Aug. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1657

CAUSES OF DEATH.

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES—contd.
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Stomatitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Teething .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 3
Enteritis .. .. .. .. 1 4 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 7
Ulceration of Bowel .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Intestinal Obstruction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Abscess of Bowels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 6:—
Diseases of Lymphatic System,—
Hypertrophy of Spleen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Addison’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Uraemia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Inflammation of Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Displaced Kidney .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

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

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Run over by Tram .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Burning .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Drowned .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 4
Suffocation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Complicated Labour .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VIII. — ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. 6
Found dead .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. 15 38 20 26 24 45 13 43 224

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 and Wellington, but raises it at Christchurch and Dunedin.

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·26
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·06
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·96
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·93
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·43
" and four suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·54
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·00
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·07

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

Compared with July, 1900, the results are,—

1900. 1901. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·74 1·06
            Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·81 0·93
            Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·90 1·54
            Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·10 1·07

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—There were 18 deaths registered in July as occurring from this class of disease at the four chief cities and their suburbs. Of these, influenza caused 5 deaths, 1 at Wellington and 4 at Christchurch. Whooping-cough was fatal at Christchurch, where 1 death is observed, and diphtheria at Wellington (also 1 death). There was one death from typhoid fever at Auckland and another at Wellington. From diarrhoea the mortality was 3 deaths, 2 at Auckland and 1 at Christchurch. Erysipelas, consequent on vaccination, caused 1 death at Auckland.

Parasitic Diseases.—One death is found to have been attributable to hydatids at Wellington.

Constitutional Diseases.—Of 35 deaths at the four centres, 15 were from phthisis, and 10 from cancer, 6 from tubercular meningitis, 1 from general tuberculosis, and 1 from tabes mesenterica. The remaining deaths were 1 from diabetes and 1 from rheumatism.

Local Diseases.—There were 21 deaths from diseases of the nervous system, 1 from organs of special sense (exophthalmic goitre), 33 from diseases of the circulatory system, 43 of the respiratory, 19 of the digestive, 2 of the lymphatic, 6 of the urinary, and 3 of the reproductive systems.

Violent Deaths.—These numbered 8, all accidental. A boy was run over by tram; there was a case of suffocation by burning, 4 cases of drowning, 1 death from obstruction of windpipe, and 1 death from difficult birth.