Jan. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 115

CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Miasmatic,—
Chicken-pox .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Influenza .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 6
Whooping-cough .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1
Typhoid Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
ORDER 2:—
Diarrheal,—
Cholera Infantum .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Diarrhoea .. .. 4 .. 2 .. .. 1 7
Dysentery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast-milk .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2

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

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

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 3
Insanity .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Epilepsy .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1
Convulsions .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 3
Spinal Disease .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Disease of Heart .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 4
Fatty Degeneration of Heart.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Senile Gangrene.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 3
Bronchitis .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 3
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 4
Hæmorrhage from Lungs.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Enteritis .. .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. 3
Obstruction of Bowels.. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1
Jaundice .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Disease of Rectum.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—
Bright's Disease .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.
ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—
Fall through Skylight, Fracture of Spine.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Accidentally drowned, found drowned.. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. 3
Injuries received during Birth .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—
Poison .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1

CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Marasmus .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 3

Totals .. .. .. 15 15 12 15 4 7 10 13 91

The following remarks apply to the four principal boroughs only: The births in December were 182, against 196 in November, a decrease of 14. The deaths amounted to 91, against 88 in November, an increase of 3. There were 16 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 3 males of 82 and 72 (2), and 2 females of 68 and 65, died at Auckland; 2 males of 83 and 72 at Wellington; 1 male of 67, and 2 females of 86, at Christchurch; 2 males of 69 and 65, and 4 females, 2 of 67 and 2 of 65, at Dunedin.

Comparison of Death-rates.—Comparing the death-rates of the four chief towns for December, Auckland is found to have the highest, 1·05 per 1,000 persons living; Dunedin follows with a rate of 1·03 per 1,000; at Wellington the rate was 0·87, and at Christchurch 0·68, per 1,000.