New Zealand Gazette – 1874 – No. 33

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✨ Disease Stats, Weather Report, Acts



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

CLASS III.- LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1.—Diseases of the Nervous System.—Cerebritis, 1; Meningitis, 1; Myelitis, 1; Apoplexy, 2; Paralysis, 3; Convul-
sions, 3; Brain Disease, 3.
ORDER 2.—Diseases of the Organs of Circulation.—Heart Disease, 7.
ORDER 3.—Diseases of the Respiratory System.—Bronchitis, 6; Pleurisy, 1; Pneumonia, 1.
ORDER 4.—Diseases of the Digestive Organs.—Gastritis, 1; Peritonitis, 1; Ulceration of Intestines, 1; Jaundice, 1; Liver
Disease, 3.

CLASS IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1.—Developmental Diseases of Children.—Premature Birth, 3; Teething, 1.
ORDER 2.—Developmental Diseases of Adults.—Childbirth, 1.
ORDER 4.—Diseases of Nutrition.—Atrophy and Debility, 6.

CLASS V.—VIOLENT DISEASES OR DEATHS.

ORDER 1.—Accident or Negligence.—Accidental Asphyxia, 1; Suffocation by Carbonic Acid Gas, 1.
Of the cases of diphtheria, 3 occurred in Dunedin, 1 in Christchurch, and 1 at the Thames,
Two of the 4 cases of typhoid fever occurred at the Thames, 1 at Christchurch, and 1 at Auckland.
The deaths from dysentery and diarrhea only reach 8 this month.
The deaths from phthisis have slightly increased since April.
The death from accidental asphyxia was that of a child four weeks old, at Wellington.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 12th June, 1874.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR MAY, 1874.

| | AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | NELSON. | CHRIST-
CHURCH. | HOKITIKA. | DUNEDIN. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Average Temperature in Shade | 57.7 | 51.6 | 50.2 | 46.1 | 49.7 | 45.0 |
| Ditto for same month previous years | 57.1 | 53.0 | 51.2 | 47.8 | 49.7 | 47.4 |
| Highest Temperature in Shade | 73.3 on 14th | 63.0 on 17th | 66.0 on 17th | 64.0 on 23rd | 61.5 | 55 on 9th |
| Lowest Temperature in Shade | 39.4 on 2rd | 37.3 on 6th | 35.0 on 4, 26 | 33.3 on 6th | 33.3 on 6th | 34 on 5th |
| Highest Temperature in Sun | 118.7 on 3rd | 110.0 on 11th | 125.0 on 13th | 111.0 on 6th | 82.4 on 6th | 100 on 12th |
| Lowest Temperature on Grass | 15.5 on 4th | 23 on 4th | | 16.2 on 4th | 21.2 on 13, 27 | 28 on 15th |
| Average Moisture of Air (Saturation=100) | 80 | 84 | 74 | 86 | 88 | 85 |
| Ditto for same month previous years | 82 | 79 | 82 | 89 | 77 |
| Rainfall in inches | 3.585 | 3.710 | 5.920 | 1.540 | 6.940 | 1.588 |
| Ditto for same month previous years | 3.608 | 4.248 | 6.470 | 2.173 | 9.282 | 3.972 |
| Number of Days on which Rain fell | 14 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| Ditto for same month previous years | 19 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 |

NOTE.—This Table is prepared from unchecked averages, transmitted by telegraph in anticipation of the full Returns, and must not be entirely
relied on for compiling Meteorological Statistics.

June, 1874.

J. HECTOR.

CTS OF PARLIAMENT.—The following Acts
A passed during the Session of the General
Assembly, 1873, are now published, and can be
procured from the Government Printer. Separate
copies forwarded to any part of the Colony, post free,
at the following prices :—

Act. s. d. Act s. d.
No. 1. Imprest Supply 0 6 No. 27. Public Trust Office Amendment 1 0
2. Customs Tariff 0 9 28. Green Island Branch Railway 0 6
3. Arms Amendment 0 6 29. Merchant Shipping Acts Adoption 0 6
4. Sheriffs Amendment 0 6 30. Wanganui River Foreshore Grant 0 6
5. Municipal Corporations Waterworks 0 6 31. Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works 0 6
6. Bank Holidays 0 6 32. Township of Geraldine 0 6
7. Joint Stock Companies 0 6 33. Canterbury Waste Lands 0 6
8. Post Office Amendment 0 6 34. Westland Waste Lands 0 9
9. Port Chalmers Waterworks 0 6 35. Province of Westland 0 6
10. Christchurch Cathedral Square 0 6 36. Telegraph Cables Subsidy Agreement Ratification 0 6
11. Washdyke and Pleasant Point Railway 0 9 37. Drawbacks 0 9
12. Assaults on Constables 0 6 38. Treasury Bills Extended Currency 0 6
13. Superintendent of Taranaki Empowering 0 6 39. Timber Floating 0 6
14. Superintendent of Hawke's Bay Election 0 6 40. Resumption of Land for Mining Purposes 0 6
15. Canterbury Rivers Amendment 0 6 41. Municipal Corporations Amendment 0 6
16. Weights and Measures Amendment 0 6 42. Protection of Animals 0 9
17. Promissory Oaths 0 6 43. Stewart Island Grants 0 6
18. Life Assurance Companies 1 6 44. Native Lands Frauds Prevention 0 6
19. Saint Andrew's Church (Wellington) Trustees In-
corporation 0 6 45. Commissioners of Crown Lands Amendment 0 6
20. Wellington College Vote in Aid 0 6 46. Taranaki Education Reserves Amendment 0 6
21. Wellington College Loan 0 6 47. Heni Tareha Matangi Grant Validation 0 6
22. Broughton Land Grant 0 6 48. Gold Mining Districts 2 0
23. Steam Navigation Amendment 0 6 49. Immigration and Public Works Loan 0 6
24. Canterbury Public Library 0 6 50. Immigration and Public Works 0 6
25. Auckland Supreme Court Site 0 6 51. Railways 0 9
26. Rangitikei-Manawatu Crown Grants 0 6 52. Railways Regulation and Inspection 0 6
53. Immigrants Land 0 9
54. General Purposes Loan 0 6
55. Westland Loan 0 6
56. Native Land 1 6
57. Native Land Duties 0 9
58. Native Grantees 0 6
59. Harata Patene Claim Rehearing 0 6
60. Native Reserves 1 6


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🏥 Conclusion of Vital Statistics Report for May 1874 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
12 June 1874
Disease classification, Mortality statistics, Nervous system diseases, Developmental diseases, Violent deaths, Diphtheria, Typhoid fever, Wellington
  • WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General

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  • J. HECTOR

🏛️ List of Acts passed during the 1873 General Assembly Session available for purchase

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