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Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 85, 11 April 1911, Page 7

Returns of .vital statistics showing the town to 'have one of the lowest death rates of aH the boroughs In the Dominion — if not actually the lowest — were before the Petone Council last night. This fact led a councillor to enquire whether the deaths of Petone residents who died in the Wellington Hospital were registered in the city or credited to Petone. According to the Mayor such cases w-ere put down to Wellington's account. "Small wonder," commented a councillor, "that Petone has tho lowest d-eath rate then." What matter, added another civic father, which set of retains were swelled? It made no difference ho-w, where, or when a resident died so long as he did actually die. On the other hand a member pointed out that while he appreciated the fact that a low death-Tate was a good advertisement for the boTough, still he did not wish to £©c Pekme get credit by unfair means. As doubt was ©till expressed on the point as to whether deaths of Petone patients were included in Wellington's returns, the clerk was instructed to write to the Registrar for enlightenment. For Children's Hacking Ccuga at nighfc, Woods' Great Peppermint Care. Is 6d and 2s 6d.— Advt.