✨ Vital Statistics and Meteorological Data
444 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 22
There were 8 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: two males of 83 and 70, and two females of 74, died at Auckland; and three males of 85, 78, and 73, and one female of 80, at Dunedin.
Zymotic Diseases.—The number of deaths from these diseases was the same (38) as in February, although from the increase in the deaths from other causes the proportion to the total deaths fell from 29·23 to 26·95 per centum. Typhoid or enteric fever caused 4 deaths in March against 3 in February. Diarrhœal diseases were slightly less numerous in the last than in the preceding month. The number of deaths from diarrhœal diseases depends largely upon the increase or decrease of temperature. The deaths in February and March have been more numerous than in any previous month since March, 1883, the mean temperature in the shade in February having been higher than in any month since then. The number of deaths from these diseases in January, February, and March, 1883, was greater than in any month since; but the mean temperature in those months was considerably higher than in any subsequent month.
Constitutional Diseases.—These diseases caused 24 deaths in March against 23 in February. Of these, the deaths from phthisis were 15 in February and 13 in March.
Local Diseases.—The deaths in this class increased from 38 in February to 51 in March. The difference was chiefly attributable to an increase in the deaths from diseases of the heart (4 in February, 9 in March) and in the deaths from diseases of the digestive system (from 12 in February to 17 in March).
Violent Deaths.—There were 9 deaths from violence in February; 7 in March. Of the latter, one—that of an infant—was believed not to have been accidental; it has been classed as a death from homicide.
The subjoined table shows the mortality for the last two months at each of these four boroughs from six principal specific febrile or zymotic diseases, 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 Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases. | Principal Lung Diseases. |
|---|---|---|
| Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | |
| Mar. | Feb. | |
| Auckland | .. | .. |
| Wellington | .. | .. |
| Christchurch | .. | .. |
| Dunedin | .. | .. |
| Totals | .. | .. |
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 13th April, 1885.
Wm. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.
Provisional Meteorological Return for March, 1885.
| Auckland. | Wellington. | Dunedin. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature in shade for month .. | 63·4 | 60·2 | 57·1 |
| Average same month previous years .. | 60·4 | 62·3 | 55·4 |
| Maximum Temperature in shade, and date | 77·5 on 2nd | 72·0 on 2nd, 6th, 14th | 82·0 on 7th |
| Minimum Temperature in shade, and date | 49·0 on 18th | 46·8 on 20th | 42·0 on 31st |
| Maximum Temperature in sun, and date | 140·0 on 20th and 21st | 145·0 on 8th | 135·0 on 9th |
| Minimum Temperature on grass, and date | 40·0 on 18th | 39·0 on 20th | 37·0 on 26th |
| Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) .. | 69 | 87 | 67 |
| Average same month previous years .. | 73 | 74 | 72 |
| Total Rainfall in inches .. | 2·360 | 3·430 | 1·246 |
| Average same month previous years .. | 2·620 | 2·640 | 2·722 |
| Number of Days of Rain .. | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| Average same month previous years .. | 10 | 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, 13th April, 1885.
JAMES HECTOR.
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Vital Statistics Report for Principal Towns
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- James Hector