VITAL STATISTICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2928, 27 April 1910, Page 3

VITAL STATISTICS.

WELLINGTON, April 21. The following are the vital statistics foe March:

Totals ... ... 62,584- 130 61 0.97 The total births in the four principal centres amounted to 602, against 557 in February, an increase of 45. Tho deaths in March were 235, an increase of 2 on the number in February. Of the total deaths males contributed 119, females 116. 'Seventy-seven of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 32.77 per cent, of the whole number; 66 of these were under one year of age. There were 54 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards, 12 men (65, 65, 66, 67, 67, 69, 70, 72, 74, 74, 80, 89) and 11 women (70, 71, 72, 72, 75, 75, 76, 76, 79, 84, 84) died at Auckland ; six men (66, 66, 70, 72, 75, 73) and five women (69, 74, 79, 79, 92) at Wellington; seven men (65, 70, 74, 75, 78, 81, 85) and three women (68, 83, 83) at Christchurch ; and five men (66, 69, 70, 76, 83) and five women (67, 71, 80, 88 89) at Dunedin. ' '

o O s h o5 H •h 0 4 o * s'-* •5.1 JH Eoroug-h. II 1 A o_8 o 04 H i* m q £'i‘a Auckland and suburbs 78,849 185 81 1.05 Wellington & suburbs 76,390 138 54 0.71 Christchurch & suburbs 63,455 . 149 39 0.65 Dunedin & suburbs 62,584 130 61 0.9f The following are the details for Dunedi® and suburbs: — Dunedin 38,857 85 40 1.0# Maori Hill ... 2,303 2 — — Mornington •... ... 4,683 7 4 0.8* N.E. Valley ... 5,300 14 8 1.51 Roslyn ... 6,299 Iff 3 0.48 St. Hilda 3,400 11 3 0.88 West Harbour 1,742 1 3 1.79