SYDNEY’S GROWTH.
Sydney, July 9. The vital statistics show that the population of the city of Sydney and its suburbs numbered 981,400 on 31st December. This figure shows an increase of 25,000 during the year. The actual city population was 109,970. The- number of marriages contracted during 1923 was 9,734, which is 5.0 per cent, below the average for the past five years. The births registered totalled 21,990 (11,261 males and 10,729 females), which is live per cent, .below the average for the past live years. There .were 9,390 deaths, which is 8 per cent, below the average for the same period, excepting the influenza year 1919. The number of children who died under one year was 1,405, or 69.3 per 1,0&0 births. Deaths due to cancer increased by 3 per cent, as compared with the period 1918-1922.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2756, 10 July 1924, Page 3
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138SYDNEY’S GROWTH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2756, 10 July 1924, Page 3
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