OCT. 17. ] 1645
T H E N E W Z E A L A N D G A Z E T T E.

Class V1.—continued.
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urology System,–
N e p h r i t i s .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
B r i g h t ' s D i s e a s e . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
K i d n e y - d i s e a s e ( u n d e s c r i b e d ) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 9:—
Diseases of Locomotor System,–
S p i n a l C u r v a t u r e .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 10:—
Diseases of Integumentary System,–
E c z e m a . . .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

Class V11.—VIOLENT.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or N e g l i g e n c e ,–
F r a c t u r e of S p i n e .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
C r u s h e d by L o g . . .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
R u n o v e r by ' B u s .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
D r o w n e d .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. 4
S u f f o c a t e d .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
D i f f i c u l t B i r t h .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Suicide,–
B y P o i s o n .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2
B y Drowning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

Class V111.—ILL-DEfINED AND NOT-SPECIfIED CAUSES.
M a r a s m u s , & c . .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 3

T o t a l s . .                        ..  ..      19  52  20  26  9  30  6  34  196

In the first table are given the death and death-rates for each of the four cities, for the
suburban buroughs severally, and for each city with its sub urban town. As reg ards Auckland and
C h r i s t c h u r c h , the whole of the area usually recognised as sub urban has not yet been
brought under muni cipal government, and the vital statistics do not deal with such portion as
s t i l l remain in road di stricts. But the omission is not very important, for there are in either
case quite enough sub urbs included within burough boundar ies to give a fair idea of the death- rate
of G reater Auckland and G reater C h r i s t c h u r c h . As further buroughs are formed the vital
statistics will be made to include them.

By including the sub urban buroughs the death- rate for last month is lowered at Auckland and
Dun edin, but raised at Wellington and C h r i s t c h u r c h . The rates for September are,–

                                                    Death- rate per 1,000
                                                    of Population.
A u c k l a n d C i t y  . .              . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  1·78
    "           and five sub urban buroughs  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  1·66
W e l l i n g t o n C i t y              . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  1·08
    "           and three sub urban buroughs  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  1·19
C h r i s t c h u r c h C i t y          . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  0·91
    "           and four sub urban buroughs  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  0·92
D u n e d i n C i t y  . .              . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  1·01
    "           and eight sub urban buroughs  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  0·82

Including sub urbs, the rate at Auckland is the highest and that at D u n e d i n the lowest.

S p e c i f i c F e b r i l e a n d Z y m o t i c D i s e a s e s . — T h e total number of death s at
the four centres from these causes in September was 14, against 19 in August. Influenza caused 5
d e a t h s : 3 at Auckland and 2 at Wellington. Two death s from diphtheria are observed, both at
Wellington. The mortali ty from typhoid fever comprised 3 death s: 1 at Auckland and 2 at Wellington.
The remaining death s were: 1 from syph ilis (a child), 1 from stricture of the urethra, 1 from
erysipelas, and 1 from puerperal septica emia.

C o n s t i t u t i o n a l D i s e a s e s . — T h e death s increased from 37 in August to 41 in
S e p t e m b e r . There were 17 death s from phthisis and 9 from cancer, the latter disease being
found in the abdomen, stoma ch, l i v e r , g u l l e t , and rectum. Diabetes caused 2 death s.

L o c a l D i s e a s e s . — O u t of a total of 114 death s from this class of disease 47 re s u l t e d
from disease s of the re s p i r a t o r y organs, including b r o n c h i t i s , p n e u m o n i a ,
pleuris y, & c . ; 23 death s were a t t r i b u t a b l e to heart-disease; and 20 to disease s of the
nervous system, including 5 from apoplexy and 4 from m e n i n g i t i s , together with 4 from
h e m i p l e g i a and other forms of paralysis. D i s e a s e s of the digestive organs show 17 death s ,
and those of the u r i n a r y organs 3 death s.

V i o l e n t D e a t h s . — T h e s e include 9 acci d e n t a l death s and 3 suicides. A l a b o u r e r
was k i l l e d by fracture of the spine, another run over by a 'bus ; a boy was c r u s h e d by a log ;
the re were 4 cases of acci d e n t a l drowni ng and 1 of suffocation ; and an i n f a n t died through
difficult birth.

Besides the acci d e n t a l death s, a p r i n t e r and a p h o t o g r a p h e r p o i s o n e d themselves, and
a manufacturer drow ned himself, while t e m p o r a r i l y insane.