VITAL STATISTICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2400, 1 March 1900, Page 17

VITAL STATISTICS.

, The following vital statistics for January are published in the Gazette -.—. —

, The following are tlie details of the Dunedin and suburban statistics : —

• The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 445, against 363 in December, an increase of 82. The deaths in January (were 215, a decrease of 2 ,on the number In December. Of the total deaths males 111 and females 104. Sixty-five tof the deaths were of children under five years pi age, being 30.23 per cent, of the fwhole number. Fifty-two of these were hinder one year of age. There were 45 )deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards. *Two man (68, 74) and seven women (68, 69, 76, 78, 78, 68, 80) died at Auckland ; two{men (69, 74) and six women (68, 69, 76, f7O, 72, 98) at Wellington; five men (67, 111, 73, 77, 81) and seven women (67, 68, J69, 70, 72, 75, 85) at Christchurch; and jseven men (65, 67, 69, 70,- 71, 77, 80) and ki'ne women (65, 65, 68, 70, 71, 72, 76, 76, 335) at Dunedin.

ru . w m I — .0$ % I H § Auckland and suburb's . . 52,513 138 66 1.26 Dunediir and suburbs . . 94 60 1.21 Wellington and. suburbs 47,862 110 38 0.79 Cli'ca and suburbs .. 45,340 103 51 1.12

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