VITAL STATISTICS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6727, 23 February 1900, Page 4

VITAL STATISTICS.

♦ [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Feb. 22. The following are the vital statistics fo January: —

* The total births in tbe above boroughs amounted to 445 against 363 in December, an increase of 82. The deaths in January were 21 5, a decrease or* 2 on the number in December. Of the total" deaths males contributed 111, and females 104. Sixty-five of the deaths were of children under 6 years of age, being 30.23 per cent of the whole number; 52 of these were under 1 year of age. There were 45 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards. Two men 68, 74, seven women, 68, 69, 76, 78 (three) and 80, died at Auckland ; two men, 69, 74, and six women, 68, 69, 70 (two), 72 and 98, at Wellington ; five men, 67, 71, 73, 77 and 81, and seven women, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 75 and 85, at Christchurch ; and seven men, 65, 67, 69, 70, 71, 77 and 80, and nino women, 65 (two), 68, 70, 71, 72, 76 (two) and 85, at Dunedin.

-a m gjofl ___ • °-* a .2 if! i i i-ill 1-°. O •__ ,8 BO^ O w iS « ft £ ■=< Auckland .' 38,400 *93 56 1-46 Birkenhead ... 7SO — — — Devonport ... 3,430 9 6 173 Newmarket 2,170 5 1 0.46 . Grey Lynn 3,33. 12 2 060 Parnell ... ... .. 4,40*.' .'.9 1 023 Total 52,513 13tf 66 , 146 Wellington ... 42,566 95 30 o*7o Karon 1,096 J — — Melrose 2,-100 7 4 1*67 • Onslow 1,400 7 4 2*86 j Total 47,862 110 38 0*79 Christchurch 18,500 37 26 I*4o J.inwood ... 6,707 21 9 1-34 .St Albaua ... 6,440 14 3 0 - 47 Sydenham ... ... ... IJ,_*BB 23 11 0-97 Woolston 2,305 8 2 0.87 j Total ... ... '... 45,340 103 51 112' Dunedin „'. 23,560 37 30 1-27 Caversham 4,888 6 9 186 Maori Hill ... ... ... 1..03 2 3 VS7 Mornington ... ... .'. 3,_54 11 2 0-52 North-east Valley ... ' ... 3,540 0 — — Roslyn ... 4,45* 9 5 ,112 StKilda , ... 1,420 4 — — South Jlunedin 5,16S 14 9 1*74 West Har-our ... ... 1,364 2 2 1-47 I Tetal 49,791 94 60 I*2l