New Zealand Gazette – 1890 – No. 41

Page 859

✨ Vital Statistics and Meteorological Data



JULY 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 859

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in June were 238, against 211 in May, an increase of 27.
The deaths amounted to 112, against 123 in May.
There were 16 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 4 males of 84, 75, and 67 (2), and 4 females of 75, 71 (2),
and 70, died at Auckland; 2 males of 75 and 69, and 2 females of 80 and 77, at Wellington; 1 male of 82 at Christchurch ;
and 3 males of 80, 69, and 68 at Dunedin.
Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—There was an increase in the number of deaths in this class from 17 in May
to 20 in June. Scarlet fever and scarlatina caused 3 deaths in June, of which 2 occurred in Wellington, but not any in
May. Typhoid fever was more fatal, having caused 11 deaths, against 7 in the previous month. Of those in June, 4
occurred in Wellington, 5 in Dunedin, and 2 in Auckland. Influenza and catarrh caused each 1 death in Auckland; but
diphtheria, which was fatal in 2 cases in May, did not cause any death in June. There were only 2 deaths from diarrhoeal
diseases in June, against 5 in May.
Dietetic Diseases.—Three deaths occurred resulting from alcoholic intemperance; 1 was of a man only 31 years of
age.
Constitutional Diseases.—The mortality from these diseases was somewhat less in June (25 deaths) than in May (28
deaths). Cancer caused 8 deaths in the last month, against 7 in May. The deaths from phthisis were the same in number
(14) in each month.
Local Diseases.—These diseases caused 53 deaths in June, a decrease of 8 on the number in May. Diseases of the
nervous system caused 7 deaths, against 13 in the previous month. There was a slight increase, from 12 to 13, in the
number of deaths from diseases of the circulatory system; and a slight decrease, from 19 to 18, in the number from dis-
eases of the respiratory system. Of these last, the deaths from bronchitis were less numerous in June by 2, and those from
pneumonia were more numerous by 2.
Violent Deaths.—There were only 2 deaths thus classified; 1 was that of a female, found drowned in Wellington
Harbour.
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
June May June May
Auckland .. .. .. ..
Wellington .. .. .. ..
Christchurch .. .. .. ..
Dunedin .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. .. ..

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 16th July, 1890.

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

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR JUNE, 1890.

AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month .. 55·7 50·5 44·3 43·7
Average same month previous years ... 53·3 49·0 43·2 43·7
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date 65·0 on 27th 63·0 on 15th 68·6 on 6th 62·0 on 5th
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date 44·0 on 23rd 37·3 on 28th 27·0 on 20th 32·0 on 12th
Maximum Temperature in sun, and date 116·0 on 12th 105·0 on 6th 113·0 on 11th 97·0 on 5th
Minimum Temperature on grass, and date 35·0 on 23rd 30·0 on 7th 20·0 on 20th 26·0 on 28th
Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) .. 79 79 77 84
Average same month previous years ... 83 80 86 79
Total Rainfall in inches .. 3·740 2·282 1·515 0·512
Average same month previous years ... 4·774 5·213 3·114 3·641
Number of Days of Rain .. 16 18 11 11
Average same month previous years ... 21 14 12 13

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, July, 1890.

JAMES HECTOR,
Director.



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🏥 Vital Statistics Report for June 1890 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
24 July 1890
Vital Statistics, Mortality, Causes of Death, Age Groups, Cities, 1890
  • Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General

🏥 Provisional Meteorological Return for June 1890

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
1 July 1890
Meteorology, Temperature, Rainfall, Humidity, Cities, 1890
  • James Hector, Director