APRIL 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 473

CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic,—
Whooping-cough.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. 1 1
Enteric Fever, Typhoid .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 5
ORDER 2:—
Diarrheal,—
Cholera Infantum .. .. .. 4 .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. 3 .. .. 1
Diarrhcea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10

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

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatism .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 4

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

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Valvular Disease of Heart .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 5
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cardiac Dropsy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Asthma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Pleurisy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dentition .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Enteritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Obstruction of Bowels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Hernia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2
Liver Disease, Jaundice .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Stricture of Œsophagus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Climacteric Changes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Childbirth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2
ORDER 9:
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—
Caries of Spine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall in Foundry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Fall from Dray .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
ORDER 3:
Suicide,—
Poison (Heads of Matches) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus, Debility, Inanition .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3

Totals .. .. .. 7 13 9 19 9 7 7 11 82

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in March were 195, against 196 in February, a decrease of 1.
The deaths amounted to 82, against 119 in February.
There were 9 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 1 male of 76, and 3 females of 83, 77, and 73, died at Auckland; 1 male of 71, and 1 female of 65, at Wellington; 1 male of 74 at Christchurch; and 2 males of 87 and 79 at Dunedin.