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B. LOCAL VITAL STATISTICS. Auckland Health District. The statistics dealing with births and deaths, the deaths and death-rates from infectious disease are those of the Registrar-General, and deal only with the City of Auckland and the seven surrounding boroughs—Birkenhead, Devonport, Grey Lynn, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Newmarket, and Northcote, a population of 91,624 being an estimated mean for 1913. Parnell has disappeared as a separate local authority, having been absorbed by the City of Auckland. Population. The mean population for the year is taken to be, — Auckland City .. .. 50,116 Suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 41,508 91,624 The population of Greater Auckland as at the 31st December, 1913, is given by the RegistrarGeneral as 113,334. or with the Borough of Onehunga, which is essentially a part of Greater Auckland, 118,000. Birth-rate. M v " f ' f Moan Population. Auckland City .. .. .. . . .. 23-23 Auckland and suburban'boroughs .. .. .. 25-93 The average birth-rates for ten years, 1903 12. are. Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. 30-11 Auckland and suburban boroughs .. .. 28-12 The rate for Auckland City has all along been higher than in the suburbs, but in 1913 the figures are reversed, and the rates in both are abnormally low. Death-rate. .. I-•-*«! ••' \r-an Populatl >n Auckland City .. .. .. 11-49 Auckland and suburban boroughs .. .. 10-61 The average death-rates for ten years, 1903-12, are, — Auckland City .. .. . . . . 12-30 Auckland and suburban boroughs .. . . .. 10-43 These figures do not suggest any special comment. Natural Increase of Population. Natural Increase per Births. Death. %££ 1,000 of Mean Population. Auckland City .. .1,164 576 588 11-7 Suburban boroughs .. 1,212 396 816 19-6 Auckland and suburban boroughs .. 2.376 972 1,401 15-3 The increases for ten years (Auckland and suburban boroughs) are. —■ 1903 18-67 1908 18-07 1904 19-60 1909 18-28 1905 17-36 1910 16-78 1906 .. 17-32 1911 16-32 1907 .. 16-03 1912 19-09 Infant Mortality. In Auckland and suburban boroughs— Deaths of infants under I year were .. .. .. .. ..192 Deaths of infants between I and 5 years . . . . . . . . 49 241 Deaths of children under 1 year per KM) births— Auckland City and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 8-08 Causes of Death. ZYMOTIC DISEASES. Death-. The deaths in Auckland and suburban boroughs . . . . . . . . 11-l The 114 deaths were from— Diarrhceal diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Diphtheria .. .. ..11 Enteric fever . . .. . . . . 3 Influenza .. .. .. .. 2 Whooping-cough .. . . . . .22 Puerperal septicaemia . . .. . . .. 4 Other zymotic diseases . . ~ .. .. .. 7 114

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