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

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis ... 2 1 ... 3
Apoplexy ... ... ... 2
Paralysis ... ... 1 ... 1
Convulsions ... ... 1 1 3
Cerebral Softening ... ... ... 1 1

ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Circulation,—
Heart Disease ... 2 1 1 4
Embolism ... 1 ... ... 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Respiratory Organs,—
Bronchitis ... 4 1 1 6
Pneumonia ... 1 ... 2 4
Pleuro-Pneumonia ... ... ... 1 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Digestive Organs,—
Gastritis ... ... ... ... 1
Inflammation of the Bowels ... 1 ... ... 1
Gastro-Enteritis ... 1 1 ... 2
Peritonitis ... 1 1 1 2
Obstruction of the Bowels ... 1 ... ... 1
Liver Disease ... ... ... 1 1
Jaundice ... ... ... ... 1

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Urinary Organs,—
Dropsy ... ... ... 1 1

CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Developmental Diseases of Children,—
Premature Birth ... ... ... 1 1
Malformation ... ... ... ... 1

ORDER 2:—
Developmental Diseases of Adults,—
Abortion ... ... ... 1 1

ORDER 3:—
Developmental Diseases of Old People,—
Old Age ... 1 1 2 5

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Nutrition,—
Atrophy, Debility ... 2 1 3 9

CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.

ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Drowned ... ... ... 1 1

Totals 22 21 23 26 92

The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs :—
The births were 259 in May, against 273 in April, a decrease of 14.
The deaths in May were 92, against 102 in April, a decrease of 10.
There were 9 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards, viz., 1 female of 65 at Auckland ; 2 males of 68 and 70, and 1
female of 76, at Wellington ; 2 males of 71 and 84, and 2 females of 70 and 75, at Christchurch ; and 1 male of 66 at Dunedin.
Zymotic Diseases. The mortality from these diseases fell to 25 in May, a decrease of 15 on the deaths from these
diseases in April. Deaths from typhoid fever decreased from 12 to 5, and those from dysentery and diarrhœa from 21 to 10.
Of these 10 deaths in May, 3 were of infants under 1 year.
Constitutional Diseases caused 13 deaths in May, against 18 in April. Of these, the deaths from cancer were 2 in May and
6 in April.
Local Diseases.—There was in May a considerable increase in the number of deaths in this class as against the number in
the preceding month; but the deaths in April had been fewer than in the previous months. The deaths in May were 36,
against 26 in April. The increase was spread over most of the various orders of this class.
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 Diarrhœa. | Bronchitis. | Pleurisy. | Pneumonia. | Congestion of Lungs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ap. | May | Ap. | May | Ap. | May | Ap. | May | Ap. | May | Ap. | May | Ap. | May | Ap. | May | Ap. | May | Ap. | May |
| Auckland | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Wellington | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Christchurch | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Dunedin | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Totals | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 1 |

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 21st June, 1880.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.