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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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CLASS II.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES—continued.
ORDER 2:—
Tubercular Diseases,—
Lumbar Abscess ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1
Tabes Mesenterica ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 3 4 11
Phthisis ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 3 4 11
Tubercular Meningitis ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2

CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 2 ... 3
Apoplexy ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 1 ... 3
Epilepsy ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 2 1 32
Convulsions ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 ... 2
Brain Disease ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 ... 2

ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Circulation,—
Aneurism ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 ... 3
Heart Disease ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 1 ... 5

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Respiratory Organs,—
Pleurisy ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 ... 2
Bronchitis ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 1 1 1
Pneumonia ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 2 1 5
Emphysema ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 2 1 2
Lung Disease ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Digestive Organs,—
Stomatitis ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1
Hepatitis ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1
Jaundice ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1

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

ORDER 6:—
Diseases of Organs of Generation,—
Metritis ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1
Pelvic Abscess ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1

CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Developmental Diseases of Children,—
Premature Birth ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 3
Malformation ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1
Teething ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2

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

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

CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Concussion of Brain ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1
Burns ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1

ORDER 4:—
Suicide,—
Hanging ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 2

Totals ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 22 16 37 88

The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs :—
The births were 280 in August, against 236 in July, an increase of 44.
The deaths in August were 88, against 97 in July, a decrease of 9.
There were 7 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: three males of 91, 77, and 67 died at Wellington; a female of
78 at Christchurch; and a male of 75, and two females of 79 and 65, at Dunedin.
Zymotic Diseases. There was a very marked decrease in the number of deaths in August from these causes, the number
having been only 13, against 20 in the previous month. During the past twelve months the highest number was 42, in the month
of March, and the lowest number 8, in the month of October. Of these 13 deaths in August, 3 were from measles, of which
2 occurred in Dunedin. Of the 20 deaths from measles in the four boroughs during the last four months, 19 occurred in
Dunedin. One death from scarlatina occurred at Dunedin in August. There were during the month 3 deaths from diphtheria,
2 at Auckland, 1 at Dunedin. There was not any death from typhoid fever.
Constitutional Diseases. The deaths from these causes were the same in number (17) as in July. Deaths from tubercular
diseases amounted to 15, against 13 in July; the deaths from phthisis having been 11, against 9 in July.
Local Diseases. The total deaths in this class were 41 in August, against 44 in July. Diseases of the nervous system
caused 10 deaths, a decrease of 8 as compared with the previous month. Aneurism and heart disease caused 8 deaths in August,
against 6 in July; and diseases of the respiratory organs caused 17 deaths in August, against 14 in July.
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,