THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 427

DEATHS of both Sexes from different Causes, registered in each Borough of the Colony, during the Year
1874, specifying Classes, Orders, and Diseases—continued.

| Class. | Cause of Death. Orders, Diseases, &c. | Auckland. | Thames. | Welling-
ton. | Nelson. | Christ-
church. | Dunedin. | Hokitika. | Total. |
| :--- | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES—contd. | | | | | | | | | |
| | ORDER 2.—Developmental Diseases of Adults. | | | | | | | | |
| | Childbirth | ... | I | 3 | 2 | I | I | 2 | ... | 10 |
| | Others | ... | I | ... | I | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 |
| | Total Order 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | I | I | 4 | ... | 14 |
| | ORDER 3.—Developmental Diseases of Old People. | | | | | | | | |
| | Old Age | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 11 |
| | ORDER 4.—Diseases of Nutrition. | | | | | | | | |
| | Atrophy and Debility | ... | II | 8 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 13 | ... | 66 |
| | Total Class IV. | ... | 23 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 144 |
| V.—VIOLENCE. | | | | | | | | | |
| | ORDER 1.—Accident or Negligence. | | | | | | | | |
| | Fractures, &c. | ... | I | 2 | 3 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | 14 |
| | Burns and Scalds | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | I | I | 2 | ... | 12 |
| | Drowning | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 11 |
| | Suffocation | ... | I | 3 | 2 | ... | I | I | ... | 6 |
| | Others (causes not specified) | ... | I | ... | 2 | ... | I | 2 | ... | 9 |
| | Total Order I | ... | 3 | 14 | 14 | I | 9 | 8 | 3 | 52 |
| | ORDER 3.—Homicide. | | | | | | | | |
| | Murder and Manslaughter | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| | ORDER 4.—Suicide. | | | | | | | | |
| | Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | ... | ... | ... | I |
| | Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | ... | ... | I |
| | Total Order 4 | ... | ... | I | I | ... | I | ... | ... | 3 |
| | Total Class V. | ... | 3 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 55 |
| | Causes not defined | ... | ... | ... | I | ... | I | ... | 4 | 6 |
| | General Total | ... | 207 | 100 | 265 | 75 | 268 | 412 | 47 | 1,374 |

In Auckland, Wellington, and Hokitika the deaths of children under 5 were more numerous than the deaths of persons at
5 and over. In Nelson, Christchurch, and Dunedin the deaths of children under 5 were less numerous. In Hokitika they were
equalized. The following was the birth rate per 1,000 of population in each borough :—

Auckland ... 48.5 Nelson ... 39.0 Dunedin ... 48.9
Thames ... 32.6 Christchurch ... 49.9 Hokitika ... 41.4
Wellington ... 53.7

The deaths of children under 1 year amounted to 24 per cent. of the total deaths in the boroughs. The total death rate
varied considerably, having been highest in Christchurch, viz. 25.81 per 1,000; in Wellington it was 24.96 per 1,000, and in
Dunedin 21.99 per 1,000; in Auckland it was 16.18 per 1,000 (but the deaths in the hospitals at Auckland and Hokitika are
not included in the borough deaths for 1874, those hospitals being outside the borough boundaries). The Thames was lowest
on the list, with a death rate of 12.28 per 1,000. While the largest number of deaths from Zymotic diseases occurred in
Dunedin, the largest proportionate number occurred in Wellington. The increase in the latter borough was chiefly attributable
to the large number of deaths (57) from diarrhea. Typhoid fever was most fatal in Christchurch (25 deaths), and next so in
Wellington (12 deaths); 9 deaths from that cause occurred in Dunedin, and 5 in each of the boroughs of Auckland and the
Thames. Diphtheria was most fatal in Christchurch, causing 21 deaths; 16 occurred from the same cause in Dunedin; the
numbers elsewhere were small, the Thames being third on the list, with 4 deaths. Measles was the cause of 33 deaths in
Dunedin in 1874; no deaths from that cause occurred in either of the other boroughs.

The greatest number of deaths from Constitutional diseases occurred in Dunedin, but the highest proportion of such deaths
occurred in Wellington. Of this class, tubercular diseases caused 50 deaths in Dunedin, 42 in Wellington, 28 in Christ-
church, and 22 in Auckland.

Of Local diseases, those of the nervous system were most prevalent in Dunedin, next so in Wellington, and next in
Christchurch. Diseases of the organs of circulation (heart disease, &c.) were by far most prevalent in Dunedin, and next
proportionately in Christchurch. Diseases of the respiratory system were most fatal in Dunedin (51 deaths), Christchurch
(33 deaths), Auckland (30 deaths), and Wellington (21 deaths). Diseases of the digestive organs were most numerous in
Christchurch (25 deaths); 20 such deaths occurred in Dunedin, 18 in Auckland, and 14 in Wellington. The largest number
of violent deaths occurred in the Thames and Wellington boroughs, 14 in each.

Registrar-General's Office,
22nd June, 1874.

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