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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Boroughs of Auckland, Thames, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Hokitika, during the Month of November, 1874.

TABLE showing the Number of Births, the actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to Popula-
tion in the Boroughs of Auckland, Thames, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Hokitika, during the Month
of November, 1874.

DEATHS IN THE BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN NOVEMBER, 1874.

| BOROUGHS. | CENSUS POPULA-
TION,
MARCH 1,
1874. | TOTAL
BIRTHS. | Males. Under 1 Year. | Males. 1 & under 5 Years. | Males. 5 Years and over. | Females. Under 1 Year. | Females. 1 & under 5 Years. | Females. 5 Years and over. | Total Deaths. | Proportion
of Deaths to
the 1,000 of
Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 12,775 | 47 | 4 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 4 | 15 | 1.17 |
| Thames | 8,073 | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 0.37 |
| Wellington | 10,547 | 58 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 11 | 1.04 |
| Nelson | 5,662 | 17 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1.06 |
| Christchurch | 10,294 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1.75 |
| Dunedin | 18,499 | 85 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 53 | 2.87 |
| Hokitika | 3,352 | 11 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 0.59 |
| Total | | 292 | 22 | 8 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 108 | |

N.B. The Auckland and Hokitika Hospitals are outside the boundaries of the respective boroughs.
The persons on board ships are not included in the numbers of the population.
The births were 292 in November, against 294 in October; the deaths were 22 fewer in number than the deaths in October.
Of the deaths, males contributed 62; females, 46: 53 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 49.07 of the
whole number; 37 of these were of children under 1 year of age.
The deaths of children under 5 years of age were fewer by 3 than those in October.
There were 3 deaths of persons of 65 years of age and upwards, viz. 1 female of 73, and 2 males of 65 and 68 respectively;
2 of these deaths occurred in Auckland, and 1 in Dunedin.

The following Table shows the Causes of the Deaths of Persons of both Sexes under 5 years of age and 5 years and upwards, and
the proportions per cent. of Deaths from each cause in the Boroughs named, and that were registered, during the month of
November, 1874.

| CLASSES. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | AUCKLAND. | | THAMES. | | WELLINGTON. | | NELSON. | | CHRISTCH'CH. | | DUNEDIN. | | HOKITIKA. | | TOTAL. | PROPOR-
TIONS
PER CENT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | Under 5 Years. | 5 Years & over. | Under 5 Years. | 5 Years & over. | Under 5 Years. | 5 Years & over. | Under 5 Years. | 5 Years & over. | Under 5 Years. | 5 Years & over. | Under 5 Years. | 5 Years & over. | Under 5 Years. | 5 Years & over. | | | | |
| I. Zymotic Diseases | | 3 | 5 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 1 | ... | 41 | 37.96 |
| II. Constitutional Diseases | | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | ... | ... | 12 | 11.11 |
| III. Local Diseases | | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 40.74 |
| IV. Developmental Diseases | | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10.19 |
| V. Violent Deaths | | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | | | |
| And unspecified | | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | | | |
| Total | | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 2 | ... | 108 | 100.00 |

CLASS I.-ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1.-Miasmatic Diseases. -Measles, 15; Diphtheria, 1; Croup, 3; Typhoid or Enteric Fever, 6; Simple Fever, 1;
Puerperal Fever, 2; Diarrhea, 5; Rheumatic Fever, 2.
ORDER 2.-Dietic Diseases. -Want of Breast-milk, 3; Alcoholism, 2.
ORDER 4.-Parasitic Diseases.---Thrush, 1.

CLASS II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1.-Diathetic Diseases. -Cancer, 1; Canerum Oris, 1.
ORDER 2.-Tubercular Diseases. - Tuberculosis, 1; Phthisis, 9.

CLASS III.- LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1. -Diseases of Nervous System. - Apoplexy, 1; Paralysis, 2; Epilepsy, 1; Convulsions, 1; Brain Disease, 2.
ORDER 2.-Diseases of Organs of Circulation. - Aneurism, 1; Heart Disease, 5; Embolism and Thrombosis, 2.
ORDER 3.-Diseases of Respiratory Organs. - Chronic Pleuritis, 1; Bronchitis, 15; Pneumonia, 6; Congestion of Lungs, 1.
ORDER 4.-Diseases of Digestive Organs. - Gastritis, 2; Obstruction of Bowels, 1; Hepatitis, 1; Liver Disease, 1.
ORDER 8.-Diseases of Integumentary System.-Eczema, 1.

CLASS IV. -DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1.-Developmental Diseases of Children. - Premature Birth, 3; Malformation of Trachea, 1; Teething, 1.
ORDER 2.-Developmental Diseases of Adults.--Abscess, 2;
ORDER 4.-Diseases of Nutrition. -Atrophy and Debility, 4.

The deaths from Zymotic Diseases were largely in excess of those in October. In October they were 30; in November, 41.
Measles has still been on the increase; the deaths having been 15 in November against 9 in October. In 12 of the 15 cases the
deaths were of children under 3½ years of age. All the deaths from this cause occurred in Dunedin. Typhoid Fever caused 6
deaths; 2 in Dunedin, 4 in Christchurch. The deaths from Local Diseases were less numerous than in October, having fallen
from 60 to 44. There was in November, for the first time in any month during the year, an entire absence of violent deaths in
either of these boroughs.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 15th December, 1874.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.