ["'. 1,420 1 2 1.41 Soutb Dunedin 5,158 13 4 0.78 West Harbor... ._ "'. 1.364 4 1 0.73 Total Dunedin and suburbs 49,791 103 40 0.80 Tiroaru 5,7a 1 ; 9 a 0.86 Oamaru ... ? ... "[ 5,411 11 £ 0.92 Invercargill "'. 5,681 u a 0.53