VITAL STATISTICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2924, 30 March 1910, Page 23

VITAL STATISTICS.

j(i j.vi<y jjujijLtJiXiiuii ui Greater Dunedin 62,584 110 48 0.77 I The total births in the four principal centres amounted to 557. against 631 in January—a decrease of 74. The deaths in February were 233, an increase of 6 on the number in January. Of the total deaths, males contributed 130 and c emales 103. Ninety-eight per cent, of the deaths were of children under five yea vs of age, being 42.06 par cent, of the whole number. Eighty-six of these wore under one year of age. There were 56 death- of persons of 65,years and _upwards. Eight men (65, 69, 59 73. 74. 75, 76. 78) and four women (68, 71. 74, 83) died air Auckland; four men (66, 68, 76, 78) and five women (68, 77. 80. 81, 86) at Wellington: 10 men I (65, 67. 69. 70 . 72 . 72, 74, 74. 75, 89) and j four women. (76, 78, 80 83) at Christchurch) : and nine men (65, 63, 70. 71, 71, 75, 82, 83. 85) and 12 women (66 67, 68. 69. 69, 69, 73, 74, 80, 81, 82, 91) .at Dunedin.

WELLINGTON, , March 25. The following are the vital statistics fop February:— O CD o “1.1 r» .2 a -3 •m Boroughs. C9 *3 ti §.il CU o ■h CJ O Q ot a t-l C4-, CM T3 O 1 Auckland and suburbs ■78,849 176 74 0.94 Wellington and suburbs 76,590 153 67 0.88 Christchurch and suburbs 63,465 118 44 0.69 Dunedin and suburbs 62,584 110 48 0.77 Following are the details for Dunedin and suburbs:— Dunedin 38,857 73 34 0.87 Maori Hill 2,303 0 1 0.43 Mornington .. 4,683 7 3 0.64 North-East Valley 5,300 8 2 0.38 Rofilyn 6,299 10 6 0.95 St. Kilda 3.400 8 0 0 West Harbour... 1,742 4 2 1.15 .Total nonulatior 1 of