1496. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 74

CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 5:—
Venereal,—
Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Gout .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 3
Cancer .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 4
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. 2 .. .. 2 1
Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 10
Anaemia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

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

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Softening of Brain .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Epilepsy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Disease of Spine.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Valvular Disease of Heart .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 7
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Hemorrhage of Mesenteric Artery.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Croup .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 2 5 .. 1 .. .. 1 8
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3 4
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Stomatitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Gastro-enteritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Enteritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Intussusception of Bowels .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Liver Disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Uraemia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
Chronic Renal Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Ovarian Disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Phlegmasia Dolens .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall on board Steamer .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Injury to Throat.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Found drowned .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
Poison .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, Debility, Inanition .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 3
Totals .. .. .. 7 17 10 12 2 11 1 16 76

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in November were 221, against 257 in October, a decrease of 36.
The deaths amounted to 76, against 97 in October.
There were 8 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 3 females of 77, 73, and 70 died at Auckland; a female of 78 at Christchurch; 3 males of 86 (2) and 65, and a female of 81, at Dunedin.
Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—1 death was registered in November as having occurred from disease in this class. Only once before—in September, 1889—has there been such a record, but the death in that month was from enteric fever, a miasmatic disease, while not one death occurred from any miasmatic disease in November. In this respect the record is unparalleled, the one death last month having been from syphilis.
Constitutional Diseases.—The mortality from these diseases was somewhat less in November than in October—21 deaths, against 24. The deaths from cancer were only 4 in November, against 10 in the previous month. Those from phthisis were the same—10—in each month. Three deaths were attributed to gout in November.
Local Diseases.—These diseases caused 40 deaths in November, against 50 in October. Of these, nervous diseases contributed only 7 deaths in the last, against 14 in the month preceding. There was in November a slight increase in the number of deaths from diseases of the circulatory system—from 6 to 9. Diseases of the respiratory system were equally fatal in each month, with 14 deaths; but there was a decrease in the number of deaths from diseases of the digestive system from 9 to 5.
Violent Deaths.—Four deaths were so recorded, of which one was suicidal, by the use of poison.
The subjoined table shows the mortality for the last two months at each of these four boroughs from six principal