THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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R
EGISTRAR-GENERAL'S REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Boroughs of Auckland, Thames,
Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Hokitika, during the Month of March, 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 March, 1877.

BOROUGHS.

ESTI-
MATED
POPULA-
TION,
JAN.
1877.

TOTAL
BIRTHS.

DEATHS IN THE BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN MARCH, 1877.

Males.

Females.

Under
1 Year.

1 & under
5 Years.

5 Years
and over.

Under
1 Year.

1 & under
5 Years.

5 Years
and over.

Total
Deaths.

Proportion
of Deaths to
the 1,000 of
Population.

Auckland
12,024
47
3
3
8
5
...
4
23
1.91
Thames
4,466
14
...
3
1
2
1
...
4
.85
Wellington
16,130
60
3
...
1
12
4
2
1
23
1.43
Nelson
5,554
20
...
5
...
2
...
1
1
9
1.62
Christchurch
12,815
66
7
2
...
2
1
...
2
12
.94
Dunedin
23,365
80
8
4
11
3
2
8
36
1.55
Hokitika
2,905
15
...
6
...
2
2
3
5
18
6.20

Total
...
302
26
14
38
18
7
22
125

The deaths of persons not residents of the boroughs, occurring at hospitals, have been excluded in all cases.
The estimates of the population are calculated on the number of inhabited houses in each borough, as shown in returns
supplied by the municipal authorities.
The births were 24 more than in February.
The deaths were 5 more in number than the deaths in February.
Of the deaths, males contributed 78; females, 47: 65 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 52.00
per cent. of the whole number; 44 of these were of children under 1 year of age.
There were 5 deaths of persons of 65 years of age and over: 3 of these persons were males and 2 females: of these,
1 male aged 76, and 1 female aged 87, died at Auckland; 1 male of 68 at Wellington; and 1 male of 77, with 1 female of 76,
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
March, 1877.

CLASSES.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
AUCKLAND.
THAMES.
WELLINGTON.
NELSON.
CHRISTCH'CH
DUNEDIN.
HOKITIKA.
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.
TOTAL.

I. Zymotic Diseases
7
1
...
1
5
2
5
...
1
1
11
5
7
5
50
40.00
II. Constitutional Diseases
...
1
...
1
2
2
...
1
2
...
2
1
15
12.00
III. Local Diseases
1
10
...
1
2
9
...
1
6
3
11
11
52
41.60
IV. Developmental Diseases
2
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
1
8
6.40
V. Violent Deaths
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

Unspecified
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

Total
11
12
2
2
10
13
6
3
8
4
17
19
11
7
125
100.00

CLASS I.-ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1. Miasmatic Diseases. Scarlatina, 20; Croup, 1; Whooping Cough, 1; Typhoid Fever, 4; Erysipelas, 1;
Diarrhea, 15; Remittent Fever, 1.
ORDER 3. Dietic Diseases. Inanition, 5.
ORDER 4. Parasitic Diseases. Thrush, 2.

CLASS II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1. Diathetic Diseases. Cancer, 1; Scrofula, 2.
ORDER 2. Tubercular Diseases. Phthisis, 7; Hydrocephalus, 1; Tubercular Meningitis, 1; Tabes Mesenterica, 3.

CLASS III. LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1. Diseases of Nervous System. Inflammation of Brain, 2; Apoplexy, 4; Paralysis, 5; Epilepsy, 1; Convulsions, 3;
Brain Disease, 2.
ORDER 2. Diseases of Organs of Circulation. Heart Disease, 8; Aneurism, 1.
ORDER 3. Diseases of Respiratory Organs. Bronchitis, 3; Pleurisy, 1; Pneumonia, 6; Asthma, 1; Congestion of Lungs, 2.
ORDER 4. Diseases of Digestive Organs. Gastritis, 1; Enteritis, 3; Peritonitis, 2; Ascites, 1; Colic, 1; Entero-colitis, 1;
Jaundice, 1; Disease of Liver, 1.
ORDER 5. Diseases of Urinary Organs. Bright's Disease, 1.
ORDER 8. Diseases of Integumentary System. Ulcer, 1.

CLASS IV. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1. Developmental Diseases of Children. Premature Birth, 1; Atelectasis, 1.
ORDER 2. Developmental Diseases of Adults. Old Age, 1.
ORDER 4. Diseases of Nutrition. Atrophy and Debility, 5.

Zymotic Diseases. Out of the total number of deaths in seven boroughs, 50, or 40 per cent., were the result of Zymotic
diseases. The most fatal of these complaints was Scarlatina, which caused 20 deaths, 10 at Dunedin and 10 at Hokitika. (The
death rate for the latter town is on this account extraordinarily high, being 6.20 deaths per 1,000 persons living.) In February
there were only 6 deaths from Scarlatina: 1 at Christchurch, 3 at Dunedin, and 2 at Hokitika. The mortality from Diarrhea,
coming next in importance, is considerably lower than in February; the total number of deaths being 15 against 25. Of these
15 deaths in March, 3 occurred at Auckland, 4 at Wellington, 2 at Nelson, 5 at Dunedin, and 1 at Hokitika. The decrease at