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 January, 1877.

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 January, 1877.

DEATHS IN THE BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1877.

The deaths of persons not residents of the boroughs, occurring at hospitals, have been excluded in all cases.
The estimates of the populations of the boroughs given here are not as before merely an addition of the excess of births
over deaths to the census figures for March, 1874, as it has become evident that such estimates are not sufficiently accurate. The
number of persons to a house has been assumed to be the same as when the census was taken, and the population calculated on
the number of inhabited houses in each borough at the present time, as shown in returns supplied by the municipal authorities.
The births were 35 more than in December, 1876.
The deaths were 9 more in number than the deaths in December, 1876.
Of the deaths, males contributed 92; females, 55: 82 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 50.0
per cent. of the whole number; 62 of these were of children under 1 year of age.
There were 6 deaths of persons of 65 years of age and over: 4 of these persons were males and 2 females: of these,
2 males aged 70 and 77 died at Auckland; 1 male aged 68 at Wellington; and 1 male aged 65, and 2 females aged 68 and 79,
at 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
January, 1877.

CLASS I.-ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1.-Miasmatic Diseases. - Scarlatina, 5; Diphtheria, 3; Croup, 3; Whooping Cough, 3; Typhoid Fever, 5; Ery-
sipelas, 1; Puerperal Fever, 2; Dysentery, 3; Diarrhea, 35; Rheumatism, 1; Cholera, 2.
ORDER 3.-Dietic Diseases. - Want of Breast Milk, 1; Inanition, 1; Alcoholism, 3.
ORDER 4.-Parasitic Diseases. - Thrush, 1.

CLASS II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
ORDER 2.-Tubercular Diseases. - Scrofula, 1; Tabes Mesenterica, 4; Phthisis, 10; Serous Apoplexy, 5.

CLASS III.-LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1.-Diseases of Nervous System. - Meningitis, 2; Apoplexy, 5; Paralysis, 2; Convulsions, 2; Brain Disease, 3.
ORDER 2.-Diseases of Organs of Circulation. - Aneurism, 1; Heart Disease, 5.
ORDER 3.-Diseases of Respiratory Organs. - Laryngitis, 1; Bronchitis, 2; Pneumonia, 4.
ORDER 4.-Diseases of Digestive Organs. - Gastritis, 1; Enteritis, 3; Entero-colitis, 1; Hepatitis, 1; Disease of Liver, 3.
ORDER 5.-Diseases of Urinary Organs. - Bright's Disease, 2.

CLASS IV.-DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1.-Developmental Diseases of Children. - Premature Birth, 1; Teething, 3.
ORDER 4.-Diseases of Nutrition. - Atrophy and Debility, 6.

CLASS V.-VIOLENT DEATHS.
ORDER 1.-Accident or Negligence. - Fractures or Contusions, 8; Scald, 1; Sunstroke, 1.

Zymotic Diseases. - The mortality from Zymotic disease in the 7 boroughs was 46.94 on every 100 deaths, against 36.23
in December, 1876, and 17.92 in November. Scarlatina caused five deaths: 2 at Christchurch and 3 at Dunedin. There were
11 deaths from this cause in the previous month. The deaths from Diphtheria were 3 at Wellington; the number for December
was 6. The total deaths for January 1877 exceeds that for the previous month by 9. 38 deaths resulted from Dysentery and
Diarrhea in January against 19 in December. Those for January occurred as follows:-Auckland 4, Thames 1, Wellington 18,
Nelson 3, Christchurch 8, Dunedin 1, Hokitika 3. There were 2 deaths from Cholera at Wellington last month, but none in
December.
Diseases of the Respiratory System.-7 deaths in January, being a decrease on the December number.