VITAL STATISTICS

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 May 1937, Page 2

VITAL STATISTICS

GREYMOUTH The vital statistics for Greymouth, for the month of April, 1937, with the corresponding figures for April, last year, in parentheses, were: Births, 24 (11); deaths, 9 (9); marriage notices issued, 17 (15); marriages conducted by Registrar, 3 (3). WELLINGTON FIGURES. [PEII PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, April 30. Figures received from the Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages at ’Wellington show that for the period ending April 30, from the beginning of the year, there has been a general increase in all the totals. Births for April this year are greater by 65 than the total for 1936, which was 120. There were four fewer deaths for April this .year than last year, and marriages for April, 1937, were 140 as against 173 , for the corresponding month last year. Totals for April are: — 1937. 1936. Births 185 120 Deaths 89 93 Marriage notices .. .. 140 173 Marriages by Registrar.. 36 49 Totals from January 1 to April 30: 1937. 1936. Births .. •• 728 674 Deaths 417 383 Marriage notices .. .. 681 606 Marriages by Registrar.. 134 108 CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH, April 30. April maintains the record that has been set this year for numerous deaths in the city, and according to records of the Christchurch Registrar of Births. Deaths, and Marriages, the total number of deaths for the four months of this year, 457, is higher than those for the corresponding period of any year since 1921. The monthly return of vital statistics from this office shows, however, a big increase in the number of births as compared with April, 1936. The comparative figures are as follow: — ' April. April, v 1937. 1936. Births 225 171 Deaths 118 95 Marriage notices .. .. 131 158 Marriages in office.. .. 22 30 The marriage figures cannot satisfactorily be compared, because last year Easter fell in April, whereas this year it was in March.