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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 40
The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs:—
The births were 271 in April, against 262 in March, an increase of 9. The deaths in April were 126, against 131 in March, a decrease of 5.
There were 11 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: two males of 89 and 66 and two females of 76 and 65 died at Auckland; a male of 67 and two females of 73 and 71 at Wellington; two females of 70 and 67 at Christchurch; and two females of 72 and 68 at Dunedin.
Zymotic Diseases.—These diseases caused 29 deaths, or 23·02 per cent. of the total deaths in April, against 52 deaths and a percentage of 39·70 in March. In April of 1882 the similar deaths amounted to 25, and the percentage to 29·07, but at that time the population of the four boroughs referred to was estimated at 78,655; whereas in April last the population was, chiefly owing to an enlargement of the Borough of Auckland, estimated at 89,761. Thus the number and percentage of these deaths may be stated as less for April, 1883, than for April, 1882. The deaths of children under five years of age from dysentery and diarrhoea amounted to 7 in April, against 39 in March. There were 7 deaths from typhoid fever, an increase of 4 on the preceding month.
Constitutional Diseases.—The number of deaths from these causes was the same (28) as in the preceding month. There was an increase in the deaths from phthisis, from 11 in March to 16 in April.
Local Diseases.—There was an increase of 9 in the deaths from these diseases in April as compared with March, the numbers having been 49 and 40 respectively. Of these, the deaths from diseases of the respiratory organs increased from 6 to 11. It will be observed, on reference to the annexed Provisional Meteorological Report, that the average mean temperatures in the shade during last month were considerably less than the average for previous years, and they were from 6·8 to 7·3 degrees lower than in the preceding month.
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.
| TOWNS. | SIX PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | PRINCIPAL LUNG DISEASES. |
|---|---|---|
| Measles. | Scarlet Fever | |
| Apl. | Mar | |
| Auckland ... | ... | ... |
| Wellington ... | ... | ... |
| Christchurch ... | ... | ... |
| Dunedin ... | ... | ... |
| Totals ... | ... | ... |
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Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 9th May, 1883.
Wm. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.
PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR APRIL, 1883.
| AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | DUNEDIN. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature in shade for month ... | 60·0 | 54·8 | 49·4 |
| Average same month previous years ... | 62·4 | 57·1 | 52·0 |
| Maximum Temperature in shade, and date | 71·5 on 9th | 69·8 on 14th | 66·0 on 13th |
| Minimum Temperature in shade, and date | 45·0 on 18th | 41·0 on 25th | 37·0 on 19th |
| Maximum Temperature in sun, and date | 131·5 on 1st | 130·0 on 13th | 116·0 on 4th |
| Minimum Temperature on Grass, and date | ... | 39·0 on 25th | 31·0 on 19th |
| Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) ... | 76 | 85 | 79 |
| Average same month previous years ... | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Total Rainfall in inches ... | 9·935 | 4·316 | 5·430 |
| Average same month previous years ... | 2·918 | 3·605 | 2·237 |
| Number of Days on which Rain fell ... | 23 | 18 | 14 |
| Average same month previous years ... | 12 | 10 | 12 |
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.
Meteorological Office, Wellington, 9th May, 1883.
JAMES HECTOR.
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- Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General
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