1498 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 70]

CLASS VI.—continued.
ORDER 5—continued.
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Jaundice .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Enlarged Liver .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Stricture of Œsophagus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Appendicitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 6:—
Diseases of Lymphatic System,—
Lymphadenoma .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Addison's Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Bright's Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 4
Uraemia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Amyloid Degeneration of Kidney .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1
Kidney-disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Endometritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Miscarriage .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Confinement .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Extra-uterine Foetation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fracture of Thigh .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Burns .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Found Drowned .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Strangulation of Bowels, Rupture .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 4
Found dead in Bed .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Found dead in Harbour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

Totals .. .. .. 15 40 13 30 12 38 8 42 193

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 Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin, but raises it at Christchurch. The rates for July are—

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. ..
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. ..
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" and four suburban boroughs .. .. ..
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. ..
Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.
1.30
1.26
1.09
1.03
1.12
1.21
1.18
1.06

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

Compared with July, 1896, the results are,—

Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. ..
Wellington and suburbs .. .. ..
Christchurch and suburbs .. ..
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. ..
July, 1896. July, 1897.
1.19 1.26
0.69 1.03
0.85 1.21
1.16 1.06

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths belonging to this class at the four centres fell from 12 in June to 11 in July. Influenza, which caused 5 deaths in June at Auckland and Dunedin, contributed 8 to the mortality for July—3 at Auckland, 1 at Wellington, and 4 at Christchurch. From diarrhoea there was 1 death at Auckland, and from diphtheria 1 at Wellington.

Constitutional Diseases.—Out of 41 deaths 3 were from rheumatism, 10 from cancer, 15 from phthisis, and 3 from diabetes.

Local Diseases.—The mortality in this class was much higher in July than in June—118 deaths, against 78 in the former month. Of the deaths for last month, 26 were from diseases of the nervous system, 25 of the circulatory system (heart-disease, &c.), 33 of the respiratory system (including 27 from bronchitis, pneumonia, pleurisy, and congestion of lungs), 17 of the digestive system, 3 of the lymphatic system, 9 of the urinary system, and 4 of the reproductive system.

Violent Deaths.—These numbered 6, all the result of accident. Two adults died from fracture of the thigh; a boy was burned to death by falling into a rubbish-pit; a labourer and a brickmaker were “found drowned”; and a youth died from strangulation of the bowels caused by accident.