VITAL STATISTICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2665, 12 April 1905, Page 48

VITAL STATISTICS.

The following vital statistics for the month of February are piiblished in last week's Gazette : —

The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 438, against 519 in January— a decrease of 81. The deaths in February were 147, a decrease, of 50 on the number in January. Of the total deaths, males contributed 83 and females 64. Thirty-six of the deaths were- of children under five years of age, being 24.49 per cent, of the whole number-; 28 of these were under one year of age. There were 42 deaths of pei-sons of 65 years and upwards : Peven men, 66, 67, 72 (two). 74. 77. 88, and four wenv-n, 65 (two), 71, 80 died at Auckland; fivemen, 67, 72. 76. 78, 84. and five women, 68 (two). 69, 79, 89, at Wellington ; six men, 66, 6S, 71, 74 (two), 90, and two women. 68, 80, at Chri-tchurch: and eight men, 65 69, 74. 78 (two), bl (two), F9, and five women 66, 70, 74, 78, "60, at Dunedin.

Borough. ■si 11 "S <s P *3§ si >-. o <v !I Pht3 Auckland & suburbs "Wellington & suburbs Christclmrch and suburbs Dunedin ... Maori Hill Mornington North-East Valley .. Eoslyn St. Kilda . . „ South Dunedin "West Harbour 57.540 57,6G3 51,771 31.688 1.576 4,400 4,423 5,783 2,738 6,433 1.597 107 130 108 38 3 10 5 12 5 18 2 35 30 36 21 2 3 4 3 4 0.61 0.68 0.70 0.66 0.45 0.68 0.69 1.10 0.62 Total Dunedin and suburbs 55938 93 37 0.03