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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 7
The following remarks apply only to the above four principal boroughs:—
The births were 233 in December, against 279 in November, a decrease of 46. The deaths in December were 103, against 83 in November, an increase of 20.
There were 12 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: four males, one of 78, two of 72, and one of 69, together with a female of 70, died at Auckland; a female of 66 at Wellington; a male of 72, and two females of 84 and 68, at Christchurch; and two males of 75 and 67, and a female of 67, at Dunedin.
Zymotic Diseases.—The mortality from this class of disease was slightly less in December than during the previous month, there being no deaths from scarlet fever, and less prevalence of diphtheria, croup, and whooping cough.
Constitutional Diseases.—The total number of deaths for December is 7 in excess of the number for November. Cancer contributed 3 deaths towards this increase.
Local Diseases.—It is the increase in deaths from these complaints that causes the total mortality for December to exceed that of the previous month. Under all the principal orders more deaths are found for December. There were 17 deaths from diseases of the nervous system, including 6 cases of apoplexy. Heart disease caused no less than 8 deaths. Under diseases of the respiratory organs 7 cases of bronchitis are observed.
Accidental Deaths.—It is matter for regret that 2 deaths are noticed as occurring from accidents with tram-cars. Both the persons killed were adults. One death took place at Christchurch and the other at Dunedin.
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. | Typhoid and other Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Dysentery and Diarrhea. | Bronchitis. | Pleurisy. | Pneumonia. | ||||||||||
| Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Nov. | |
| Auckland .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 |
| Wellington .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Christchurch .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Dunedin .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 |
| Totals .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | 5 | 5 |
Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 14th January, 1884.
E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
(for the Registrar-General.)
PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR DECEMBER, 1883.
| AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | DUNEDIN. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature in shade for month .. | 61·8 | 57·4 | 53·8 |
| Average same month previous years .. | 65·6 | 61·1 | 56·4 |
| Maximum Temperature in shade, and date .. | 76·0 | 72·3 on 18th | 72·0 on 12th |
| Minimum Temperature in shade, and date .. | 50·0 | 43·3 on 10th | 37·0 on 5th |
| Maximum Temperature in sun, and date .. | 147·0 | 140·0 on 14th, 18th | 146·0 on 27th |
| Minimum Temperature on grass, and date .. | 42·0 | 40·0 | 32·0 on 9th |
| Mean Humidity (Saturation = 100) .. | 72 | 77 | 74 |
| Average same month previous years .. | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Total Rainfall in inches .. | 4·330 | 3·531 | 4·124 |
| Average same month previous years .. | 3·178 | 3·647 | 3·200 |
| Number of Days on which Rain fell .. | 19 | 13 | 18 |
| Average same month previous years .. | 11 | 10 | 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.
Meteorological Office, Wellington, 14th January, 1884.
JAMES HECTOR.
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