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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 17

CAUSES OF DEATH.

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES—continued.
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Gastritis .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. 3
Gastric Ulcer .. .. .. 7 .. 3 1 .. 2 .. 3
Enteritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3 3 5 1 22
Obstruction of Intestines .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 3 .. .. 5
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cholecystitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Appendicitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 3
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. 4
Uraemia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Ovarian Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Puerperal Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Parturition .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fracture of Spine .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Fracture of Arm (Tetanus) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fracture of Skull .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Kick from Horse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Struck by Electric Car .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Burns .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Drowned .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3
Suffocation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Accident in Auckland Dock .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 3

ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
By Shooting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
By Poison (Carbolic Acid) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
By Poison (Phosphorus) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. 3 .. 4 .. 2 .. 2 .. 11
Found dead .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. 19 59 19 43 30 53 24 43 290

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 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·64
and six suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·21
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·99
and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·97
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·60
and one suburban borough .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·57
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·30
and six suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·19

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

Compared with January, 1906, the results are,—

1906. 1907. Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·16 1·21
            Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·68 0·97
            Christchurch and suburb .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·71 1·57
            Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·88 1·19

Specific Febrile and Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths at the four chief centres, with suburbs, during January numbered 34, and the mortality was close on 12 per cent. of the total deaths from all causes. Diarrhoeal complaints were most fatal in this class, showing 19 deaths when including dysentery and cholera infantum—11 of these occurred at Christchurch, 3 at Auckland, 3 at Wellington, and 2 at Dunedin. Whooping-cough was fatal in 8 cases—4 at Christchurch, and 4 at Dunedin. Influenza is observed at Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin (1 death each). Diphtheria caused one death at Auckland, and typhoid fever another. The above, with two deaths from septicaemia, completes the total for the class.