MAR. 17.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 339

CLASS II.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diathetic Diseases,—
Dropsy ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1 2
Cancer ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1

ORDER 2:—
Tubercular Diseases,—
Phthisis ... ... ... 3 3 ... 2 8

CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1
Paralysis ... ... ... ... 1 ... 2
Apoplexy ... ... ... ... 1 ... 2
Convulsions ... ... ... ... 1 ... 2
Brain Disease ... ... ... ... ... 1 1

ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Circulation,—
Heart Disease ... ... 1 2 ... 3 6

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Respiratory Organs,—
Bronchitis ... ... 1 ... 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Digestive Organs,—
Enteritis ... ... 1 1 ... 1 5
Hepatitis ... ... 2 ... 2
Liver Disease ... ... ... 1 1

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of the Urinary Organs,—
Nephria ... ... ... ... 1 1

CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.

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

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

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

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Nutrition,—
Debility ... 1 2 2 5

CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.

ORDER 1:--
Accident or Negligence,—
Burnt ... 1 3 ... 1 4
Drowning ... ... ... 1 2

Totals ... 16 36 17 21 90

The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs :--
The births were 210 in February, against 232 in January, a decrease of 20.
The deaths in February were 90, against 87 in January, an increase of 3.
There were 5 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: a male of 65 and a female of 72 died at Auckland; a male
of 66 at Wellington; a female of 79 at Christchurch; and a male of 65 at Dunedin.
Zymotic Diseases. The deaths from these diseases increased from 31 in January to 40 in February. Of these, the deaths
from dysentery and diarrhœa increased from 19 to 28. The deaths in Wellington from that cause increased from 5 to 12; all
of the 12 deaths were of children not exceeding 1 year. Diphtheria caused one death at Dunedin; measles one death in Wel-
lington; and scarlatina 1 death in Auckland. There were two deaths from typhoid fever, 1 at Auckland and 1 at Christchurch.
Constitutional Diseases. These diseases caused 11 deaths in February, against 12 in January. Of the 11 deaths, 8 were
attributed to phthisis.
Local Diseases. The deaths from these diseases were less numerous by 2 than in the previous month: 25 in January, 23
in February. Heart disease, however, caused 6 deaths in February, against 3 in January, and diseases of the digestive organs
caused 8 deaths in February, against 4 in January; but diseases of the respiratory organs caused 1 death in February, against 6
in January.
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.