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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5456, 21 September 1878, Page 2

The Registrar-General’s report 1 on the vital statistics of the Boroughs of Auckland, Thames, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Hokitika during tho month of August last are published in the New Zealand Ga'-Mc issued yesterday. The total number of births and deaths at these places, and the prox>»rtion of deaths to ■ the 1000 of population, are as follows ;

The total deaths in these boroughs increased from 97 in July to 105 in August. In Wellington they increased from 13 in July to 25 in August; but in Christchurch there was a decrease in the number from 20 in July to 11 in August. Zymotic Diseases.—Tho number of deaths from these causes was in tho low proportion of 8’66 per "cent of the total deaths, the lowest proportion during 1877 having been 17-86 per cent, in August, nud tho highest, 46'94, in January. Of those deaths last month one from diptheria occurred in Wellington, and one from typhoid fever in Christchurch. Constitutional Diseases.—Deaths from these diseases wore somewhat more numerous than in July ; of, these pthlsis caused 13 in August against 10 in July. Local Diseases.—These diseases caused an increase in the number of deaths-from 47 in July to 55 in August, deaths from, diseases of the respiratory organs having increased from 12 in July to 19 in August, and diseases of tho digestive organs from 0 in July to 11 in August.

Boroughs. 33 timatecl population Total Births. Total Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to the 1000 of Population. 13.763 . 47 13 0'91 Thames 6,424 26 1 20 Wellington .. 18.053 78 v;u Nelson .. 0,001 076 . 13.425 40 12 0'8l) Dunedin 22,625 01 40 1-82 Hokitika 3,202 7 3 0-03 Total.. - 280 105 -