VITAL STATISTICS.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 43, 19 August 1895, Page 4

VITAL STATISTICS.

The Registrar-General's return of vita statistics for the month of July giveß tho number of births and deaths, and proportion of deaths to 1000 of population as follows for the several boroughs

me total, births in the above boroughs a 'jionnted to 377, against 320 in Jnne, an lrjoreaia of 57. The deaths in July were 147,. & decrease of 6 on the number in Jnne._ Thirty -two of the deaths were I of, ohildren under 5 years of age, being :i21*77 per cent, of the whole number ; 26 of !theße were under 1 year of age. There 'were 34 deaths of persons of 65 years and /upwards : Twelve men of 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, '73, 76 (two), 79 (two), 83, and 96. died at AnckUnd ; two men of 68 and 71, and three women of 65, 77, and &6, at Wellington ; three men of 70, 72, and 84, and five women of 68, 75, 79, 83, and 86. at Christ, chnroh; six men of 68 (three). 72, and|79 (two), and three women of 65; 68, and 71, at Dunedin. In the four chief towns and their Bnbirrbß the deaths in July from specific febrile and zymotio diseases numbered 10, 4of whioh were from influenza — 1 at Christchurch and 3 at Dunedin. Typhoid fever caused 3 deaths— l at Wellington and lat Christohuroh. The remaining deaths were 1 from diarrboeal disease, 1 from syphilis, 1 from septio peritonitis, and 1 from puerperal eeptioemi*. Zymotio diseases comprised in July 6 80 per cent, of the total deaths from all causes, againat 11-77 per oenfc in June, 9 J^ y '4 3 ' 34itt APrU-15A P rU - 15 v fa March; and 24-66 in February. From constitutional diseases, the deaths rose from S3 in Jnne to 39 in July. From .tuberoular diseases the mt JS F*. lty WM l"s?fc last month, amounting to aideaths altogether, of whioh 16 were from phthisis. Deaths from oancer numbered 14. In local diseases, against 73 deaths in Jnne, or 47 71 per cent, of deaths from all causes, the mortality for laafc month shows an inorease tp 82 deaths, or 5579 per oent. Of the deaths in July, Bff were from diseases of the respiratory system vbronohitis. pneumonia, &o.) : 11 at Anekland. Bat Wellington, 3 at Christehur.sh, and 4 at Dunedin. Eighteen deaths were from diseases of the circulatory system, 10i from diseases of the digestive system (7 of -which were complaints of the liver}, a front diseases of the lymphatio syßtem, 1 from kidney disease, and 4 from disrates of the, reproductive! system. Of violent deaths, 3 were accidental and 1 a oase of saicKle : a girl of eight years was acoiaentedWbiirned, a youth of fonrteen died of shook- to the heart from aooident, a female child waa found dead and exposed, and a labourer poisoned himself while temporarily OtfMADJi/r the best medioine: known is Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extraot. Test its eminently powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza— &e relief is instantaneous. In Berious oases, and acoidents of all kinds, be they wounds; burns, soaldings', bruises, sprains, it is the aafest remedy— no swelling, no inflammation; Like surprising' effects prodnoed in oroup, dipthena, bronchitis, inflammation of tho lungs, -swellings,' fto.' diarrhea, dysentry, diseases of the kidneys' and urinary organs. Inuse at hospitals and medical ohmos all over the globe : patronised b^ Hi, MajeMy the King of Italy 5 orowSei with medal and diploma at International exhibition, Amsterdam. Trußt in this ao. proved arbole. and reieot all others.— Abt?!

Births. Deaths. P j; o - _,, portion. V"*^ - „.- J0 2 o*3 New Plymouth ... X 2 0 54 Napier 23 • 7 076 Wanganui ... ]5 5 089 Palmeraton N. .., 24 8 1-22 Blenheim 13 5 j 54 Nelson 20 12 LB3 Greymonth ... 5 4 1-ne •Ho£«fc» 4 ? 2?| 'Lyttelton ... H g 1-50 T«P»rn 11 9 2-30 ■Oamaru 10 4 069 InveroargiU ... 14 5 087 The figure* for the four principal cities were i" mm Births. Deaths. **+ Auckland ... 82 36 P °l^ n ' Wellington ... 91 29 O«s Christohuroh ... 31 20 l'-u Dnnedin 45 21 0 88 With regard to the four oiti'ag. 4h e flraxes follow^-? 11 ™ 11 inoludin «f thf « anburoV as Birthp^^eaiha. *«•- Auoldand and S sub- portion. wdßs&rss ■■**•• 42 ° 98 of&SSET^ 10 ° » ° 75 boronghsan^^tj^, Bnburbp. - 67 39 0-Q9 Dunedi a^ft Ssnb -; OT 39 092 wlsar j bow>njfhs ... 104 37 076