✨ Vital Statistics and Meteorological Report
Jan. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 19
The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in November were 241, against 264 in October, a decrease of 23.
The deaths amounted to 94, against 96 in October.
There were 8 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 1 male of 74 died at Auckland; 1 male of 65, and 1 female of 70, at Wellington; 1 female of 81 at Christchurch; 3 males of 66, 72, and 74, and 1 female of 67, at Dunedin.
Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The number of deaths in the four boroughs from these diseases was the same (6) in November as in October; but of these deaths in the past month 5 occurred in Wellington, of which 1 was from scarlet fever, 2 from scarlatina, and 2 from diarrhoeal diseases.
Constitutional Diseases.—These diseases caused 22 deaths in November, against 21 in October. Cancer caused the same number (5) in each month. Phthisis was more fatal in the latter month, having caused 13 deaths, against 11 in October.
Local Diseases.—The deaths in this class numbered 48 in November, 1 more than in the previous month. Diseases of the nervous system and of the circulatory system were much more fatal, the former having caused 15 deaths in the last, against 9 in the earlier month—the latter having caused 14 deaths in November, against 10 in October; but there were only 7 deaths from diseases of the circulatory system (heart disease, &c.) in November, against 12 in October. Diseases of the digestive system caused 10 deaths in October and 8 in November.
Violent Deaths.—There were 7 accidental deaths registered in the month. Of these, 3 were from drowning, and 1 was caused by sunstroke.
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. | |
| Nov. | Oct. | |
| Auckland .. | .. | .. |
| Wellington .. | .. | .. |
| Christchurch .. | .. | .. |
| Dunedin .. | .. | .. |
| Totals .. | .. | .. |
Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 13th December, 1889.
Wm. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.
PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR NOVEMBER, 1889.
| — | AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. | DUNEDIN. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature in shade for month .. | ||||
| Average same month previous years ... | 60·3 | |||
| 60·5 | 56·9 | |||
| 56·5 | 53·8 | |||
| 55·9 | 62 | |||
| 52·6 | ||||
| Maximum Temperature in shade, and date | 76·0 on 27th | 72·5 on 23rd | 81·2 on 22nd | 76·0 on 22nd |
| Minimum Temperature in shade, and date | 46·0 on 16th | 40·0 on 30th | 33·2 on 1st | 38·0 on 1st |
| Maximum Solar Radiation, and date .. | 133·0 on 13th | 138·0 on 23rd | 147·0 on 16th | 138·0 on 24th |
| Minimum Temperature on grass, and date | 40·0 on 16th | 33·0 on 30th | 30·0 on 10th | 33·0 on 9th |
| Mean Humidity (Saturation = 100) .. | ||||
| Average same month previous years ... | 66 | |||
| 72 | 70 | |||
| 71 | 69 | |||
| 74 | .. | |||
| 73 | ||||
| Total Rainfall in inches .. | ||||
| Average same month previous years ... | 1·110 | |||
| 2·757 | ·945 | |||
| 4·166 | 1·696 | |||
| 2·186 | 4·840 | |||
| 2·732 | ||||
| Number of Days of Rain .. | ||||
| Average same month previous years ... | 7 | |||
| 14 | 8 | |||
| 10 | 8 | |||
| 8 | 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, December, 1889.
JAMES HECTOR,
Director.
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