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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 69

CAUSES OF DEATH.

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES—continued.
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
Suppression of Urine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Enlarged Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Papilloma of Bladder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Fibroid Uterus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 9:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Caries of Spine .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall under Wheel of Dray .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fracture of Skull (fall) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Trampled on by Horse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fall at Play (Septic Nephritis) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fractured Thigh.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Run over by Tramcar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Burns .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Drowned .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Suffocation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Misadventure (chloroform) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Difficult Birth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Shooting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2

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

Totals .. .. .. .. .. 11 36 5 37 6 54 9 57 215

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.

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·01
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·82
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·68
" and two suburban boroughs.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·67
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·14
" and one suburban borough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·14
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·30
" and six suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·18

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

Compared with July, 1905, the results are,—

1905. 1906. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·16 0·82
            Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·85 0·67
            Christchurch and suburb .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·99 1·14
            Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·90 1·18

Specific Febrile and Zymotic Diseases.—In the four centres and suburbs during July there were only 5 deaths belonging to this class, being 2·32 per cent. of the total. This is a very low proportion, the figures for the year 1905 being 4·82 per cent. Of the 5 deaths, 1 was caused by scarlet fever (a child 10 months old, at Auckland), 2 by congenital specific disease (both of children under six month of age), and 1 each by septicæmia and puerperal sepsis.

Dietetic Diseases.—Alcoholism caused 2 deaths—1 at Auckland (a woman), and 1 at Christchurch (that of a labourer).