450 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 23

CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR
ZYMYOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic,—
Diphtheria .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Parotitis .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 1
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 6
ORDER 2:—
Infantile Cholera .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Diarrhœal,—
Diarrhœa .. .. .. 5 .. 9 .. 4 .. 4 22
Dysentery .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Thrush .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast-milk .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Cancer .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 3 5
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Phthisis .. .. .. .. 5 .. 4 .. 1 .. 2 12
Purpura .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

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

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 3
Softening of Brain .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Spinal Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Valvular Disease of Heart.. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 3 5
Hypertrophy of Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Senile Gangrene .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 3
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Croup .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Ulceration of Larynx .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Pneumonia .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2
Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 4
Gastro-enteritis .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 5
Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Intussusception of Bowels.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Injuries from Fall .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Injuries from Plank falling on him.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Sunstroke .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Burnt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

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

Totals .. .. .. 18 21 13 15 7 6 13 19 112

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in March were 227, against 210 in February, an increase of 17.
The deaths amounted to 112, against 91 in February.
There were 11 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 3 males of 80, 66, and 65, died at Auckland; 2 males of 73 and 66, and 2 females of 88 and 80, at Wellington; 2 males of 85 and 67, and 2 females of 83 and 72, at Dunedin.
Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths in this class increased from 19 in February to 33 in March. Diphtheria caused 1 death, at Wellington, in each month. From typhoid fever there were 6 deaths in March, of which 3 were at Auckland, 1 at Wellington, 1 at Christchurch, and 1 at Dunedin. In February the deaths numbered 5. The mortality from diarrhœal complaints increased from 13 deaths in February to 24 in March, being heaviest at Wellington, 6 and 9 deaths for the two months respectively.