THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 937

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Boroughs of Auckland, Thames,
Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Hokitika, during the Month of August, 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 August, 1877.

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 18 fewer than in July.
The deaths were 33 fewer in number than the deaths in July.
Of the deaths, males contributed 49; females, 35: 29 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 34·52
per cent. of the whole number; 21 of these were of children under 1 year of age.
There were 12 deaths of persons of 65 years of age and over: 5 of these persons were males, and 7 females; 2 males
aged 67 and 71, and 1 female aged 70, died at Auckland; 1 male of 73 and 1 female of 66 at Wellington; 1 male of 70
and 1 female of 72 at Christchurch; and 1 female of 69 at Hokitika.

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
August, 1877.

CLASS I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1.—Miasmatic Diseases.—Scarlatina, 5; Croup, 4; Whooping Cough, 1; Typhoid Fever, 2; Metria, 1; Diarrhœa, 1.
ORDER 2.—Enthetic Diseases.—Syphilis, 1.

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

CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1.—Diseases of Nervous System.—Meningitis, 1; Apoplexy, 5; Paralysis, 2; Lunacy, 1; Epilepsy, 1; Convulsions, 2;
Brain Disease, 2.
ORDER 2.—Diseases of Organs of Circulation.—Aneurism, 1; Heart Disease, 3.
ORDER 3.—Diseases of Respiratory Organs.—Bronchitis, 8; Pneumonia, 5.
ORDER 4.—Diseases of Digestive Organs.—Peritonitis, 1; Hepatitis, 1; Colic, 2; Disease of Liver, 1.
ORDER 5.—Diseases of Urinary Organs.—Nephritis, 1.

CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1.—Developmental Diseases of Children.—Premature Birth, 4.
ORDER 4.—Diseases of Nutrition.—Atrophy and Debility, 5.

CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.
ORDER 1.—Accidental.—Fractured Leg, 1; Crushed, 1; Kicked by Horse, 1; Suffocated, 1; Traumatic Delirium, 1; Burns, 4.
ORDER 4.—Suicide.—Hanging, 1.

Comparison with previous Month.—The death rates generally are lower for August than they were in July, but at
Auckland the decrease is very noticeable. The death rate in that borough for August, per 1,000 persons living, was ·83
against 2·08 for July. The decline is not the result of a fall in the mortality from any special complaint, but is common to the
deaths in the different classes of disease. At Hokitika the death rate fell from 4·82 in July to 3·10 in August—a consequence of
a diminished number of deaths from Scarlatina in the latter month.
Zymotic Diseases.—There were 15 deaths from this class of disease in August, a decrease of 13 as compared with the
number for July. Scarlatina continued fatal at Dunedin and Hokitika. The same number of deaths occurred from this com-
plaint as in Dunedin as in July (3), but at Hokitika there were only 2 deaths against 8 in July.
Diseases of the Respiratory Organs.—The deaths, which were from Bronchitis and Pneumonia, amounted to 13. In July
the deaths from similar causes was 21. The deaths for August occurred as follows:—At Auckland, 4; Nelson, 1; Christchurch,
1; and Dunedin, 7.