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n ~ . , ~, , , .„„ ,• ~ Wellington Wellington Deaths of children under 1 year per 100 births, ci * and Suburbs. For 1910 ... ..'. ... ... B*B9 8*45 Mean for previous five years . . .914 9*03 Natural Increase of Population. v • . Increase Births. Deaths. |*»™™ per 1,000 of incioase. p 0 p U i flt i 011 . Wellington and suburban boroughs ... 1,870 692 1,078 13*9 The birth-rate is lower by 249 per 1.000 than in 1909, and the death-rate is 016 lower. ' a uses of Death. Zymotic Diseases. Deaths in Wellington and suburban boroughs for the last five years,- - -1906 ... ... ... 55 1909 ... ... ... 78 1907 ... ... ... 164 1910 ... ... ... 74 1908 ... ... ... 124 These 74 deaths were from, — Diarrhoeal diseases .. ... ... 42 Influenza ... ... ... ... 6 Typhoid fever ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Scarlet fever ... ... ... ... . ... .... 1. Diphtheria ... ... ... ... ... 12 Whooping-cough ... ... ... ... ... ... o* Other zymotic diseases ... ... ... . . ... 6 74 ■ ".'.. Cancer. Deaths in Wellington and suburban boroughs for the last five years,— 1906 ... ... ... 53 1909 ... ... ... 59 -1907 ... ... 50 1910 ... ... 71 1908 ... 48 Phthisis and other Tubercular Diseases. Deaths in Wellington and suburban boroughs for the last five years, — 1906 ... ... 60 1909 ~. ... ... 81 1907 ... ... ... 68 1910 ... ... 87 1908 ... ... ... 73 Christchurch District. The statistics of births and deaths are taken from the returns of the Registrar-General, and deal only with the population of Christchurch and the boroughs of Woolston. New Brighton, and Sumner. Population. Christchurch City ... ... ... ... ... 57,205 Woolston Borough ... ... ... ... ... 3,540 Xew Brighton Borough ... ... ... ... ... 1,675 Sumner ... ... ... ... ... 1,725 64,145 Birth-rate. 1910—Christchurch City ... ... ... ... 2710 Christchurch and suburban boroughs ... . 28'83 The average birth-rates for previous ten years (1900-9) are,— Christchurch City ... ... ... ... ... 27'09 Christchurch and suburban boroughs ... ... ... ... 27'40 Death-rate. 1910—Christchurch City ... ... ... ... ... 1054 Christchurch and suburban boroughs ... ... 104] The average death-rates for previous ten years (1900-9) are, — Christchurch City ... ... ... ... 1136 Christchurch and suburban boroughs ... ... ... ... IT2B

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