✨ Vital Statistics and Meteorology
1818
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
There was in November a further decrease in the number of deaths as compared with October, the deaths having fallen in
number from 95 in October to 89 in November. The deaths in these boroughs (with the exception of Invercargill) amounted to
106 in November of last year.
Zymotic diseases caused 10 deaths in November, against 12 in October. Of these 10 deaths, 7 were caused by Miasmatic
diseases; 3 deaths were from Typhoid Fever.
Constitutional diseases caused 16 deaths in November; the number of deaths in October from these diseases having been 23.
The difference is accounted for by the reduced number of deaths from cancer and dropsy—viz., 8 in October, 1 in November.
Local diseases.—These diseases were also less fatal in November, having caused 38 deaths, against 42 in October. Of this
class the deaths from diseases of the nervous and respiratory systems were less numerous, and those from heart disease more
numerous, than in October.
The subjoined table shows the mortality for the two months at each town from six principal Zymotic diseases of the
Miasmatic order, and also the deaths from certain inflammatory diseases of the lungs. These causes of death have been
distinguished from the others of the classes to which they belong, as being the most important special diseases which give rise
to sudden increases in the death-rates of towns, and the prevalence of which is closely connected with sanitary condition and
climatic influence of the season on health.
SEVEN TOWNS.
| | SIX PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | | PRINCIPAL LUNG DISEASES. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Measles. | Scarlet Fever | Typhus and other Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Dysentery and Diarrhea. | Bronchitis. | Pleurisy. | Pneumonia. | Congestion of Lungs. |
| | Nov. Oct. | Nov. Oct. | Nov. Oct. | Nov. Oct. | Nov. Oct. | Nov. Oct. | Nov. Oct. | Nov. Oct. | Nov. Oct. | Nov. Oct. |
| Auckland | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Thames | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Wellington | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nelson | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Christchurch | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Dunedin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Hokitika | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Totals | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Violent Deaths.—Of the 8 deaths classified under this heading, 4 were cases of suicide.
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 18th December, 1878.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.
PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR NOVEMBER, 1878.
| AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | NELSON. | CHRISTCHURCH. | HOKITIKA. | DUNEDIN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature in Shade | 61.5 | 56.7 | 57.9 | 58.7 | 52.9 | 53.8 |
| Average for same month previous years | 61.1 | 56.9 | 58.2 | 56.8 | 54.9 | 52.9 |
| Maximum Temperature in Shade, and date | 73.2 on 21st | 68.5 on 4th | 74.0 on 7th, 10th, 3rd, 28th | 81.0 on 1st | 62.4 on 28th | 76.0 on 6th |
| Minimum Temperature in Shade, and date | 46.3 on 13th | 44.3 on 25th | 40.0 on 17th | 31.5 on 25th | 38.9 on 12th | 38.0 on 21st |
| Maximum Temperature in Sun, and date | 141.0 on 6th | 137.0 on 18th | 140.0 on 4th, 5th, 25th, 28th | 147.0 on 25th | 135.0 on 3rd | 120.0 on 28th |
| Minimum Temperature on Grass, and date | 36.6 on 13th | 39.0 on 8th, 12th and 17th | ... | 22.2 on 8th | 36.0 on 12th | 30.0 on 2nd |
| Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) | 75 | 77 | 72 | 59 | 88 | 66 |
| Average for same month previous years | 76 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 83 | 72 |
| Total Rainfall in inches | 1.155 | 4.393 | 5.300 | 0.160 | 16.160 | 2.218 |
| Average for same month previous years | 2.980 | 4.007 | 4.815 | 2.133 | 9.519 | 2.597 |
| - Number of Days of Rain | 14 | 15 | 9 | 41 | 26 | 11 |
| Average for same month previous years | 13 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 14 |
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.
Geological Survey Office,
6th November, 1878.
J. HECTOR, Inspector.
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration18 December 1878
Vital statistics, Deaths, Mortality, Zymotic diseases, Miasmatic diseases, Typhoid Fever, Lung diseases, Violent Deaths
- WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General
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- J. HECTOR, Inspector