VITAL STATISTICS.
[by telegraph.—press association.] Wellington, Thursday. The Registrar-General's report on vital statistics for May is n? follows: — Porn.- Total Total 'Deaths la.tiou Births. Deaths, to 1000 Auckland ... 37.022 99 39 1-05 Birkenhead ... 1,109 3 1 0,90 Devonpqrt ... 4,417 10 2 0.4j Newmarket ... 2.104 3 5 1.43 Grey Lynn ... 5,?.12 9 2 0.38 Paruell 4,834 12 2 0.41 Totals Auckland and suburbs ... 54,698 136 49 0.90 Wellington and suburbs ... 52,690 114 45 0.86 Christclmrch and suburbs ... 49,422 116 42 0.85 Dunedin and suburbs ... 5-1,632 92 50 0.92 Thames 4,209 9 2 0.43 New Plymouth 4,885 17 7 1.43 Napier 9,370 14 9 0.96 The total births in the four chief boroughs amounted to 458, against 466 in April, a decrease of eight. Deaths in May were 186, a decrease of 13 on the number in April. Of the total deaths males contributed- 95 and females 91. Forty-three of the deaths were of children muter live years of age, being 1 23.12 per cent, of the whole number. Thirtytwo of these were under one year of afee. There were 44 deaths of persons 65 years and upwards.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12301, 19 June 1903, Page 5
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