VITAL STATISTICS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6267, 17 June 1898, Page 1

VITAL STATISTICS.

» [Per Press Association.! WELLINGTON, June 16. The following are the vital statistics for May :-r . . ;

The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 425, against 343 in April, an increase of 82. The deaths in May were 196, an increase of 30 on the number in April. Of the total deaths, males contributed 111, and females 85. Sixty-four of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 32;65 per cent of the whole number ; 56 of these were . under one year of age. There were 33 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards. Pour men, Go, 70, 75 and 76, and seven , women, 66, 6S, 70, 73,82, S4 ahd 85, died at Auckland; one man 68, and one woman, 68, at Wellington ; seven men, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, S3 and 88, and four women, 67, 77, 86 and $S f at Christchurch ; and seven men 66, 6S, 69, 70, 78, and 80 (twq); and two women, 65, and 68, at Dunedin.

_ ' ■ a-31 2 = g,-sl| &fr? s A_i: Auckland ... * 32,274 73 4? 1*52 Birkenhead 720 1 2 2-78 Devonpoit 3,20?., 8 2 062 Newmarket 2,041 6 2 098 Newton .. 2,58 cl6 1 039 Parnell ... 4,233 lv 4 O'P-1 , Total 45.055U4 60 133 Wellington • ... .'.. 40,&l0 12} 50 1 £2-1 Karon ... 1,088 2 3 2.t9 llelrose ... 2,220 6 1 «M 5 1,313 3 1 076 Total 44,791 !37 55 123 Christohurch 17,257 34 13 0"75 Linwood 6,348 12 7 I*lo BtAlbans 6.265 15 5 o*o .Syaenham 10,6a0 2:< 12 1-13 Woolßton ... 2,;2> 8 b 2*24 Total 42,728 92 42 0-08 Dunedin ... ... ... 23.323 46 17 073 Caversham ... ... .. 4,829 0 8 I'bO Maori Hill ... 1,548 5 Mornington 3.787 a 4 I'ini North-east Valley 3,515 5 2 0*57 Boslyn ... ... ... 4,219 4 3 071 MtKilda .. 1,294 2 South ilunedin 4,762 7 2 0-J2 West Harbour 1,395 2 3 2.15 Tnt-1 . 4H.672 82 39 O'PO