July 26. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2057

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, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·11 0·94
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·70 0·70
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·24 1·23
" and two suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·80 0·77
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" and one suburban borough .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" and six suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. ..

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

Compared with June, 1905, the results are,—

1905. 1906. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·01 0·94
            Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·71 0·70
            Christchurch and suburb .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·08 1·23
            Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·71 0·77

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—In the four centres 11 persons died during June from diseases of this class, 7 deaths being from miasmatic complaints—diphtheria, 3 (1 at each centre except Auckland), and typhoid fever, 2 (1 each at Wellington and Dunedin). The three deaths from diphtheria were all of children under 2 years of age. Influenza was fatal at Wellington (1 death), scarlatina at Christchurch (1 death). There were only two deaths from diarrhoeal diseases.

Dietetic Diseases.—In this class there were only 2 deaths, both caused by alcoholism.

Constitutional Diseases.—Of the 38 deaths in the four centres caused by constitutional diseases, 21 were from cancer and 15 by phthisis. Tubercular meningitis caused 1 death. Of the fatal cases of tubercular diseases, 3 were at Auckland, 4 at Wellington, 4 at Christchurch, and 5 at Dunedin. Diabetes resulted in 1 death.

Developmental Diseases.—There were 20 deaths in this class, 8 of them being the result of old age.

Local Diseases.—The deaths of 121 persons were registered at the four centres during the month, the causes belonging to this class. Diseases of the nervous system caused 22 deaths (5 apoplexy and 4 each meningitis and paralysis); of the circulatory, 33 (heart-disease 13, syncope 12); of the respiratory, 30 (bronchitis 18, pneumonia 5); of the digestive, 24 (enteritis 8, ulcer of stomach and appendicitis 4 each); of the urinary, 10 (Bright’s disease 6); and of the reproductive system, 2.

Violence.—9 deaths resulted from violent causes. Of fatal accidents there were 7—fall down hold of ship, fall from coach, alighting from moving tramcar, burns, poison (a child), suffocation (a child of 20 months), and run over by train. Two persons committed suicide—1 by cutting his throat, and 1 by shooting himself.