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TYPHOID PEVER. Deaths from this cause numbered 62 in 1910. against 55 in the previous year, the average for five years being 61. MEASLES. There was an outbreak of this complaint in 1907. causing 101 deaths. In 1910 only 1 death was recorded. SCARLET FEVER. The number of deaths from scarlet fever in 1910 was 13. The average annual mortality for the five years was 28. WHOOPING-COUGH. There were 148 deaths in 1910, 41 in 1909. 42 in 1908. :iO7 in 1907. and 2<; in 1906. INFLUENZA. This was more prevalent in 1910 than in 1909, 141 deaths being recorded. TUBERCULOSIS. Deaths from phthisis numbered 550 or 5-54 per 10,000 of the population, against 588 or 6*05 in 1909, and 607 deaths or 6*42 per 10,000 in 1908. The average for the past ten years was 579 or 6-6 per 10,000. Deaths from Rate y Deaths from Rate Year - Phthisis. per 10,000. Phthisis. per 10,000. 1901 ... ... 596 7*76 1906 ... ... 556 621 1902 ... ... 617 7-73 1907 ... ... 612 6-66 1903 ... ... 570 695 1908 ... ... 607 6-42 1904 ... ... 598 7-08 1909 ... ... 588 605 1905 ... ... 496 5*70 1910 ... ... 550 5'54 Reference to the following table will show that 325 persons known to have been born in the Dominion died during 1910 from phthisis, a proportion of 4 - 80 per 10,000 of the estimated nativeborn white population, and 147 persons resident for fifteen years or over succumbed to the disease.

Deaths from Phthisis, 1910.

The mortality from all forms of tuberculosis for the past ten years has ranged from 7*36 to 10 - 05 per 10,000 of the population, and the percentage of total deaths from all causes has fluctuated during the same period between 7")8 and 10*15.

Age at Death. Age Length of Residence in New Zealand. I • . I • ki tO O ||l o I a, O -W ** 43 « *3 *3 ** 3 3 O *" O en 10 eo m in.«BPH | 10 -I H -N OT ,* § S"2*^ s o ■eta 2 CO cn o io rH I • I s o * >o Males. Under 1 month 1 to 6 months 6 to 12 months . . 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years 3 to 4 years 4 to 5 years 5 to 10 years 10 to 15 years 15 to 20 years 20 to 25 years 25 years and upwards Not known Born in Dominion ... :!! ".' ..." i i i '.'.'. '.'.'. '.'.'. "a 13 3 1 8 13 1 1 6 5 1 2 ... 8 3 3 8 4 2 14 5 4 4 1 14 114 2 8 12 2 5 4 4 15 21 9 6 59 9 6 9 13 4 ... 31 3 4 39 67 23 10 4 1 ... 153 i •j Totals 2 3 4 41 110 50 50 31 : 14 7 312 Females. Under 1 month 1 to 6 months 6 to 12 months 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years 3 to 4 years 4 to 5 years 5 to 10 years 10 to 15 years 15 to 20 years 20 to 25 years 25 years and upwards Not known Born in Dominion ... - I 1 1 1 2 12 1 ... 4 1 3 ... 4 ... 2 1 3 ... 2 1 3 2 2 i ... 4 1 1 ... Ill 3 1 1 1 1 ' ... 4 3 5 6 8 8 ... 30 ... ' ... 1 ... 4 1 ... 1 ... 7 1 57 85 18 7 2 1 ... 172 "i Totals i 1 65 100 34 17 10 10 ! ... 238 Totals of both sexes 3 5 106 210 84 67 41 24 7 550 3