1879.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1627

CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:— Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis ... ... ... 2 1 1 1 5
Apoplexy ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... 1
Paralysis ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1
Epilepsy ... ... ... ... 1 3 ... 6
Convulsions ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
Brain Disease ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
ORDER 2:— Diseases of Organs of Circulation,—
Carditis ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1
Heart Disease ... ... ... ... 2 4 ... 7
ORDER 3:— Diseases of Respiratory Organs,—
Bronchitis ... ... ... 2 1 ... 5
Pneumonia ... ... ... 3 ... 2 5
Pulmonitis ... ... ... ... ... 1 1
ORDER 4:— Diseases of Digestive Organs,—
Gastritis ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
Peritonitis ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1
Ulceration of Intestines ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1
Dyspepsia ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1
Cirrhosis ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1
ORDER 5:— Diseases of Urinary Organs,—
Bright's Disease ... ... ... ... ... 1 1

CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:— Developmental Diseases of Children,—
Premature Birth ... ... ... 1 ... 1 3
Teething ... ... ... ... 1 1 1
ORDER 2:— Developmental Diseases of Adults,—
Childbirth ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 2
ORDER 3:— Developmental Diseases of Old People,—
Old Age ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 2
ORDER 4:— Diseases of Nutrition,—
Debility ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 2

CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.
ORDER 1:— Accident or Negligence,—
Fractures and Contusions ... ... ... 1 ... 1
Suffocation ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1
ORDER 4:— Suicide,—
Drowning ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1

Totals ... ... ... 16 22 15 37 90

The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs :—
The births were 298 in October, against 296 in September, an increase of 2.
The deaths in October were 90, against 103 in September, a decrease of 13.
There were 10 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards—viz., 4 males of 65, 74, 79, and 79 years, and 2 females of 76 and
83 years, at Auckland ; 1 male of 65 years at Wellington ; and 3 females of 72, 83, and 85 years at Dunedin.
Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths from this class of diseases, which were 11 in September, were also 11 in October.
Constitutional Diseases.—The number of deaths from these causes have increased from 11 in September to 25 in October.
Local Diseases.—The number of deaths from local diseases were 41 in October, against 45 in September.
Developmental Diseases.—The deaths from this class of diseases decreased from 20 in September to 10 in October.
Violent Deaths.—There were 2 deaths from accidents, and 1 case of suicide by drowning.

The subjoined table shows the mortality for the last two months at each of these four boroughs from six principal Zymotic
diseases of the Miasmatic order, and also the deaths from certain inflammatory diseases of the lungs. These causes of death
have been distinguished from the others of the classes to which they belong, as being the most important special diseases which
give rise to sudden increases in the death-rates of towns, and the prevalence of which is closely connected with sanitary
condition and climatic influence of the season on health.

SIX PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES. PRINCIPAL LUNG DISEASES.
Towns. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever | Typhus and
other Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping
Cough. | Dysentery
and
Diarrhea. | Bronchitis. | Pleurisy. | Pneumonia. | Congestion
of Lungs.
| Oct | Sept | Oct | Sept | Oct | Sept | Oct | Sept | Oct | Sept | Oct | Sept | Oct | Sept | Oct | Sept | Oct | Sept | Oct | Sept
Auckland | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1
Wellington | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ...
Christchurch | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ...
Dunedin | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ...
Totals | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ... | 2 | 5 | 6 | ... | 1

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 15th November, 1879. WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.