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Infant Mortality. In Auckland and suburban boroughs,— Deaths of infants under 1 year were .. .. • • • • • • ™ Deaths of infants between 1 and 5 years .. . • • • .. 60 203 Deaths of children under 1 year per 100 births,— Auckland City and suburban boroughs .. .. .. •• • ■ ( >' 4o This is satisfactory when compared with the mean for the five years, 1907-11—namely, 7-66— and for previous quinquennial periods, as ,the following table shows :— Auckland Auckland and City. Suburban Boroughs. Mean for five years, 1901-5 11-22 1045 Mean for five years, 1906-10 ■ • 9-23 8-12 Mean for the whole Dominion, 1901-10, 7-26. Cause* of Death. Zymotic Diseases. Deaths in Auckland and suburban boroughs .. .. • • ■ • 102 For the last five years,— Deaths. '^ ths - -1907 .. 103 1910 125 1908 '.'. •• •• 139 1911 102 1909 .. • • .. 74 The 102 deaths were from— Diarrhoeal diseases .. ..69 Whooping-cough .. ...2 Influenza 10 Measles . .. .. 2 Diphtheria 6 Other zymotic diseases .. 2 Enteric fever 8 Puerperal septicemia .. __2_ Plague (pneumonic) .... 1 1 102 Cancer. Auckland and suburban boroughs .. . • • • • ■ 56"deaths. For the last five years - Deaths X 907 .. .. 50 1910 59 1908 55 1911 56 1909 .. •■ •■ 76 Phthisis and other Tubercular Diseases. Auckland and suburban boroughs .. .. •■ • • 51 deaths. For the last five years - Deaths 1907 .. ..66 I 1910 « 1908 I! •• -.52 1911 51 1909 58

Rainfall and Temperature, 1911. (Auckland Museum Observations.)

I Ra Rail ifall. Mean Te nperature. Average previous : 44 Years. 1911: Average previoui 44 Years. 1911. January February March April May June July .. August September October November December In. 1-25 1-76 2-32 743 5-52 5-39 1-63 3-23 2-70 4-67 4-14 5-06 In. 2'77 3-18 2-75 3-05 4-50 4-53 4-95 4-19 3-42 3-42 3-09 2-62 I Deg. 66-2 65-9 66-3 62-5 57'7 53-3 51-3 52-4 54-2 56-2 58-5 59'8 Deg. 67-1 67-4 64-3 61-6 57-1 53-9 52-0 52-4 54-8 57-0 60-4 64-3 Totals and means 45-10 4247 58-9 594