Oct. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2873

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas,* registered during September, 1920.

I. — GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.

1. Typhoid Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 5
2. Measles .. .. .. .. 1 .. 7 4. 9 .. 3 1 25
3. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
4. Whooping-cough .. .. .. 1 4 .. 3 .. .. .. 5 .. 13
5. Diphtheria .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 1 5
6. Influenza .. .. .. 1 12 .. 1 1 5 .. .. .. 1 21

(b.) Other General Diseases.
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. .. 5 .. 5 1 6 .. 6 .. 5 28
30. Tubercular Meningitis .. 2 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 7
32. Tuberculosis of Spine .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
33. Tuberculosis of the Joints .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
34. Tubercular Glands of Neck .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
35. General Tuberculosis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
37. Syphilis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 3
39. Cancer of Jaw .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
40. " Stomach and Liver .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 3 .. 2 .. 2 12
41. " Intestines, Rectum .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 4
42. " Female Genital Organs .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 2 6
43. " Breast .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 7
44. " Skin .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Kidney .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
45. " Larynx .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
45. " Mesentery .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Neck .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Spine .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
45. " Thyroid .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
45. " Glands .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1
45. Disseminated Cancer .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 5
48. Chronic Rheumatism .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
50. Diabetes .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 8
51. Exophthalmic Goitre .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
52. Addison's Disease .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
54. Anaemia .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
55. Acidosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
59. Morphinism .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

Totals .. .. .. 4 39 5 19 15 29 10 17 10 24 172

II. — DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
61. Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 5
61A. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
63. Insular Sclerosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy .. .. 7 .. 6 .. 2 .. 6 .. 3 24
65. Cerebral Softening .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
66. Paralysis without Specified Cause .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
67. General Paralysis of Insane .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 4
68. Other forms of Mental Alienation .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4
69. Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1
71. Convulsions of Infants .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3
74. Tumour of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
74. Congenital Imbecile .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

Totals .. .. .. 1 13 2 7 1 6 1 8 1 9 49

III. — DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
77. Pericarditis .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
79. Organic Diseases of Heart .. .. 25 .. 11 .. 14 .. 14 .. 21 85
80. Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 3
81. Diseases of Arteries, &c. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. 3 8
82. Embolism and Thrombosis .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
83. Phlebitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

Totals .. .. .. .. 29 .. 14 .. 14 .. 19 .. 25 101

IV. — DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
87. Laryngitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
88. Goitre .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2
89. Acute Bronchitis .. .. .. 3 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. 7
90. Chronic Bronchitis .. .. .. 6 .. 2 .. 6 .. 4 .. 9 27
91. Broncho-pneumonia.. .. 1 1 5 .. 4 2 .. .. 2 1 16
92. Pneumonia .. .. 1 14 3 6 .. 6 1 1 2 5 39
93. Pleurisy .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 5
94. Pulmonary Congestion .. .. 2 .. .. 1 1 .. 2 .. .. 6
96. Asthma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 3
98. Miner's Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
98. Abscess of Lung .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

Totals .. .. .. 3 28 10 10 5 18 1 8 4 21 108

Excluding Gisborne; returns not yet received.