Vital Statistics.
The total births registered in the four principal centres last month, amounted to 627, against 583 in July, an increase of 44. The deaths in August were 237, a decrease of 11 on the number in July. Of the total deaths males contributed 128, and females 109. Forty-six of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 19.41 per cent of the whole number. Of these 35 were under one year of age. There were seventy-three deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards; ten men aged 65 (3), 66, 68, 71, 78, 81, 83, 84; and eleven women, 65, 88, (two), 70 (two), 73, 77, 78, 79, 89, 96, died at Auckland. In the borough of Auckland) there were registered in August 117 births and 39 deaths; in Auckland and suburban districts 190 births and 53 deaths; Wellington and suburbs, 156 births, 71 deaths; Christchurch and suburbs, 154 births, 52 deaths; Dunedin and suburbs, 127 births, 61 deaths.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 14, 30 September 1908, Page 6
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164Vital Statistics. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 14, 30 September 1908, Page 6
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