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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Local Diseases.—These diseases also caused fewer deaths in February than in the previous month (the numbers being respectively 36 and 39), in consequence of the smaller number of deaths from diseases of the circulatory system, which fell from 9 in January to 3 in February; but there was a slight increase in the deaths from diseases of the nervous system and diseases of the respiratory and of the digestive systems.
Violence.—There were 6 deaths in this class; of these, 1 was suicidal.
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 | |
| Feb. | Jan. | |
| Auckland .. | 1 | .. |
| Wellington .. | .. | .. |
| Christchurch .. | .. | .. |
| Dunedin .. | .. | .. |
| Totals .. | 1 | .. |
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 7th March, 1887.
Wm. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.
PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR FEBRUARY, 1887.
| AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. | DUNEDIN.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature in shade for month .. | 69·8 | 63·9 | 62·9 | .. |
| Average same month previous years ... | 67·6 | 62·5 | 61·0 | .. |
| Maximum Temperature in shade, and date | 81·0 on 2nd | 78·5 on 17th | 92·0 on 1st | .. |
| Minimum Temperature in shade, and date | 57·0 on 9th | 46·5 on 22nd | 40·0 on 4th | .. |
| Maximum Solar Radiation, and date .. | 147·0 on 28th | 145·0 on 1st | 162·0 on 1st | .. |
| Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date | 46·0 on 10th | 41·0 on 22nd | 35·0 on 4th | .. |
| Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) .. | 86 | 76 | 67 | .. |
| Average same month previous years ... | 72 | 71 | ... | .. |
| Total Rainfall in inches .. | 3·070 | 1·423 | 1·828 | .. |
| Average same month previous years ... | 3·541 | 3·461 | 2·001 | .. |
| Number of Days of Rain .. | 7 | 9 | 10 | .. |
| Average same month previous years ... | 11 | 9 | 7 | .. |
- Returns not reliable for statistical purposes, as the Observatory has been dismantled, and the observations are now taken in the North-east Valley, where the climate is exceptional.
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.
JAMES HECTOR,
Inspector.
Meteorological Office, Wellington, 15th March, 1887.
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