VITAL STATISTICS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14359, 31 October 1908, Page 6

VITAL STATISTICS.

(Pep. TJmiin Pkesij Association.) WELLINGTON, October 29. The following are the vital statistics for September: —

JJ* .I& I*s § •= I H-S •J ft 5 'C 5 g a B £ q cu « Auckland & suburbs .. 73,032 183 67 0.92 Wellington & suburbs 70.917 155 45 0.63 Cliristclnuxh & suburbs 59.544 151 44 0.74 Duncdin & suburbs ■.. 59,41)5 113 53 0.07 Following arc the details for Duncdin and suburbs: — Dunsdin 3S,GoS 7G 39 1.02 -Maori Hill 2.223 2 1 0.45 Morningioii .. .. ••• 8 3 0.G9 N.E. Valley ... .. .. 4,607 13 3 0.04 Roslyn • • 5,760 8 9 1.56 St. liilcte • 2,840 4 1 0.35 V/est Harbour .. 1,002 2 2 1.20 Total ■■ 59,495 113 58 0.97 The births in the four principal centres amounted 1 to 599 against 627 in August, a decrease of 28. lbs deaths in •September were 214, a decrease of 23 on the number in August-. Of the total ■deaths males contributed 110 and .females 10-1. Fifty-three of the deaths were of children under livo years of age, being 24.77 per cent, of the whole- number. .Forty-two of these weie under one year of age. There were 80 deaths of persons of 65 years and' upwards. Seventeen men (65, 65, 66, 71, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 30, 85, 85, 87. 89) and 15 women (67, 63, 68, 70, 70. 81, 81, 82, 83, 35, 85, 89, 93) died at- Auckland; four ■men (67, 63, 63. 86) and eight- women <66 , 67, 68, 73, 76, 82, 87, 91) at Weiliiigton; eight men (68, 69, 71, 73, 76, 77, 77, 87) and six women (67, 72, 72, 74 , 75, 82) at Christchureh; and 14 men (63, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 77, 78, 83, 80, 88, 89) and eight women (66, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 88) at Duncdin.