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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Cephalitis ... ... 2 ... 3 ... 1 ... 6
Apoplexy ... ... 1 ... ... 2 ... 2
Paralysis ... ... 1 ... ... 1 ... 2
Epilepsy ... ... 1 ... ... ... 1
Convulsions ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1
Spinal Marrow Disease ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1

ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Circulation,—
Heart Disease ... ... 2 ... 3 ... 3 ... 8
Embolism ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 ... 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Respiratory Organs,—
Bronchitis ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1
Empyema ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1
Pneumonia ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 ... 2
Asthma ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 ... 2
Congestion of Lungs ... ... ... ... ... ... 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Digestive Organs,—
Gastritis ... ... ... ... ... ... 3
Enteritis ... ... ... ... 2 ... 1 ... 3
Peritonitis ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1
Dyspepsia ... ... ... ... 4 ... ... 4
Hepatitis ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1
Jaundice ... 2 ... ... ... ... 2
Cirrhosis ... 1 ... ... ... ... 1

ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Joint Disease ... ... ... 1 ... ... 2

CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Developmental Diseases of Children,—
Malformation ... ... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... 6
Teething ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1

ORDER 2:—
Developmental Diseases of Adults,—
Puerperal Convulsions ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Nutrition,—
Atrophy and Debility... ... 2 ... 3 ... 1 ... 8

CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.

ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Dislocation of Neck whilst bathing ... ... 2 ... ... 1 ... 3
Drowning ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1

ORDER 3:—
Homicide,—
Cut Throat ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1

ORDER 4:—
Suicide,—
Cut Throat ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1
Poison ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1

Totals ... ... 17 ... 41 ... 48 ... 31 ... 137

The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs :—

The births were 235 in February, against 295 in January, a decrease of 60.
The deaths in February were 137, against 118 in January, an increase of 19.
There were 6 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards, viz., 2 males of 78 and 83 years at Auckland ; 2 males of 65 and
73, and 1 female of 65, at Christchurch ; and 1 male of 77 at Wellington.

Zymotic Diseases.—The mortality from these diseases was somewhat greater in February than in January ; the deaths
having been 54 in February, against 50 in January. The mortality from dysentery and diarrhea caused the number to be so
large. Of the 41 deaths from these two complaints, 18 occurred in Christchurch and 20 in Wellington, of which 25 were of
children under one year, viz., 10 in Christchurch and 15 in Wellington. Only 2 deaths (both in Christchurch) occurred from
typhoid fever.

Constitutional Diseases caused slightly fewer deaths than in January.
Local Diseases caused 43 deaths in February, against 35 in January. Of these, diseases of the digestive organs caused 7
deaths in January and 15 in February.

Violent Deaths.—These deaths amounted to 7, of which 1 was homicidal and 2 were suicidal.

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.