THE VITAL STATISTICS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1713, 2 January 1920, Page 6

THE VITAL STATISTICS.

DEATH KATE ABNORMALLY

HEAVY

A MARKED INCREASE IN

MARRIAGES.

I lho concluding returns of the vital statis"Cß, 'W J'ahner.st.oii North for the year 1019 show a marked difference to the' figtires ffiVen for the year 1918. Ih Hie Docombpr of 1918 we were witnessing tlie waning power of one of the greatest scourges which has ravaged the hutnaii race. This year there has boeil no su'el. disaster, hut the deal lirute, as shown for the. borough, is still well ahove the average, though it presents a decrease of lla on last year's totals. If the vear 1917 he taken as a normal one, the death rate lias increased by 37. .On the other hand, however, the marriage returns show a marked increase." there being 77 more than there were the previous year, and but six fewer than.in 1915, when the total recorded constituted a record for lho pjhst 18; years. Tim birth "rate is the lowest experienced gjllOO 1912, when the total number was hut 464. The total births for 1919 fall short by 48 of those for 1918. The following list shows the statistics for the past If I years:

tyiths*. Marriutfci i. Deaths 1002 .;' '.... 315 ... ... 102 ... ... 109 1003 .. .... 366 ... ... 138 ... ... 09 1904 .. .... 392*... ... 133 ... ... 152 1005 .. .... 441 ... ... 139 ... ... 124 1006 .. .... 458 .. .... 167 ... ... 104 J 007 .. 483 .. .,..' 173 ... ... 160% 1908 .. .... 531 .. ... 149 ... ... 162 1000 .. .... 473 ... ... 138 ... ... 141 1910 .. .... 485 .. .... 158 ... ... 164 1011 .. .... 445, .. .... 186 ... ... 151. 1912 .. .... 464 .. .... 185 ... ... 146 •1913 .. .... 527 .. .... 158 ... ... 180 1011 .. .../* 539 ... ... 191 ..." ... 166 1915 .. .... 545 .. ... 209 ... ... 184 1016 .. .... 571 .. ...: 184 ... .:. 184 1917 . 574 .. .... 155 ... ... 170 101ft .. .... 536 .. .... 126 ... ... 325 1010 ., \... 488 .. .... 203 ... ... 207