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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Boroughs of Auckland, Wellington,
Christchurch, and Dunedin, during the Month of January, 1874.
TABLE showing the total number of Births, the actual Mortality of Males and Females under and over five years of age, and the
percentage of Deaths to Births, in the Boroughs of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, during the Month
of January, 1874.

DEATHS IN JANUARY, 1874.
BOROUGHS. TOTAL BIRTHS. Males. Females. Total Deaths. Percentage
of Deaths
to Births.
Under 5 Years 5 Years & upwards. Under 5 Years 5 Years & upwards.
Auckland ... ... ... 88 11 1 11 2 25 65.79
Wellington ... ... ... 77 14 7 9 3 33 42.85
Christchurch ... ... ... 52 9 8 7 6 30 57.69
Dunedin ... ... ... 67 2 12 3 6 23 34.32
Total ... ... ... 234 36 28 30 17 111 47.43

N.B. The Auckland Hospital is without the boundary of the Borough.
Of the total Deaths, Males contributed 64, Females, 47. Of the same total, 66 deaths, or 59.4 per cent. of the whole number,
were of children under 5 years of age; and of these 66 deaths, 57 were of children under 1 year, being 51.35 per cent. of the whole
number of deaths.

Three persons of 75 years and upwards died during the month, viz.:-One man in Wellington, 83 years old, from a fall
down stairs; one woman in Dunedin, of 79 years, from old age; and one woman in Christchurch, of 75 years, from diarrhea and
debility.

THE following Table shows the Causes of the Deaths of Persons of both sexes under five years of age and five years and upwards,
and the proportions per cent. of Deaths from each cause in the Boroughs named, during the month of January, 1874.

CLASSES. CAUSES OF DEATH. AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. CHRISTCH'CH. DUNEDIN. PROPOR-
TIONS
Under 5 Years Under 5 Years Under 5 Years Under 5 Years TOTAL. PER
5 and 5 and 5 and 5 and CENT.
over. Years. over. Years. over. Years. over.

I. Zymotic Diseases ... ... ... 12 15 1 11 5 50 45.05
II. Constitutional Diseases ... ... ... 1 1 2 6 11 9.91
III. Local Diseases ... ... ... 6 2 3 6 7 34 30.63
IV. Developmental Diseases ... ... ... 3 1 3 1 1 10 9.01
V. Violent Deaths ... ... ... 2 3 1 6 5.40
Total ... ... ... 22 3 23 10 16 14 5 18 111 100.00

CLASS I.-ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1.-Miasmatic Diseases. Diphtheria, 2; Whooping Cough, 1; Typhoid Fever, 1; Fever (not specified), 2; Puerperal
Fever, 1; Diarrhea, 39; Rheumatism, 1.
ORDER 3.-Dietic Diseases. -Alcoholism, 1.
ORDER 4.-Parasitic Diseases. Thrush, 1; Worms, 1.

CLASS II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1.-Diathetic Diseases. Dropsy, 2.
ORDER 2.-Tubercular Diseases. -Phthisis, 7; Hydrocephalus, 2.

CLASS III.-LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1.-Diseases of the Nervous System. Cephalitis, 1; Apoplexy, 2; Paralysis, 2; Epilepsy, 1; Convulsions, 8; Brain
Disease, 2.
ORDER 2.-Diseases of Organs of Circulation. Aneurism, 1; Heart Disease, 2.
ORDER 3.-Diseases of the Respiratory System. Edema glottidis, 1; Pneumonia, 1.
ORDER 4. Diseases of the Digestive Organs. - Gastritis, 2; Peritonitis, 2; Obstruction of Bowels, 2; Intussusception, 1;
Stomach Disease, 1; Liver Disease, 1; Spleen Disease, 1.
ORDER 5.-Diseases of the Urinary Organs. -Cystitis, 1; Kidney Disease, 1.
ORDER 6.-Diseases of the Integumentary System. -Phlegmon, 1.

CLASS IV. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1. Developmental Diseases of Children. -Premature Birth, 3; Teething, 2.
ORDER 2.-Developmental Diseases of Adults. -Puerperal Convulsions, 1.
ORDER 3.-Developmental Diseases of Old People. -Old Age, 1.
ORDER 4.-Diseases of Nutrition. -Atrophy and Debility, 3.

CLASS V.-VIOLENT DEATHS.
ORDER 1.-Accident or Negligence. -Fracture, 1; Scald, 1; Sunstroke, 1; Drowning, 1; Fall down stairs, 1; Accidental
Death (not specified), 1.

N.B. It will not be possible to give the population of the Boroughs until after the Census is taken.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1874.

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

Printed under the authority of the New Zealand Government, by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.