New Zealand Gazette – 1882 – No. 8

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✨ Vital Statistics and Meteorological Report



JAN. 26.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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CLASS V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.

ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—

Category AUCKLAND WELLINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH. DUNEDIN. TOTAL.
Compound Fracture of Pelvic Bones ... ... ... ... ...
Burns ... ... ... 1 1
Explosion of Powder ... 1 ... ... 1
Scald ... 1 ... ... 1
Totals 29 21 16 38 104

The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs :—
The births were 238 in December, against 245 in November, a decrease of 7.
The deaths in December were 104, against 83 in November, an increase of 21.
There were 11 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: three males aged respectively 81, 76, and 68 years, and a female
of 70, died at Auckland; a male of 86, and two females of 82 and 70, at Wellington; two males of 78 and 65, and a female of 68,
at Christchurch; and a female of 76 at Dunedin.

Zymotic Diseases. The deaths from these diseases increased in number from 18 in November to 24 in December, the
deaths from dysentery and diarrhea having caused 9 deaths in December, against 2 in November. The deaths from these causes
in December of the previous year were 20, as compared with 5 in the preceding month. Scarlatina caused 6 deaths last month,
against 8 in November: of these deaths, 4 occurred in Dunedin.

Constitutional Diseases. There were 14 deaths from these diseases in December, against 17 in November. The deaths
from cancer were 4 in December, and 2 in November. Deaths from phthisis decreased from 11 in November to 6 in December.

Local Diseases. These diseases caused 36 deaths in December, against 35 in November. Of these, the diseases of the
respiratory organs caused 5 deaths in December, against 11 in November; and diseases of the digestive system caused 4 deaths
in December, against 7 in November. Diseases of the urinary organs caused 5 deaths in December, against 2 in November.

The subjoined table shows the mortality for the last two months at each of these four boroughs 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.

SIX PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

PRINCIPAL LUNG DISEASES.

TOWNS.

Disease Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov.
Measles ... ... Scarlet Fever 2 3 Typhus and other Fever ... ... Diphtheria ... ... Whooping Cough 4 3 Dysentery and Diarrhea 2
Auckland
Wellington ... ... 3 3 2 2 1
Christchurch ... ... 4 5 2 2 1
Dunedin ... ... 3 2
Totals ... ... 6 8 3 4 3 9 2

Note: The structure above attempts to map the complex table layout where Dec/Nov columns repeat for each disease category.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 18th January, 1882.

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

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR DECEMBER, 1881.

Metric AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade 63.0 59.6 56.2
Average same month previous years 65.6 61.1 56.3
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date 76.1 on 31st 73.3 on 26th 80.0 on —
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date 49.2 on 7th and 8th 45.2 on 5th 43.0 on 6th
Maximum Temperature in sun, and date 149.0 on 17th and 19th 143.0 on 29th 150.0 on 27th
Minimum Temperature on grass, and date 43.9 on 24th 41.0 on 5th 35.0 on 6th
Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) 77 85 70
Average same month previous years 75 73 73
Total Rainfall in inches 3.630 5.450 3.434
Average same month previous years 3.285 3.757 3.044
Number of Days on which Rain fell 16 12 16
Average same month previous years 12 11 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,

18th January, 1882.

J. HECTOR.



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🏥 Violent Deaths by Category

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Violent Deaths, Accident, Burns, Explosion, Scald, Boroughs

🏥 Vital Statistics Summary

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Births, Deaths, Age, Zymotic Diseases, Constitutional Diseases, Local Diseases

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