Nov. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1339

CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic,—
Whooping-cough.. .. .. 1 1 4 .. .. .. .. .. 6
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
ORDER 2:—
Diarrheal,—
Diarrhoea .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
ORDER 6:—
Septic,—
Pyæmia.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2

CLASS III. — DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast-milk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Alcoholism (Meningitis) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Cancer .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 2 8
Tubercular Peritonitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Tubercular Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. .. 1 6
Myxœdema .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 3
Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Malformation .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Old Age.. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 4

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Paralysis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Valvular Disease of Heart .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 4
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Diseases of Larynx and Trachea .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Bronchitis .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 6
Pneumonia .. .. .. 2 1 1 3 .. 1 .. .. 8
Empyema .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Œdema of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Dyspepsia .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Gastro-enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Liver Disease .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright’s Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Chronic Nephritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—
Abortion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Childbirth (Pneumonia) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall (Meningitis) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Run over by Tramcar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Dropsy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Marasmus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. 8 19 9 24 2 14 6 12 94

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs: The births in October were 233, against 253 in September, a decrease of 20. The deaths amounted to 94, against 115 in September. There were 19 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 5 males of 70, 74, 75, 77, and 78, and 2 females of 72 and 84, died at Auckland; 2 males of 67 and 74, and 2 females of 69 and 75, at Wellington; 1 male of 68, and 4 females of 67 (2), 74, and 75, at Christchurch; 2 males of 77 and 79, and a female of 73, at Dunedin.