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APPENDICES. APPENDIX I.—PUBLIC HEALTH, A. LOCAL VITAL STATISTICS. 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, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Newmarket, Northcote, and Takapuna. Population. The mean population for the year is taken to be— Auckland City .. .. ... .. .. .. 58,983 Suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 37,655 The population of Greater Auckland as at 31st December, 1914, is given by the Registrar-General as 116,712, but with the Borough of Onehunga, which is essentially a part of Greater Auckland, 121,714. Btrth-ratf Per 1,000 of BIRTH RATE. Mefm p opulation Auckland City .. .. . . . . .. . . .. 23-94 Auckland and suburban boroughs .. .. ~ .. .. 24-78 The average birth-rate for the years 1904-13 are — Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. 29-26 Auckland and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 27-63 Owing to the domicile of parents of children born in cities being ascertained from and including 1913, and births allocated accordingly, no proper comparison can be made with previous years. The only interest such comparison can have is to show that the apparently heavy city birth-rates in former years were the result of the inclusion of the births in the cities of the children of country residents. Death-rate. m^p' 000 , 0 / Mean .Population. Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10-43 Auckland and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 9-42 The average death-rate forthe years 1904-13 are — Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12-15 Auckland and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 10 - 27 Natural Increase or Population. w , , Increase per Births. Deaths. «aturai of M Increase. V, ... .Population. Auckland City .. .: ..1,412 615 797 13-5 Suburban boroughs .. .. 983 295 688 18-3 Auckland and suburban boroughs .. 2,395 910 1,485 15-4 The increase for ten years (Auckland and suburban boroughs) are — 1904 .. .. .. 19-60 1909 .. .. .. 18-28 1905 .. .. .. 17-36 1910 .. .. .. 16-78 1906 .. .. .. 17-32 1911 .. .. .. 16-32 1907 .. .. .. 16-03 1912 .. .. .. 19-90 1908 .. .. .. 18-07 1913 .. .. .. 19-60 Infant Mortality. In Auckland and suburban boroughs — Deaths of infants under 1 year were .. .. .. .. .. 138 Deaths of infants between 1 and 5 years .. . . .. 53 Deaths of children, under 1 year per 100 births ~ ~ ~ ~ 5-76

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