Dec. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2387

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.

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·55
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1·34
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·85
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·81
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·68
" and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·67
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·29
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1·18

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

Compared with November, 1900, the results are,—

1900. 1901. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·82 1·34
            Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·75 0·81
            Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·90 0·67
            Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·98 1·18

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—Influenza caused 4 deaths at Auckland and suburbs in November, and at Dunedin 2 deaths. Against these 6 deaths for last month at the four centres there were 14 in October, 34 in September, 27 in August, and 18 in July, resulting from the above-named complaint. The other deaths for November in this class at the chief towns were—2 from typhoid fever, 5 from diarrhoeal diseases, and 1 from pyæmia.

Constitutional Diseases.—Of 46 deaths, 21 were from phthisis, 5 from other tubercular diseases, and 15 from cancer. There were also 2 deaths from rheumatism, 1 from anæmia, and 2 from diabetes.

Local Diseases.—The mortality in this class comprised 101 deaths, or 50·75 per cent. of the whole. Deaths from nervous diseases numbered 29, including 10 from apoplexy, and 8 from paralysis. There were 17 deaths from diseases of the circulatory system, including 13 from heart-disease, 2 from syncope, and 2 from angina pectoris. Of 28 deaths from diseases of the respiratory system, 8 were from bronchitis and 15 from pneumonia. Besides these there were 11 deaths from diseases of the digestive system, 3 of the lymphatic, 11 of the urinary, and 2 of the reproductive systems.

Violent Deaths.—Of deaths in this class at the four centres six were accidental and two suicidal. A carpenter was killed by falling from a lift, a sawmiller by falling over stairs, and a merchant by being caught in machinery. A child was run over by a horse in a cart, and an infant died at birth. A youth died from an accidental wound in the tonsils. One suicide was that of a woman, by hanging; the other that of an engineer, and was effected by strangulation,