VITAL STATISTICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9306, 15 September 1893, Page 5

VITAL STATISTICS.

[by telegraph.—press association.] Wellington, Thursday. The following are the vital statistics for August :— T3°si ~i . -Si °l§ sg m - s 55 gfo g-r-g Borough. nil 3 g 2 ||| |5 I* §^a "ocd C-" OS i-Ov. ChCi-) h H -a ftco o 'Auckland.. .. 31.2C8 83 37 I*lß Wellington .. 33,780 103 • 54 l-(SI) ChristuhurcU .. 16,704 35 2!) 1-74 Dunedin .. .. 23,::02 Si 21 0-00 Thames .. .. ft.KK! 13 S Q'oß New I'lymoatft . . 8,31 7 3 0-91 ' Napier .. .. 8,800 24 11 1-25 Wanganui .. 5,031 i 0 10 i' 97 Palmerston North 5,703 12 7 1-21 Blenheim.. .. 3,202 11 5 1-5S Nelson .. .. 0,077 I 14 6 0'75 Greyraouth- .. 3,741 | 4 1 0-27 Hokitika .. .. 2,100 4 C 1-84 Lytteltort .. .. 3,960 18 ' 12 303 Sydenham .. 10,310 2'! 18 1-75 Timaru .. .. 3,374 11 2 0-69 Oamaru .. .. 6,600 19 14 2-55 Caversham .. 4,887 ' 11 » 1-02 Invercargill .. 6,320 20 0 1-13 The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 456, against 433 in July, an increase of 23. The deaths in August were 249, a decrease of 7 on the number in July. Of the total deaths, males contributed 147, females 102. One hundred and fourteen of the deaths were of children under 5 years of ago, being 45*78 per cent, of the whole number. The total deaths from specific, febrile, or zymotic diseases at the four chief towns in August was 33, being the same number in July, bub the proportion per cent, of deaths from all causes fell from 26-61 in July to 2340 in Augusb. The mortality was greatest at Wellington where there were 17 deatli3 of which 14 were from measles. The deaths at Christchurch were 11, all from measles. At Auckland there were 5 deaths, including :-l from measles. At Dunedin there were no deaths from zymotic diseases during the month, a remarkable circumstance. ' ' ' .