Dec. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2257

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.

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·86
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·82
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·81
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·75
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·86
" and four suburban boroughs.. .. .. .. .. 0·90
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·02
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·98

Including the suburbs, the rate at Dunedin is the highest, and at Wellington the lowest. Compared with November 1899, the results are,—

November, 1899. November, 1900.
Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·81 0·82
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·87 0·75
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·70 0·90
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 1·21 0·98

Specific Febrile and Zymotic Diseases.—Scarlatina caused 1 death at Christchurch in November; influenza 1 at Auckland and 3 at Dunedin. Diphtheria was fatal at Wellington in 2 cases. Diarrhoea is observed at Christchurch, showing 2 deaths; dysentery 1 at Dunedin. The remaining deaths for last month in this class were 1 by specific disease at Auckland, and 2 from septicaemia—1 at Auckland and 1 at Christchurch. The total deaths from febrile and zymotic diseases were thus 13 for November at the four centres with their suburbs.

Constitutional Diseases.—Of 46 deaths during November, 23 resulted from phthisis, 13 from cancer, 6 from tubercular meningitis, tuberculosis, and tabes mesenterica. There was 1 death from diabetes mellitus.

Local Diseases.—There were 20 deaths from diseases of the nervous system at the four boroughs, including 8 from apoplexy, 4 from convulsions, and 3 from meningitis. Deaths from diseases of the circulatory system numbered 26; of the respiratory, 14; digestive, 15; lymphatic, 1; urinary, 5; reproductive, 3; and of the organs of locomotion, 1.

Violent Deaths.—Six were accidental and 2 suicidal. A labourer died at Wellington from fracture of ribs; a stable-boy was killed at Auckland by a kick from a horse, and a gardener at Dunedin by being thrown from a car. At Auckland a woman died from the shock of burns, and a child was accidentally burned at Christchurch. At Wellington a hulk-keeper was found drowned.

One suicide was that of a plumber who cut his throat at Dunedin; the other that of a grocer who placed himself on the railway-line, being of unsound mind at the time.