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Causes of Death —continued.

MORTALITY FROM FEBRILE AND ZYMOTIC DISEASES. The deaths in 1905 from specific febrile or zymotic diseases amounted to 391, a propotion of 4"49 in every 10,000 persons living, and a decrease of 177 on the number of deaths in 1904, when the proportion was 6*72. The feature of last year's mortality is the comparative freedom of the colony from some of the epidemic diseases most fatal to children—viz., measles, scarlet fever, scarlatina, and whooping-cough— the total deaths from these causes being only 21, against 58 in 1904 and 478 in 1903.

Causes of Death. m I 8 ft H Causes of Death. Orders and Diseases. B 1 00 a I -J, Orders andf Diseases. 'A J O Oedee 8.— Diseases of Reproductive System —continued (a.) Diseases of organs of generation— ctd. Diseases of uterus and vagina Disorders of menstruation Pelvic abscess Perineal abscess Diseases of testes, penis, scrotum. &c. ... (b.) Diseases of parturition, — Abortion, miscarriage Puerperal mania Puerperal metritis Puerperal convulsions Placenta praevia (flooding) Phlegmasia dolens ... Other accidents of child-birth 1 7 23 1 7 1 23 1 Oedee 1.— Accident or Negligence. Fractures, contusions Gunshot wounds Cut, stab ... Burn, scald Sunstroke ... Poison Drowning ... Suffocation ... Otherwise ... Total Order 1 ... 210 21 12 20 10 126 17 18 ! 425 29 1 4 19 7 16 10 9 95 239 22 16 39 17 142 27 27 520 20 1 20 1 M 5 SB H I > 1—1 1—I > Oedee 2.— Homicide. Murder, manslaughter Wounds in battle 3 2 5 1 2 B o ■o K < H :r. t—i "9 17 - 9 17 Total Order 2 ... 3 2 5 1 31 1 31 Order 3. — Suicide. Gunshot wounds Cut, stab ... Poison Drowning ... Hanging ... Otherwise ... 24 15 5 7 13 5 2 8 7 2 1 24 17 13 14 15 6 Total Order 8 ... 1 118 119 < \ > Ordeb 9.— Diseases of Organs of Locomotion. Caries, necrosis Arthritis, ostitis Other diseases of organs of locomotion 3 3 3 1 1 3 4 4 6 Total Order 3 ... 69i 20 89 Order 4.— Execution. Hanging ... 1 1 ______ Total Order 9 ... 9 5 14 Total Class VII... 498 117 615 Order 10.— Diseases of Integumentary System. Carbuncle ... Phlegmon, cellulitis ... Lupus Ulcer, bed-sore Eczema Pemphigus ... Other diseases of integumentary system 1 3 ' 2 2 1 5 2 o 55 S U 5 H to S n sg J 3 ~ g I 00 I—I > Dropsy Marasmus, &c. Mortification, gangrene Tumour Abscess Haemorrhage Sudden (cause unascertained) Other ill - defined and not-specified causes 162 I 126 '"I 1 288 1 4 1 2 2 1 "3 2 11 2 13 i Total Order 10 ... 8 5 13 Total Class VIII... 177 130 307 Total Class VI ... 2,447 1,817 4,264 General totals 4,689 3,372 8,061