VITAL STATISTICS
(By Telegraph-~(Presß Association.) WELLINGTON, Lasi Night. , The total births in the four Metropolitan areas in 1917 were 9064. The rates per 1000 were:— Auckland City, 22.29.. .Auckland Metropolitan area. 22.33. . Wellington City, 24.46. . .Wellington Metropolitan area, 25.25 Chrietchureh City, 23.25. Christchurch Metro, area, 22.96. Dunedin City, 21.51. Dunedin Metropolitan area, 22.49. The death figures suggest that in New Zealand, as elsewhere, stress of war tends to increase the death rate.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11752, 1 February 1918, Page 5
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