✨ Vital Statistics and Meteorological Data
Oct. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1507
The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs:—
The births in September were 251, against 280 in August, a decrease of 29. The deaths in September were 110, against 127 in August, a decrease of 17.
There were 14 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 2 males of 81 and 72, and two females of 70 and 65, died at Auckland; a male of 67, and two females of 68 and 67, at Wellington; 2 males of 65 and 68, and 3 females of 97, 78, and 73, at Christchurch; and a male of 72, and a female of 71, at Dunedin.
Zymotic Diseases.—The number of deaths at the four towns fell from 25 in August to 19 in September, a lower mortality obtaining at Auckland and Wellington. From whooping-cough, which caused 8 deaths at the former town in August, there were 3 deaths in September. Diphtheria and croup were less fatal in September than in August, but the number of deaths for each month is small.
Constitutional Diseases.—An increase in the deaths from phthisis, from 8 in August to 16 in September, is the chief cause of the higher mortality from this class of disease.
Local Diseases.—There were 45 deaths in September, against 65 in August. Under all orders the decrease of mortality is considerable, except in case of diseases of the respiratory organs, which contributed 26 deaths in September, against 19 in August.
Developmental Diseases.—The mortality amongst children, which is the principal item, was the same for September as for August, and the number of deaths not remarkable.
Violent Deaths.—Five deaths of adults are noted as from accidental causes. A carpenter was killed by fall of a building; a girl, aged 17, by blow on the head caused by fall of a parcel; a labourer fell from his cart with fatal effect; a miner was killed by an explosion of dynamite; and the fifth case was one of accidental drowning. There was one suicide by shooting.
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. | |
| Sep. | Aug. | |
| Auckland .. | .. | .. |
| Wellington .. | .. | .. |
| Christchurch .. | .. | .. |
| Dunedin .. | .. | .. |
| Totals .. | .. | .. |
Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 14th October, 1884.
E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Deputy Registrar-General.
PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR SEPTEMBER, 1884.
| — | AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | CHRISTCHURCH. | DUNEDIN. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature in shade for month .. Average same month previous years ... | 54·5 54·8 | 50·9 51·2 | 46·9 48·9 | 48·0 47·5 |
| Maximum Temperature in shade, and date | 65·0 on 3rd | 65·0 on 26th | 71·9 | 68·0 on 8th |
| Minimum Temperature in shade, and date | 40·0 on 19th | 34·4 on 15th | 28·9 | 34·0 on 19th |
| Maximum Temperature in sun, and date | .. | 128·0 on 30th | 123·0 on 9th | 115·0 on 11th |
| Minimum Temperature on grass, and date | .. | 29·0 on 15th | 20·0 on 19th | 29·0 on 29th |
| Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) .. Average same month previous years ... | 74 77 | 74 75 | .. 76 | 73 74 |
| Total Rainfall in inches .. Average same month previous years ... | 3·270 3·549 | 5·860 4·628 | 2·040 1·613 | 3·728 2·363 |
| Number of Days on which Rain fell .. Average same month previous years ... | 20 17 | 17 14 | 13 9 | 14 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, 14th October, 1884.
JAMES HECTOR.
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