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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 17

CAUSES OF DEATH.

CLASS VI.--LOCAL DISEASES--continued.
ORDER 7:--
Diseases of Urinary System,--
Bright's Disease .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 3 .. .. 1 4
Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4
Enlarged Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Hæmorrhage of Bladder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 8:--
Diseases of Reproductive System,--
Uterine Fibroids.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Tumour of Uterus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 9:--
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,--
Necrosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Acute Epiphysitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

ORDER 10:--
Diseases of Integumentary System,--
Cellulitis of Neck .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VII.--VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:--
Accident or Negligence,--
Fracture of Skull .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Fall of Earth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Fall off Tram .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Bullet-wound .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Drowned .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Suffocated .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VIII.--ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 7
Found Dead .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

Totals .. .. .. .. 25 44 7 33 11 27 7 46 200

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 Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·35
and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·16
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·73
and two suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·68
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·59
and one suburban borough .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·71
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·11
and six suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·88

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

Compared with January, 1905, the results are.--

1905. 1906. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·96 1·16
            Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·78 0·68
            Christchurch and suburb .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·02 0·71
            Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·75 0·88

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.--The mortality at the four centres with suburbs amounted to 8 deaths. Three deaths were caused by diphtheria—1 at Auckland, and 2 at Wellington. There was 1 death from influenza at Christchurch, 2 from enteric fever at Wellington and Dunedin, and 2 from diarrhœa at Auckland and Wellington.

Constitutional Diseases.--Of 45 deaths at the four chief towns, or 22 per cent. of the whole mortality, 20 resulted from cancer, 19 from phthisis and other tubercular diseases, 3 from diabetes, and 3 from anæmia.

Local Diseases.--The deaths at the four boroughs and suburbs in December numbered 106, or 53 per cent. of the total mortality. Of these, diseases of the nervous system caused 18, of the circulatory 28, of the respiratory 16, of the digestive 25, of the lymphatic 3, of the urinary 11, of the reproductive 2, of the organs of locomotion 2, and of the integumentary system 1.

Violent Deaths.--The total mortality was 7 deaths—all accidental. Two were caused by fracture of skull, 1 from fall of earth, 1 by falling off a tram, 1 by bullet-wound, 1 by drowning, and 1 by suffocation.