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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 39

CAUSES OF DEATH.

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES—contd.
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Uraemia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Stone and Abscess in Kidney .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Abortion .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Extra-uterine Pregnancy .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Parturition .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
ORDER 10:—
Diseases of Integumentary System,—
Carbuncle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Crushed by Cart .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Run over by Tram .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fall of Chimney .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Killed on Railway .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Fall from Ship’s Staging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Burns .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Poisoned .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Choked by Piece of Meat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Shooting .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3
By Cutting Throat .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VIII. — ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. .. 3 .. .. 9

Totals .. .. .. 22 35 8 29 20 28 11 46 199

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 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·11

• and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1·04
  Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·73
• and two suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·70
  Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·99
• and one suburban borough .. .. .. .. .. 0·97
  Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·35
• and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1·04

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

Compared with April, 1902, the results are,—

1902. 1903. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 1·22 1·04
            Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·83 0·70
            Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 1·13 0·97
            Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·99 1·04

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—Of 22 deaths from these causes at the four cities and suburbs in April, 1903, 7 were from scarlet fever, of which 1 occurred in Wellington, 4 in Christchurch, and 2 in Dunedin. There were also 4 deaths from measles—3 at Christchurch and 1 at Dunedin. Four more deaths resulted from diarrhoea—2 at Wellington, 1 at Christchurch, and 1 at Dunedin. Typhoid was fatal at Wellington, but there were only 2 deaths from this cause. Of the remaining 5 deaths 4 were caused by septicaemia.

Constitutional Diseases.—The mortality from these in April was heavy—35 deaths, 20 of which were attributable to phthisis and other tubercular diseases, 11 to cancer, and 2 to diabetes.

Local Diseases.—Of 94 deaths, 17 were caused by diseases of the nervous system, 1 by diseases of organs of special sense, 23 by diseases of circulatory, 20 of respiratory, 26 of digestive, 3 of urinary, 3 of reproductive, and 1 of integumentary systems.

Violent Deaths.—These numbered 12 at the four centres. One death was caused by being crushed by a cart, 1 run over by a tram, 1 fall of chimney, 1 killed on railway, 1 fall from ship’s staging, 1 burns, 1 poison, 1 choked by piece of meat. These 8 were accidental. By suicide there were 4 deaths—3 cases of shooting, 1 of cutting throat.