THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Boroughs of Auckland, Thames,
Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Hokitika, during the Month of July, 1875.

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 July, 1875.

DEATHS IN THE BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JULY, 1875.

| BOROUGHS. | ESTI-
MATED
POPULA-
TION,
JULY 1,
1875. | TOTAL
BIRTHS. | DEATHS IN THE BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JULY, 1875. (Males) | DEATHS IN THE BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JULY, 1875. (Females) | Total
Deaths. | Proportion
of Deaths to
the 1,000 of
Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | | |
| Auckland | 13,056 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 2.14 |
| Thames | 8,252 | 21 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 7 | 0.84 |
| Wellington | 10,969 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 2.91 |
| Nelson | 5,801 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 10 | 1.72 |
| Christchurch | 10,618 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 3.01 |
| Dunedin | 19,158 | 93 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | ... | 4 | 26 | 1.35 |
| Hokitika | 3,465 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 0.86 |
| Total | ... | 287 | 24 | 12 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 31 | 138 | ... |

N.B.—Although the Auckland and Hokitika Hospitals are situated outside the boundaries of the respective boroughs, yet
the deaths in them have, for the sake of uniformity, been included in this Report.
The population has been estimated by adding the excess of births over deaths since the 1st March, 1874, to the then census
population. It is impossible to estimate the increase from immigration.
The births were 32 fewer than in June.
The deaths were 14 fewer in number than the deaths in June.
Of the deaths, males contributed 83; females, 55: 60 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 43.47
per cent. of the whole number; 42 of these were of children under 1 year of age.
There were 13 deaths of persons of 65 and upwards: 1 male of 80, and 3 females of 72, 80, and 87 respectively, in
Auckland; 1 female of 73 at the Thames; 3 males of 65, 75, and 100, and 3 females of 70, 73, and 81 respectively, in Wellington;
and 2 males of 71 and 75 respectively 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
July, 1875.

| 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. | Under 5 Years. | 5 Years & over. | | |
| I. Zymotic Diseases | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 30 | 21.74 |
| II. Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 16.67 |
| III. Local Diseases | ... | 1 | 11 | 4 | ... | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 55 | 39.85 |
| IV. Developmental Diseases | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 18.12 |
| V. Violent Deaths | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2.90 |
| Unspecified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 0.72 |
| Total | ... | 6 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 138 | 100.00 |

CLASS I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1.—Miasmatic Diseases.—Measles, 5; Diptheria, 1; Croup, 4; Whooping Cough, 1; Typhus, 2; Typhoid Fever, 10;
Continued Fever, 1; Erysipelas, 1; Metria, 1; Diarrhea, 1; Remittent Fever, 1.
ORDER 2.—Enthetic Diseases.—Syphilis, 1.
ORDER 3.—Dietic Diseases.—Inanition of Infancy, 1.

CLASS II.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1.—Diathetic Diseases.—Dropsy, 4; Mortification, 1.
ORDER 2.—Tubercular Diseases.—Cachexia, 1; Tabes Mesenterica, 1; Phthisis, 12; Hydrocephalus, 4.

CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1.—Diseases of Nervous System.—Cephalitis, 3; Paralysis, 4; Convulsions, 5; Brain Disease, 3.
ORDER 2.—Diseases of Organs of Circulation.—Pericarditis, 1; Heart Disease, 6.
ORDER 3.—Diseases of Respiratory Organs.—Bronchitis, 13; Pneumonia, 7; Congestion of Lungs, 1.
ORDER 4.—Diseases of Digestive Organs.—Peritonitis, 1; Hernia, 1; Stomach Disease, 1; Liver Disease, 3.
ORDER 5.—Diseases of Urinary Organs.—Nephritis, 1; Bright's Disease, 2; Cystitis, 1.
ORDER 6.—Diseases of Organs of Generation.—Ovarian Dropsy, 1.
ORDER 8.—Diseases of Integumentary System.—Ulcer, 1.

CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1.—Developmental Diseases of Children.—Premature Birth, 2; Teething, 3; Cyanosis, 2.
ORDER 2.—Developmental Diseases of Adults.—Childbirth, 1.
ORDER 3.—Developmental Diseases of Old People.—Old Age, 5.
ORDER 4.—Diseases of Nutrition.—Atrophy and Debility, 12.

CLASS V.—VIOLENT DISEASES OR DEATHS.
ORDER 1.—Accident or Negligence.—Fracture, 2; Drowning, 1.
ORDER 4.—Suicide.—Gunshot Wound, 1.
Undefined, 1.