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Causes of Deaths. Zymotic Diseases. Deaths in Auckland and suburban boroughs for the last five years :■ 1906 ... ... ... 42 1909 ... ... 74 1907 ... ... ... 103 1910 ... ... ... 125 1908 ... . ... ... 139 The 125 deaths were from— Diarrhceal diseases ... ... ... ... .92 Influenza ... ... ... ..'. ... ... .10 Scarlet fever ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Diphtheria ... ... ... ... . . ... . . 6 Enteric fever ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 Whooping-cough ... ... .. ... ... 1 Other zymotic diseases ... ... ... .. .. 5 125 Cancer. Deaths in Auckland and suburban boroughs for the last five years,- — 1906 ... ... ... 49 1909 ... ... 76 1907 ... ... ... 50 1910 ... ... ... 59 1908 ... ... ... 55 The remarkable increase in the number of deaths from cancer for 1909 is, fortunately, not maintained, and the rate of increase in the district is commensurate with average increases throughout the Dominion, taking into consideration the increase in population in the Auckland District. Phthisis and other Tubercular Diseases. Deaths in Auckland and suburban boroughs for the last five years,— 1906 ... ... ... 52 1909 ... ... ... 58 1907 ... ... ... 66 1910 ... ... ... 44 1908 ... ... 52 The decrease in deaths from this cause appears to be maintained, while the notifications of the occurrence of the disease are 137, a number which does not seem to call for any special comment. . Wellington District. The statistics of births and deaths are taken from the records of the Registrar-General, and deal only with the population of Wellington and the boroughs of Karori, Onslow, and Miramar. Population. Ihe mean population for the year 1909 in the before-named boroughs, comprising Greater Wellington, was, — Wellington City ... ... ... ... ... ... 72,272 Karori Borough ... ... ... 1,431 Onslow Borough ... ... ... 1,839 Miramar Borough ... ... ... 1,774 77,316 Birth-rate. 1910—Wellington City ... ... ... ... ... ... 24'13 Wellington and suburban boroughs ... ... ... ... 24-19 The average birth-rates per 1,000 of the population for previous ten years are, — Wellington City ... ..'. ... ..." ... 27*27 Wellington and suburban boroughs ... ... ... ... 27*15 Death-rate. The average death-rates per 1,000 of the population for previous ten years are, — Wellington City ... ... ... ... 10*44 Wellington and suburban boroughs ... ... ... ... 10*16 Infant Mortality. In Wellington and suburban boroughs,— Deaths of infants under 1 year in 1910 were ... .158 Between 1 and 5 years ... ... 29 187

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