New Zealand Gazette – 1890 – No. 11

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✨ Disease and Weather Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 11

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in January were 232, against 224 in December, an increase of 8.
The deaths amounted to 96, against 84 in December.

There were 12 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 4 males of 81, 76 (2), and 74, and a female of 73, died at Auckland; 3 males of 75, 73, and 66, and 2 females of 82 and 77, at Wellington; 1 male of 72 at Christchurch; and 1 male of 67 at Dunedin.

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths in this class increased in number from 13 in December last to 17 in January. The increase is due to the greater mortality from diarrhœal diseases, which caused 12 deaths in January, against 5 in the previous month. 7 of these deaths occurred at Auckland, all of children. Deaths from miasmatic diseases occurred only in Wellington in each month; but against 4 deaths from scarlet fever and scarlatina, and 1 from diphtheria in December, there were 2 deaths from scarlet fever in January. Diphtheria does not appear as a cause of death in the last month, but in each month there was 1 death from typhoid fever.

Constitutional Diseases.—The mortality from these diseases was much greater in January than in December. Of these, cancer caused 7 deaths, against 5 in the earlier month. Phthisis gave an increase of 1—from 5 to 6; and the deaths from tuberculosis were more numerous by 2. The total increase in the number of deaths in the class was 7.

Local Diseases.—These diseases caused 39 deaths, against 42 in December. Diseases of the nervous system were slightly less fatal; but there was an increase in the mortality from diseases of the circulatory system (heart disease, &c.) from 3 to 10 deaths. On the other hand, diseases of the respiratory system caused only 3 deaths, against 12 in the previous month, and there was a decrease of 7 in the number of deaths from diseases of the digestive system.

Violent Deaths.—There were 7 deaths in this class, an increase of 2 on the number in the previous month. Of these deaths, 2 were caused by drowning (1 at Auckland and 1 at Wellington), and 1 was of a person at Dunedin run over by a tram-car.

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
Jan. Dec.
Auckland .. ..
Wellington .. ..
Christchurch .. ..
Dunedin .. ..
Totals .. ..

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 28th February, 1890.

Wm. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR JANUARY, 1890.

AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month .. 64·3 60·2 58·9 59·4
Average same month previous years ... 67·4 62·6 61·9 57·1
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date 80·0 on 28th 80·0 on 8th 88·6 on 24th 84·0 on 8th
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date 50·0 on 10th 44·0 on 14th 35·0 on 31st 42·0 on 21st
Maximum Solar Radiation, and date .. 140·0 on 20th 138·0 on 8th 155·6 on 24th 140·0 on 29th
Minimum Temperature on grass, and date 40·0 on 5th 37·0 on 14th, 15th 30·8 on 21st 38·0 on 21st
Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) .. 64 66 66 57
Average same month previous years ... 71 70 ... 74
Total Rainfall in inches .. 0·970 3·250 1·126 2·560
Average same month previous years ... 2·802 3·506 2·278 3·915
Number of Days of Rain .. 6 9 9 17
Average same month previous years ... 10 9 5 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, February, 1890.

JAMES HECTOR,
Director.



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🏥 Mortality Statistics for Principal Boroughs

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
28 February 1890
Statistics, Mortality, Diseases, Boroughs, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
  • Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General

🏥 Provisional Meteorological Return for January 1890

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
1 February 1890
Meteorology, Temperature, Rainfall, Humidity, Auckland, Wellington, Lincoln, Dunedin
  • James Hector, Director