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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 5

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Stomatitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Teething .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Gastric Catarrh .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Gastric Derangement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Gastric Ulcer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Ventricular Effusion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Enteritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Hepatitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Icterus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Icterus Neonatorum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright's Disease .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3
Albuminuria .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Uraemia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2

ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Ovarian Tumour.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Puerperal Eclampsia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2

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

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Injured while Shunting .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Killed by a Bicycle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Run Over by Train .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Run Over by Tram-car .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fall down Stairs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Drowned .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Suffocation (infant) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Suffocation and Injuries received at .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
Burning of Hotel .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cerebral Pressure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VIII. — ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 7
Tumour of Neck .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. 22 26 16 37 9 26 15 45 196

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 each of the four centres. The rates for December are,—

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·30
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1·06
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·24
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1·18
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·04
" and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·82
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·41
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1·23

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

Compared with December, 1897, the results are,—

December, 1897. December, 1898.
Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 1·21 1·06
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·86 1·18
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·97 0·82
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·68 1·23

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths at the four centres and suburbs increased from 8 in November to 22 in December. Of the latter, no less than 13 deaths took place at Auckland, 4 at Wellington, 1 at Christchurch, and 4 at Dunedin. There were 7 deaths from measles—5 at Auckland, 1 at Wellington, and 1 at Dunedin. Influenza was fatal in Wellington (1 death). Typhoid fever caused 2 deaths at Auckland, and diarrhoeal diseases 5 deaths at Auckland, 1 at Wellington, and 2 at Dunedin.

Constitutional Diseases.—The deaths in December were 54, against 44 in the previous month. Phthisis caused 21 of these for last month, and other tubercular diseases 10 deaths. From cancer there were 12 deaths, from diabetes 5 deaths, and from rheumatism with rheumatic gout 5 deaths.

Local Diseases.—Of 79 deaths altogether at four towns, 28 were from diseases of the nervous system (including 11 apoplexy and 4 meningitis), 1 from diseases of the organs of special sense, 16 from diseases of the circulatory system, 11 of the respiratory system, 12 of the digestive system, 7 of the urinary system, 3 of the reproductive system, and 1 of the integumentary.

Violent Deaths.—There were 10 deaths, all accidental—a railway employé died of injuries received while shunting, a bootmaker was killed by a bicycle, a youth was run over by a train, another by a tram-car, a seaman was killed by falling downstairs, a saw-mill hand was drowned in harbour, two commercial men lost their lives by injuries and suffocation at the burning of an hotel, an infant was suffocated, and another died of cerebral pressure.