BIRTHS INCREASE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22616, 2 January 1937, Page 11

BIRTHS INCREASE

HIGHER DEATH BATE AUCKLAND STATISTICS RETURNS FOR PAST YEAR A marked increase in the number of births is a feature of the vital statistics for Auckland in 1936, compared with ! the returns for the previous year. The number of deaths lias increased proportionally, however 3 while there lias been a substantial increase in marriages, particularly in those performed at the registry office. In 1936 there were 2636 births, compared with 2424 the previous year. There were 2069 deaths, as against 1874, and 2718 marriages, compared with 2349. Included in the marriage figures for last year were 558 performed at the registry office. In 1935 there were 441. From 1926, when there were 3582 births in Auckland, the number fell fairly rapidly year by year until 1932, when there were 2435. In 1933 there were 24.44, and it appeared that the de-! eline had been arrested, but successive j decreases have been shown in 1934 and | 1935. The 1936 figures are better than | any since 1931, when the total was i 2794. The following are comparative figures for the main statistics during the past three years: 1036 1035 193-1 Births . . .. 2<>3o 2421 2131 Deaths .. 2009 1874 1964 j Marriages, total .. 2718 2340 2234 I Marriages, by registrar 558 411 498 j The total numbers of births in Auck- ! land during the past 15 years were as follows: 1922 3201 1023 3246 1921 3343 1925 3447 192 3.582 .1927 3480 1928 3197 1929 3001 1930 2823 .1931 2704 1932 2435 1933 2444 1934 2431 1935 2424 1936 .. .. .. 2636 A table showing the births, deaths and marriages in each month for the past year follows: — Births Deaths Marriages January .. 237 122 1 84: February .. 227 133 213 March .. 248 183 282 April .. 199 156 247 May .. 213 160 210 June .. 210 207 220 July .. 207 208 162 August .. 199 210 166 Septembej . 231 106 221 October .. 254 212 219 November . . 214 164 289 December .. 197 148 305 Totals . . 2036 2069 2718 This table shows that the greatest number of births in a month was in October, when there were 254, while the smallest number was in December, 197 being recorded. The largest total of deaths was in October, when there were 212, and January provided the smallest number, 122. December, with 305, was the most popular month for marriages, while July, with 162, was the least favoured.