Oct. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1927

CLASS VI.—continued.
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Nephritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Renal Calculus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Disease of Kidneys .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Cirrhosis of Kidneys .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Placenta Prævia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Run over by ’Bus .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Concussion of Spinal Cord .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Crushed between Gate and Post .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fall of Earth in Drain .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Burns .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Drowned .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Shooting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
By Poison .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

CLASS VIII. — ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-
SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Debility, Marasmus, &c. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 .. 9
Found dead .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. 11 29 12 25 6 30 10 31 154

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

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.
Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·95
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 0·92
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·85
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 0·89
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·18
" and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 0·87
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·75
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 0·87

Including the suburbs, the rate at Auckland is the highest, and at Christchurch and Dunedin the lowest. Compared with September, 1896, the results are,—

September, 1896. September, 1897.
Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·85 0·92
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·77 0·89
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. 0·95 0·87
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·99 0·87

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths from this class of disease at the four chief towns and suburbs for September numbered 6, 3 of which were from influenza (1 at Auckland and 2 at Dunedin), 1 from diarrhoea, 1 from syphilis, and 1 from septicaemia. In August the total deaths were 17, and in July 11.

Constitutional Diseases.—The deaths numbered 40, 25 of which were from phthisis, 4 from other tubercular diseases, 8 from cancer, 2 from rheumatic fever and gout, and 1 from diabetes mellitus.

Local Diseases.—Of 78 deaths 22 were from diseases of the nervous system (including 6 apoplexy, 6 paralysis, 3 convulsions); 16 from diseases of the circulatory system (heart-disease, &c.); 21 from diseases of the respiratory system (8 bronchitis, 5 congestion of lungs, 4 pneumonia); 12 from diseases of the digestive system (4 appendicitis, 2 cirrhosis of liver); 6 from diseases of the urinary system (2 Bright’s); and 1 death from disease of the reproductive system.

Violent Deaths.—These numbered 8 altogether—6 accidental and 2 suicidal. A child was run over by an omnibus and an engine-driver killed by concussion of the spinal cord at Auckland; a boy was crushed to death between a gate and post, a child was drowned, and a labourer killed by fall of earth, at Wellington; another labourer died from shock caused by accidental burning at Dunedin. Of the suicides one was that of a baker who shot himself with a pistol at Dunedin, and the other that of a butcher who poisoned himself at Christchurch.