VITAL STATISTICS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 1 October 1928, Page 9

VITAL STATISTICS.

SOUTH TARANAKI RETURNS. MONTH AND QUARTER. Vitaf:; statistics in respect of. the South. Taranaki district for the month of September, 1928, show an' increase of eight births’ as, compared with September. 1927, and an increase of two hi aril ages, while the number of deaths i,s the same for the two periods. For the quarter ended. .September 30 this year births show a decrease of 18 as compared with the corresponding three months) of last yca:r, while marriages' show ah increase of eight and' deaths -a decrease’ of one. The. (totals .or 1928 are as follow, with the. correspond in.g figures 'for 1927 given in pairentheseis' -. Month of September. —Births 50 (42),. deaths 15 (15), marmajges 9 (7). Quarter ended September 30.—Births 138 (156). deaths 54 (.55), marriages l 42 (34). 1 " . Figure® for the respective centres for. 1928, with the corresponding returns for 1927 in parentheses are a\s follow : —• Hawera. —'September: Births 18 (16); deaths 6 (5); marriages 5 (1). Quarter ended Sept. 30: Births 54 (60), deaths 28 (25); marriages 18 (14). Fit ham.—September: Births 8. (5); deatlie 1 (4) ; marriages nil (nil). Quarter ended September 30 : Births 20 (19).; deaths 4 (8); marriages 3 (1). Kaponga. —September: Births 4 (4) ; deaths 5 (3); marriages 1 (1). Quarter ended September 30: Births 15 (21) ; deaths 6 (8); marriages 3 (3). Manaia. —September : Births 6 (4) ; deaths 0 (1); marriages 0 (1). . Quarter ended September 30: Births 9 (11); deaths 5 (3); marriages .2 (3)., ' Opunaike.—September: Births 8 (4) ; ended September 30: Births 23 (17), deaths 1 (0); mart ages 2 (1). Quarter ended September 30: Births 23 (17); deaths 4 (1) ; marriages 8 (6). Patea: September: Births 3 (4) : dpaths 2 (1); marriages ! (2). Quarter ended September 30: Births 11 (14); deaths 7 (6), marriages 4 (4). Waverley.—. September: Births 3 (5), deaths 0(D ; marriages 0; (1). Quarter ended September 30: Births 6 (14), deaths).o (4): marriages 4 (3).