VITAL STATISTICS.

Otago Witness, Volume 02, Issue 2420, 2 August 1900, Page 12

VITAL STATISTICS.

The following vital statistics for July are published in the Gazette : — • — Hi j i i§§ Auckland and suburbs 52,513 125 50 0.95 "Wellingt'n and suburbs 47,862 101 38 0.84 Christ' ch and suburbs 45,340 92 37 0.82 Dunedin .. .. ... .. 23,560 54 35 1.49 Cavershain 4,838 18 6 1.24 Maori Hill .. .. ,«, 1,603 5 0 — Mornington 3,854 7 2 0.52 North-East Valley „. 3,540 7 4 1.13 Roslyn .„ » 4,454 2 2 0.45 St. Kikla 1,420 2 2 1.41 South Dunedin .., .. 5,158 15 4 0.78 West Harbour „ .. 1,364 4 2 1.47 Total, Dunedin and suburbs 49,791 114 57 1.14 Tiniaru .. .. „_ .. 5,795 9 3 0.52 Oaniaru 5,411 9 4 0.74 Invercargill 5,681 9 10 1.76 The total births in the four principal , boroughs amounted to 432 A again&fc 396 in

May, an increase of 36. The deaths in June were 182, an increase of 1 on tho number in May. Of the total deaths males contributed 99 and females 83. Forty-four of the deaths were of children under 1 five years of age, being 24.18 per cent, of the whole number. Thirty-five of these were under one yeai of age. There were 51 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards. Eight men (65, 66, 66, 68, 76, 77, 87, 85), and five women (67, 71, 75, 79, 79) died at Auckland; six men (72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 82;, and six women (65, 70, 80, 83, 87, 87) at Wellington; &ix men (66, 70, 71, 76, 77, 78), and three women (68, 77, 84) at Christcliurch ,• and eight men (65, 68, 69, 72, 81, 84, 85, 86), and nine "women (66, 68, 68, 70, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81) ait Dunedin,

A hut occupied by Patrick Smith and a man named Lonergan at South Darwin (Tasmania) was burned down recently. The former wis burned to death, and the latter had a narrow escape.

In riding over the battlefield of Driefontein the day after the battle, Lord Roberts came upon a wounded man, when he dismounted and gave him water out of his own bottle.