STATISTICS

Otago Witness, Issue 2455, 3 April 1901, Page 71

STATISTICS

WELLINGTON, March 28. The following vital statistics for February are published in tlis Gazette : —

The total births in the four puncipal boroughs amounted to 355, as against 521 in January— n decrease of 166. The deaths in February were 160 — a, decrease of 45 on the ' number in January. Of the total deaths males contributed 86 and females 74. Sixty of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 37.50 per cent, of the whole number. Fifty-three of these were under one year of age. There ,were 30 deaths of persons of 65 and upwards. One man (68) and four women (65, 74, 82, 85) died at Auckland; six men (65, 67, 67, 79, 79, 79) and one woman (65) at Wellington ; five men (66, 71. 75, 77, 81) and three women (78, 80, 81) at Christchurch ; and six men (65, 73, 73. 73, 79. 85) and four women (66, 71, 77, 85) at Dunedin.

o o "- 1 *>£ a §.« w Auckland & submit 50,356 Wellington & suburbs 50,273 Chr.stchurch and suburbs . . . 43,353 Dunedin 24,098 Daversham .. .. .. 4,981 Maori Hill 1,658 Jfornington . 3,850 North-iiast Valley .. 3,635 Roslyn ... .. 4,703 3t. Kilda .. .. 1,498 South Dunedin .. .. 5,403 West Harbour .. .. 1,364 5 79 102 76 41 12 6 4 10 9 3 18 5 Q 31 41 45 15 10 o o 1 5 c-2 .2 X.J3 0.63 0.33 0.93 0.62 2.01 0 32 0 55 0 42 0.67 0 93 Total Dunedm and su'ouibs 51,283 Timaru 6,024 Daniaru 5,421 [nvercargill .. .. 5,867 98 8 13 17 37 4 5 4 0.72 0.65 0.92 0 6S