1090
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 47

CLASS VI.—continued.
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Acute Nephritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 5
Uremia .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Suppression of Urine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Prostatic Disease .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Renal Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Ovarian Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Miscarriage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Childbirth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 10:—
Diseases of Integumentary System,—
Carbuncle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Gunshot Wound in Head .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Poison (Phosphorus) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
" (Chloroform) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Drowned .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2

CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 5
Totals .. .. .. .. 17 23 18 24 14 32 11 36 175

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 rate at Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. The rates for April are—

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·92
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·92
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·07
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·01
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·18
" and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·12
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·01
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·99

Including the suburbs, the rate at Christchurch is the highest and at Auckland the lowest.

Compared with April, 1896, the results are,—

April, 1896. April, 1897.
Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. 1·55 0·92
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. 0·72 1·01
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. 0·84 1·12
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·80 0·99

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The total of deaths for April at the four centres and suburbs from this class of disease was 24—against 19 in March and 35 in February—of which 6 were at Auckland, 8 at Wellington, 5 at Christchurch, and 5 at Dunedin. Influenza was fatal at Auckland in 1 case. Diphtheria is found at Christchurch, causing 1 death. Typhoid fever caused 3 deaths—1 at Auckland and 2 at Wellington. From diarrhoeal diseases there were 14 deaths—4 at Auckland, 5 at Wellington, 4 at Christchurch, and 1 at Dunedin. There remain 3 deaths from syphilis and 2 from septicaemia.

Constitutional Diseases.—Of 42 deaths at the four cities and surrounding boroughs, 16 were from cancer and 16 from phthisis.

Local Diseases.—Of 78 deaths, 19 were from diseases of the nervous system, including 8 deaths from apoplexy and 3 from paralysis, 13 deaths resulted from diseases of the circulatory system, 6 from diseases of the respiratory system (bronchitis and pneumonia), and 20 deaths from diseases of the digestive system, including 12 from gastritis and enteritis. Of 3 deaths from diseases of the lymphatic system, 1 was caused by asphyxia from pressure of goitre in a girl of fourteen years, and another by exophthalmic goitre in a domestic servant aged forty-four years. There were also 12 deaths from diseases of the urinary system (5 Bright’s disease), 4 deaths from disease of the reproductive system, and 1 of the integumentary (carbuncle).

Violent Deaths.—These numbered 5, all accidental: a settler was found dead in bed with a gunshot wound in head, a girl of three years was poisoned by phosphorus, an adult male died from rupture of heart while under chloroform, a man was found drowned in Wellington Harbour and another in Dunedin Harbour,