332 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 14

CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic,—
Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3 .. .. 5

ORDER 2:—
Diarrheal,—
Diarrhoea .. .. .. 3 .. 5 1 2 .. 2 .. 13

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 5
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 7
Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 3
Cyanosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Old Age.. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 3

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 2
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 5
Convulsions .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Neurasthenia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Disease of Heart, Valvular .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 8
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Aneurism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Pneumonia .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Ulceration of Stomach .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Gastritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Gastro-Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Gallstones .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Cirrhosis of Liver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright's Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Chronic Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Salpingitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

ORDER 10:—
Diseases of Integumentary System,—
Ulcer of Leg .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.

ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Fall from Trap .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

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

CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, Debility, Inanition .. .. 1 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 4

Totals .. .. .. 11 17 12 18 6 6 3 18 91

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in February were 210, against 232 in January, a decrease of 22.
The deaths amounted to 91, against 96 in January.
There were 11 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 2 males of 70 and 65, and 2 females of 69 and 66, died at Auckland; 3 males of 75, 70, and 67 at Wellington; 2 males of 68 and 66, and a female of 66, at Christchurch; and 1 male of 92 at Dunedin.
Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—There was a slight increase in the number of deaths in this class on that in the month of January. Typhoid fever caused 5 deaths, of which 3 were in Wellington and 2 in Auckland, against only 1 death in Wellington in January. Deaths from diarrhœal diseases increased from 12 to 13; of these, in January, 7 occurred in Auckland and 3 in Wellington—all of children; in February, 6 occurred in Wellington (5 of children), against 3 in Auckland of children. Diphtheria reappeared in February as a cause of 1 death in Wellington; but the mortality from scarlet fever had apparently ceased.