Mar. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 537

CLASS II.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES—
continued.
ORDER 2:—
Tubercular Diseases,—
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 3
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 4 .. 5 13
Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

CLASS III.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 4 6
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Paralysis of the Insane .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Convulsions .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 3
Tetanus (Idiopathic) .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Brain Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

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

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Respiratory Organs,—
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
Asthma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Digestive Organs,—
Enteritis .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 2
Entero-Colitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Gastro-Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3
Dyspepsia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Hepatitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Liver Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

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

ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Curvature of Spine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

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

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

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Nutrition,—
Debility .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 3 .. 2 .. 10

CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fracture of Spine .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Burns .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Poisoned .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Drowned .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Suffocated .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

Totals .. .. .. 24 11 18 6 14 10 6 25 114

The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs:—
The births were 280 in February, against 301 in January, a decrease of 21. The deaths in February were 114, against 112 in January, an increase of 2.
There were 11 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 1 male of 68 and 2 females of 75 and 66 died at Auckland; 1 female of 84 at Wellington; 1 male of 81 and 1 female of 66 at Christchurch; and 3 males of 77, 72, and 67, and 2 females of 80 and 77, at Dunedin.
The total number of deaths which took place in the four boroughs during February differs very slightly from the number for January, but, looking to the classes of disease which caused the mortality, considerable variation between the numbers for the two months is found.
Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths under this head for February number 33, an increase of 13 on the number for January. At Auckland there were 19 deaths, against 5 for the previous month; 11 out of these 19 resulted from diarrhoea. Both at Auckland and Wellington, however, the mortality from zymotic diseases last month was much lower than in February, 1883, when diarrhoea and scarlet fever caused 18 deaths at Auckland and 20 at Wellington.
Constitutional Diseases.—13 deaths from phthisis are observed—an unusually large number.
Local Diseases.—The total number of deaths was 37, against 49 in January, and 35 for February, 1883. Diseases of the heart and respiratory organs caused fewer deaths last month than in January.