VITAL STATISTICS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIII, Issue 13712, 1 April 1905, Page 3

VITAL STATISTICS.

[Pep. Press Association.] WELLINGTON, March 30. The Registrar-General's statistics for February are: T> § ta^ 1 o I* k? . m « Boroughs. Sjs # ~ aSio? « o^ H S-

The total births in the four chief boroughs Amounted to 433, as against 519 in January, a decrease of 81. The deaths in February were 147, a decrease of 50 on the number in January. Of the total deaths, males contributed 83 and females 61. Thirty-six of the deaths were of children under five years of acre, being 21.49 per cent of the whole number; 9S- of these were under one year of age. There were 42 deaths of persons of 65 years of ago and upwards; seven men, 6G. 67. 72 (two). 74. 77, 88. and four women, 65 (two), 71, 89, died at Auckland; five men, 67. 72, 75, 73, 84, and five women, 63 (two), 69, 79. 89. at Wellington; six men, 66. 63, 71. 74 (two). 90, and two women. 6S 80, at Christchurch; and eight men. 65. 6.9. 74. 7? (two), 81 (two). 89. and five women, 66, 70, 74, 78, 80, at Dunedin.

Auckland 3S,a77 32 23 0.73 .Birkenhead , 1,341 4 — — .Uevonport 5,0oG 8 2 0.39 Newmarket 2,214 4 1 0.45 Grey Lynn , 5,417 5 2 0.37, Parnell , 5,105 4 2 0.39 Totals , 57,510 107 35 0.61 "Wellington . 53,000 125 36 0.G7 Karo/i • 1,953 2 1 0.51 Onslow 1,810 3 2 1.10 Totals 57,663 130 39 0.68 Christchurch 48,767 104 34 0.70 Wools ton 3,004 4 2 0.67 Totals 51,771 108 36 0.70 Dunedin 31,683 38 21 0.66 Maori Hill 1,876 3 — — Mornington North-Past Valley 4,100 4 42 J 10 , 5 2 3 0.45 0.6S Koslvn 5.7R3 12 4 0.69 St Hilda 2.733 5 8 1.10 South Dunedin 6-433 18 4 0.G2 West Harbour 1,597 2 — — Totals , . 53,033 93 37 o:g3 The following are the totals for the prill - cipal boroughs outside the four chief centres: — Thames . . . 4 300 7 4 0.93 New Plymouth 5,308 12 2 0.38 Napier 9,704 20 6 0,62 Wanganui 7,817 22 6 0.77 Palmerston North . 9.795 36 1 0.10 Blenheim 3.547 17 2 0.56 Nclscn . . . , 7,726 11 12 1.55 Gveymouth 4,563 • — — Hokitika 2,100 10' 2 0.95 Lyttelton Timnru 4 632 6.800 .13 21 4 ° 6 0.85 0.88 Oamaru 5 105 lo 1 0.20 Invercargill 6,862 31 10 1.46