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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 27

CLASS II.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diathetic Diseases,—
Cancer | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3

ORDER 2:—
Tubercular Diseases,—
Scrofula | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2
Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1
Phthisis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2
Hydrocephalus | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 8
| ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1

CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2
Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1
Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1
Brain Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...

ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Circulation,—
Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1
Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1
Heart Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Respiratory Organs,—
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1
Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2
Lung Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Digestive Organs,—
Stomach Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1
Jaundice | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...

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

CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Developmental Diseases of Children,—
Premature Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1
Malformation | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2
Teething | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 5

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

ORDER 3:—
Developmental Diseases of Old People,—
Senile Debility | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Nutrition,—
Debility | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 7

CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1

ORDER 4:—
Suicide,—
Poison | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1

Totals ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 103

The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs :—
The births were 258 in March, against 210 in February, an increase of 48.
The deaths in March were 103, against 90 in February, an increase of 13.
There were 7 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: a male of 68 and a female of 76 died at Auckland; a male
of 84 at Wellington; and two males of 68 and 73, besides two females of 69 and 83, at Dunedin.

Zymotic Diseases.—Although the total deaths in the four boroughs in March increased by 14 per cent. over the deaths in
February, the deaths from zymotic diseases only increased by 5 per cent., the proportion to the total deaths having fallen from
44:44 per cent. to 40-78 per cent. Of the 42 deaths from zymotic diseases, 29 were from dysentery and diarrhea, of which 10
occurred in Wellington and 10 in Christchurch. Of the 29 deaths, 17 were of children under 1 year of age and 6 of children
from 1 to 5 years. There were 4 deaths from typhoid fever in March; of these, 2 occurred in Auckland, 1 in Christchurch,
and 1 in Dunedin.

Constitutional Diseases.—The deaths from these diseases increased from 11 in February to 15 in March.

Local Diseases.—The deaths from diseases of the respiratory organs increased from 1 in February to 8 in March.

Developmental Diseases caused an increased number of deaths; the numbers having been 10 in February and 18 in March.
Debility and teething in children appear as the causes of the principal increase.

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.