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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 7

CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Congestion of the Brain ... 1
Apoplexy ... 1
Paralysis ... 2
Convulsions ... 3
Softening of the Brain ... 1

ORDER 2:--
Diseases of Organs of Circulation,—
Aneurism ... 1
Heart Disease ... 3

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Respiratory Organs, —
Bronchitis ... 3
Pneumonia ... 5

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Digestive Organs,—
Gastritis ... 1
Entro Colitis ... 1
Constipation ... 1
Liver Disease ... 3

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Urinary Organs,—
Bright's Disease ... 1

CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Developmental Diseases of Children,—
Premature Birth ... 1
Imperfect Development ... 2
Teething ... 1

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

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

CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.

ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence, —
Injury to Leg ... 1
Fall of Earth
Killed by Tram ... 1
Overdose of Chloral ... 1
Swallowing liquid Ammonia ... 1

ORDER 3:—
Homicide,—
Killed by Son ... 2

ORDER 4:—
Suicide,—
Cut Throat ... 1

Totals ... 91

The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs :—
The births were 230 in December against 265 in November, a decrease of 35.
The deaths in December were 91 against 65 in November, an increase of 26.
There were 6 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards, viz., 2 males of 67 and 72 years and 1 female of 78 at Auckland,
2 males of 67 and 68 at Christchurch, and 1 male of 76 at Wellington.

Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths from these diseases increased from 11 in November to 36 in December. The increase is
apparently very great, but the deaths from these causes were abnormally low in November, and a large increase during the
summer months was to be expected, especially in the deaths of infants from diarrhœa. Such deaths have chiefly caused the
present increase, as the deaths of infants from dysentery, diarhœa, and infantile cholera amounted to 21 in December against
4 deaths in November, from diarrhea. Of the above 21 deaths, all but 3 were of children under twelve months of age. Of
these deaths, 13 occurred in Wellington.

Constitutional Diseases.—These diseases caused 9 deaths, of which 6 were from phthisis.

Local Diseases.—The deaths from these causes only were slightly less numerous than in November. The total was 29
in December and 33 in November. Deaths from diseases of the respiratory organs were 8 in December against 15 in
November, and from diseases of the digestive organs 6 in December against 3 in November; otherwise the variation is not
noticeable.

Violent Deaths.—These deaths amounted to 8 against 6 in November. Of these, 2 were homicidal and 1 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.