Feb. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 359

CLASS VI.—continued.
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Puerperal Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 10:—
Diseases of Integumentary System,—
Eczema.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall from Horse .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Run over .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Scalded .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 1
Drowned .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 4
Hæmorrhage at Birth .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-
SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 3 .. 1 .. 8
Found Dead .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 30 20 14 35 23 21 2 20 165

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.

The inclusion of the suburban boroughs tends to lower the death-rate for last month at Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin, but raises it at Wellington. The rates for January are,--

Death-rate per 1,000 of Population.
Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·16
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1·15
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·12
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1·24
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·07
" and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1·03
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·62
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·44

Specific Febrile and Zymotic Diseases.—The number of deaths from diseases of this class was 32, as against 11 in December and 5 in November. From miasmatic diseases there were only two deaths—one from influenza and one from typhoid fever—both at Auckland; but the deaths from diarrhoeal complaints rose from 4 in December to 28 last month—Auckland 9, Wellington 4, Christchurch 15—all children under five years of age. The deaths of a man aged thirty-five from stricture of the urethra, and of a woman aged twenty-seven from septicaemia, complete the number in this class.

Parasitic Diseases.—A fisherman, aged forty-seven, died at Wellington of hydatids of the pleura.

Constitutional Diseases.—The deaths numbered 45, an increase of 8 on the figures for December. Tubercular diseases accounted for 24 deaths (phthisis, 15) and cancer for 14. Of those who died from phthisis, 3 were between twelve and twenty years of age, 4 between twenty and thirty, 3 between thirty and forty, and 5 above forty years old. The deaths from cancer were as follow: Men, 6—of face 1, of neck 1, of tonsil 1, of stomach 2, of bowels 1; women, 8—of shoulder 1, of breast 2, of womb 2, of bowels 1, of liver 1, undescribed 1.

Local Diseases.—The deaths rose from 46 in December to 61 last month. The mortality from diseases of the respiratory organs continues low, comprising only 10 deaths, of which four were due to pneumonia and 2 to pleurisy. Twelve deaths were attributed to affections of the nervous system (spinal paralysis, 4), 20 to diseases of the heart and circulation, 14 to diseases of the digestive organs, 2 to Bright’s disease of the kidneys, one to convulsions after childbirth, 1 to eczema, and 1 to epistaxis.

Violence.—There were 8 deaths in this class, all accidental: a storeman, aged twenty-seven, died of concussion of the brain, caused by a fall from his horse; a labourer, forty-six years old, was run over by a cab; an infant, eight months old, was scalded, and another died of hæmorrhage at birth; a child of four and a storekeeper of seventy-three were found drowned; and 2 boys of eleven were drowned while bathing.

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