APRIL 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 803

CAUSES OF DEATH.

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES—continued.
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Chronic Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Uræmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Enlarged Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Disease of Kidney .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Disease of Bladder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Ovarian Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Uterine Fibroids.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Pelvic Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Placenta Prævia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

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

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Collision with Engine .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fall from Scaffold .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fracture of Thigh .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Poison (carbolic acid) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Drowning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4

ORDER 2:—
Homicide,—
Murder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Poison .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
By Drowning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2

CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8
Found Dead .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. 33 28 8 35 12 25 2 42 185

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 Mean Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·38
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·16
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·93
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·90
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·70
" and four suburban boroughs.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·82
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·89
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·88

Including the suburbs, the rate at Auckland is the highest, and at Christchurch the lowest. Compared with March, 1899, the results are,—

March, 1899. March, 1900.
Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·20 1·16
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·76 0·90
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·42 0·82
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·77 0·88

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—There were 30 deaths at the four chief centres and their suburbs from these diseases during the month of March. The mortality in the class differed but little from that of the two previous months, when the deaths were 29 and 31 respectively. Of 30 deaths last month, 20 were due to diarrhœal complaints, which were very fatal in Auckland (14 deaths). Influenza caused 2 deaths in March, 1 at Auckland and 1 at Dunedin. Whooping-cough and diphtheria were fatal at Christchurch—2 deaths from each of these diseases. Typhoid fever shows 1 death at Auckland and 2 at Wellington.

Constitutional Diseases.—The deaths in March numbered 30, against 22 in February. Phthisis caused 13 deaths, tubercular laryngitis 2, and tubercular meningitis 2. There were 11 deaths from cancer.

Local Diseases.—Of 94 deaths, 21 were attributable to diseases of the nervous system, including apoplexy, epilepsy, convulsions, paralysis, &c. Diseases of the circulatory system—heart-disease, &c.—contributed 24 deaths, and those of the respiratory system—bronchitis, pneumonia, &c.—14 deaths. The remainder comprise 20 deaths from diseases of the digestive, 2 of the lymphatic, 7 of the urinary, 5 of the reproductive, and 1 of the integumentary systems.

Violent Deaths.—Of 12 deaths, 8 were the result of accident or negligence, 1 was homicidal, and 3 were cases of suicide. A labourer was killed by collision with a railway-engine; a painter by falling from a scaffold; an aged woman by fracture of thigh; a seaman by swallowing carbolic acid. There were four cases of accidental drowning. A child was wilfully murdered. Of suicides, a woman poisoned herself with phosphorus, two others drowned themselves, one of them in a tub during temporary insanity.