June 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 861

CLASS IV.—Constitutional Diseases.
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. 6
Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 7
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2

CLASS V.—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 5
Old Age .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2

CLASS VI.—Local Diseases.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 4
Spinal Disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Brain Disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Disease of Heart .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 4
Senile Gangrene .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Croup .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 3
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Disease of Stomach .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Ulcer of Stomach .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Obstruction of Bowels .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Jaundice .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Liver Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright's Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Uræmia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 8:—
Diseases of the Reproductive System,—
Pelvic Sarcoma .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Puerperal Phlebitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Puerperal Convulsions .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Retention of Placenta .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

CLASS VII.—Violence.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall from Horse .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Found drowned .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
Cut Throat .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VIII.—Ill-defined and Not-specified Causes.
Marasmus, Debility, Inanition .. .. 3 1 .. .. 1 5
Hæmorrhage .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2

Totals .. .. .. 12 14 12 12 5 15 8 16 94

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in May were 275 against 225 in April, an increase of 50. The deaths in May were 94 against 110 in April, a decrease of 16.

There were 8 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 3 males of 86, 76, and 67 died at Auckland; 1 male of 75 and 1 female of 65 at Christchurch; and 2 males of 75 and 74 and 1 female of 79 at Dunedin.

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths from these causes were 2 less in number in May than in April, although, on account of the decrease in the total number of deaths, they caused a larger percentage of the total deaths. Of these deaths in May diphtheria caused 5, all in Christchurch. This is almost an exceptionally large number for any one borough. In one instance only has the number been exceeded in any borough, viz., in September, 1885, when there were 6 deaths from diphtheria in Wellington. Typhoid fever caused 5 deaths, 3 of which were in Wellington, making 7 deaths in that borough from typhoid fever in the two months of April and May. Diarrhœal diseases were unusually fatal for the month of May, having caused 10 deaths. Of these, 7, chiefly of children, occurred in Auckland.

Constitutional Diseases.—There was a considerable decrease in the mortality from these diseases in May as compared with April. Cancer, which caused 7 deaths in April, does not appear as a cause of death in May, and the deaths from phthisis were only 7 in number in May against 14 in the previous month.

Local Diseases.—These diseases caused an increased number of deaths from 28 in April to 37 in May. Of these the diseases of the circulatory system caused 5 deaths against 3, and diseases of the respiratory system 7 against 4, in