HEAVY MORTALITY LAST MONTH.
VITAL STATISTICS SHOW INFLUENZA TOLL. The heavy toll taken by pneumonic influenza last month is revealed by the vital statistics for the Christchurch metropolitan area. The number of deaths was 235, an increase of 101 over the total for July last year. The mortality among elderly people was particularly high. Last month's total of deaths was the largest, recorded in any one month since the influenza epidemic of 191 S. The complete vsetlialat aslattytiisit The complete vital statistics for the month of July and for the seven months of the year, compared with the figures for the corresponding period of
last year are as follow MONTH OF JULY. 1926.* 1925. Births . . 19:$ 207 Deaths .. 235 134 Marriage notices S3 58 Marriages in office 17 14 JANUARY TO JULY. 1926. 1925. Births .. 1466 1514 Deaths .. 761 682 Marriages notices .. 672 615 Marriages in office . . 129 121 In both tables the figures relating to Marriage notices . . 672 615 lating to “ marriages i n office.” .
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17915, 3 August 1926, Page 5
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