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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 44

CAUSES OF DEATH.

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES—contd.
ORDER 6:—
Diseases of Lymphatic System,—
Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 7
Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Parturition .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 9:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Acute Periostitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fracture of Skull .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Collision with Electric Tram .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Collision with Horæ .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Fall from Buggy .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Fall of Material (Brick-kiln) .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Run over by Traction-engine .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Gunshot Wounds .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Drowning .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 3
Suffocation (overlain) .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Birth Accident .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Poison .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
By Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
By Jumping from Top Story of House .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. 1 .. 7 .. 4 .. .. 12

Totals .. .. .. 24 33 27 22 9 27 13 34 189

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 Dunedin, but raises it at Christchurch.

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·22
" and five suburban boroughs.. .. .. .. .. 0·99
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·85
" and two suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·85
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·62
" and one suburban borough .. .. .. .. .. 0·70
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·87
" and six suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·80

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

Compared with April, 1904, the results are,—

1904. 1905. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·82 0·99
            Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·44 0·85
            Christchurch and suburb .. .. .. .. .. 0·83 0·70
            Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 1·04 0·80

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—There were 12 deaths from these causes at the chief towns with their suburbs in April. Influenza was fatal at Wellington, where there was 1 death; typhoid fever at Auckland, also 1 death. Diarrhoeal diseases caused 6 deaths—5 of them at Auckland and 1 at Dunedin. The remaining deaths belonging to this class were 3 from septic diseases and 1 specific disease (a child).

Constitutional Diseases.—Of 37 deaths last month at the four chief centres, being 20 per cent. of the whole mortality, 21 were attributable to cancer, 8 to phthisis, and 6 to other tubercular diseases. One death from diabetes and 1 from anaemia complete the total mortality for April.

Local Diseases.—The total is 91 deaths, or 48 per cent. to the whole. Of these 18 were caused by diseases of the nervous system; 1 of organs of special sense; 16 by diseases of the circulatory, 17 of the respiratory, 28 of the digestive, 1 of the lymphatic, 8 of the urinary, and 1 of the reproductive systems. There was 1 death from disease of locomotive organs.