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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 23
The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in March were 293 against 259 in February, an increase of 34. The deaths in March were 178 against 154 in February, an increase of 24.
There were 8 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards. A male of 67, and two females of 76 and 69, died at Auckland; two males of 85 and 74 at Wellington; and a male of 83, and two females of 76 and 67, at Dunedin.
Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The mortality from these diseases largely increased during the month of March, the deaths having numbered 63 against 49 in the previous month, and the percentage to the total deaths having increased from 31·82 to 35·39. Typhoid fever has been exceptionally fatal; in Auckland and Wellington 4 deaths having occurred from this cause in the former borough, and 5 in the latter. In the previous month there were only 3 deaths from typhoid fever, all of which occurred in Auckland. The number of these deaths during the month is the highest on record for the four boroughs in any month during the past four years.
The deaths from diphtheria were also more numerous than in the previous month. These deaths also were confined to Auckland and Wellington.
Diarrhoeal diseases caused 46 deaths in March against 40 in February. These deaths in March chiefly consisted of those of infants.
Constitutional Diseases.—The deaths in this class were slightly more numerous than in the previous month. Among these, the deaths from phthisis amounted to 15 in March against 8 in February.
Local Diseases.—These diseases caused 52 deaths in March against 45 in February. Of the diseases in this class, those of the circulatory system caused 9 deaths against 5 in the previous month.
Violent Deaths.—There were 6 accidental deaths in March, of which 4 occurred from drowning. There were also 2 deaths from suicide.
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, 14th April, 1886.
Wm. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.
PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR MARCH, 1886.
| — | AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | DUNEDIN. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature in shade for month .. | |||
| Average same month previous years ... | 65·3 | ||
| 66·2 | 63·2 | ||
| 62·1 | 54·4 | ||
| 55·3 | |||
| Maximum Temperature in shade, and date | 77·0 on 5th | 77·0 on 21st | 83·0 on 10th |
| Minimum Temperature in shade, and date | 53·0 on 3rd | 44·0 on 2nd | 42·0 on 1st |
| Maximum Temperature in sun, and date | 144·0 on 10th | 150·0 on 10th | 134·0 on 10th |
| Minimum Temperature on grass, and date | 41·0 on 2nd .. | 40·0 on 2nd | 36·0 on 30th |
| Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) .. | |||
| Average same month previous years ... | 68 | ||
| 73 | 67 | ||
| 74 | 80 | ||
| 72 | |||
| Total Rainfall in inches .. | |||
| Average same month previous years ... | 1·150 | ||
| 2·632 | 1·368 | ||
| 2·819 | 4·060 | ||
| 2·724 | |||
| Number of Days of Rain .. | |||
| Average same month previous years ... | 11 | ||
| 10 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 20 | ||
| 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 April, 1886.
JAMES HECTOR.
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