Dec. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1917

| | | AUCKLAND | WELLINGTON | CHRISTCHURCH | DUNEDIN | |
| | | AND SUBURBAN | AND SUBURBAN | AND SUBURBAN | AND SUBURBAN | TOTAL |
| | | BOROUGHS. | BOROUGHS. | BOROUGHS. | BOROUGHS. | |
| | | Under | 5 Years | Under | 5 Years | Under | 5 Years | Under | 5 Years | |
| | | 5 Years. | and over. | 5 Years. | and over. | 5 Years. | and over. | 5 Years. | and over. | |
| CLASS VI.—continued. | | | | | | | | | | |
| ORDER 8:— | | | | | | | | | | |
| Diseases of Reproductive System,— | | | | | | | | | | |
| Uterine Fibroids .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pelvic Cellulitis .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| ORDER 9:— | | | | | | | | | | |
| Diseases of Locomotive System,— | | | | | | | | | | |
| Caries of Spine .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Curvature of Spine .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE. | | | | | | | | | | |
| ORDER 1:— | | | | | | | | | | |
| Accident or Negligence,— | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fracture of Spine .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Fracture of Pelvis .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Concussion (so returned) .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Scald .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Failure of Heart while under chloro- | | | | | | | | | | |
| form | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Found Drowned .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Hæmorrhage at Birth .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT- | | | | | | | | | | |
| SPECIFIED CAUSES. | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marasmus, &c. .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Totals .. | .. | .. | 13 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 30 | 126 |

In the first table are given the deaths and death-rates for each of the four cities, for the suburban boroughs severally, and for each city with its suburban towns. As regards Auckland and Christchurch, the whole of the area usually recognised as suburban has not yet been brought under municipal government, and the vital statistics do not deal with such portions as still remain in road districts. But the omission is not very important, for there are in either case quite enough suburbs included within borough boundaries to give a fair idea of the death-rate of Greater Auckland and Greater Christchurch. As further boroughs are formed the vital statistics will be made to include them.

By including the suburban boroughs the death-rate for last month is lowered at each of the four centres. The rates for November are,—

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Death-rate per 1,000
of Population.
.. and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 0·89
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·80
.. and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 0·86
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·80
.. and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 0·68
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·64
.. and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 0·76
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·69

Specific Febrile and Zymotic Diseases.—The number of deaths from this class of disease in November was 5 only, as against 9 in October, 14 in September, and 19 in August. Influenza, diphtheria, and diarrhœa were each fatal in one case at Auckland; and there were 2 deaths (both of infants) from scarlet fever at Christchurch. In October 1 death from scarlet fever occurred at Dunedin, but for nine months of the present year no deaths from this cause were recorded at any one of the four centres.

Constitutional Diseases.—The deaths in this class fell from 48 in October to 33 in November. Tubercular diseases accounted for 23 deaths (phthisis 18), and cancer for 8. Of those who died from phthisis 11 were under and 7 over forty years of age. The cases of cancer were as follow: Men, 4—of stomach 2, of abdomen 1, of bladder 1; women, 4—of abdomen 2, of liver 1, of womb 1.

Local Diseases.—The deaths were 67, as against 69 in October. The mortality from diseases of the respiratory organs, which rose as high as 49 in August and 47 in September, comprised no more than 11 deaths last month. Sixteen deaths were attributed to diseases of the nervous system, 10 to heart-disease and heart-failure (the latter of these was given as the cause of death in the case of two women aged eighty-one and ninety-four respectively), 16 to diseases of the digestive organs, 8 to Bright's disease and nephritis, 3 to diseases of the reproductive system, 2 to diseases of the locomotive system, and 1 to disease of the lymphatic system.

Violent Deaths.—These were all accidental. A bricklayer had his spine fractured by a fall of earth, and a driver died of fracture of the pelvis. In the case of a woman of twenty-seven the cause was given as "concussion" only. Two patients died under chloroform—one a woman of twenty-six, the other a man of fifty-three. A child two years old was scalded to death, an infant was found drowned in the Wellington Harbour, and another died of hæmorrhage at birth. A seaman was drowned at Auckland and a butcher at Dunedin.