1532
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 69

CAUSES OF DEATH.

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES—contd.
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3 4
Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Surgical Kidney .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Puerperal Eclampsia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Pregnancy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 9:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Spinal Caries .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fracture of Spine .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
By Fall .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Run over by Cab.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fracture of Hip-joint .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Drowned .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Suffocation .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Protracted Delivery .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Hanging .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VIII. — ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 3

Totals .. .. .. 15 30 10 21 10 33 9 39 167

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

Death-rates per 1,000 of Mean Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·98
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·91
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·68
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·66
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·72
" and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·97
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·36
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·97

Including the suburbs, the rate at Wellington is the lowest, and at Christchurch and Dunedin is the highest. Compared with July, 1898, the results are,—

July, 1898. July, 1899.
Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·00 0·91
Wellington and suburbs.. .. .. .. .. .. 0·85 0·66
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·77 0·97
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·95 0·97

Specific Febrile and Zymotic Diseases.—There was a further fall in the mortality from these complaints at the four chief towns and their suburbs during July, as compared with May and June. The numbers of deaths at these boroughs for the three months respectively from zymotic and specific febrile diseases were: May, 40; June, 17; and July, 12. At Auckland, where the deaths had been 21 in May and 10 in June, there were only 4 in this class during July, including 1 from measles and 1 from whooping-cough. At Wellington there were in July 1 death from influenza and 1 from diarrhoea. Christchurch also shows influenza as fatal (1 death), with diphtheria (2 deaths), and 1 death from typhoid fever. Diphtheria is noticed again at Dunedin, where it caused one death.

Constitutional Diseases.—Of 35 deaths in July, 18 were from phthisis, 5 from other tubercular diseases, and 1 from diabetes mellitus.

Local Diseases.—Of 83 deaths, 14 were from diseases of the nervous system, 22 of the circulatory, 23 of the respiratory, 12 of the digestive, 3 of the lymphatic, 6 of the urinary, 2 of the reproductive systems, and 1 of the organs of locomotion.

Violent Deaths.—A builder was killed by fracture of spine, a mariner found drowned, and an infant suffocated at Auckland. A labourer died from the effects of a fall, and an infant from protracted birth, at Wellington. A child was run over by a cab at Christchurch; while at Dunedin an aged woman died from fracture, and a labourer was found drowned. The suicide was that of a labourer, who hanged himself, at Auckland.