New Zealand Gazette – 1890 – No. 66

Page 1351

✨ Medical and Meteorological Statistics

Nov. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1351

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs:—
The births in October were 257, against 217 in September, an increase of 40.
The deaths amounted to 97, against 98 in September.
There were 19 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 4 males of 86, 71, 69, and 68, and 2 females of 72 and 67, died at Auckland; 1 male of 65, and 1 female of 80, at Wellington; 1 female of 72 at Christchurch; 5 males of 89, 82, 71, 67, and 66, and 5 females of 82 (2), 67, 66, and 65, at Dunedin.

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The mortality from these diseases fell from 9 deaths in September to 5 in October, the last number being the smallest on record for any month except in September, 1889, when there was only 1 death in this class. Of the 5 deaths, 4 were from miasmatic diseases, viz., 2 from scarlet fever—1 at Auckland and 1 at Wellington, 1 from diphtheria, and 1 from typhoid fever—both at Dunedin. The mortality in this class of diseases is usually lowest about the month of October, after which the number of deaths increases with the increasing temperature. The largest number of deaths recorded in any one month from these diseases was 76 in March, 1887.

Constitutional Diseases.—Twenty-four deaths were registered in October as having occurred from these diseases, the same number as in September. Phthisis was more fatal in October, with 13 deaths, against 10 in the previous month; but cancer caused only 7 deaths, against 10 in September.

Local Diseases.—These diseases caused 52 deaths in the past month, a decrease of 2 on the number in the previous month. Of these, diseases of the nervous system caused 13 deaths, against 14 in September; diseases of the circulatory system, 7 deaths, against 6 in September; and diseases of the respiratory system caused 17, an increase of 3 on the number in the previous month.

Violent Deaths.—Nine deaths were so classified, an exceptionally large number in any month. Of these, only 2 were accidental, a child 2 years of age was killed by her father, and 6 persons committed 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.
	Oct.	Sep.
Auckland ..	..	..
Wellington ..	..	..
Christchurch ..	..	..
Dunedin ..	..	..
Totals ..	..	..

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 18th November, 1890.

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

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR OCTOBER, 1890.

—	AUCKLAND.	WELLINGTON.	LINCOLN, CANTERBURY.	DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month .. Average same month previous years ...	59·1 57·3	56·0 53·6	55·1 52·6	51·1 50·4
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date	75·0 on 11th	67·3 on 14th	76·0 on 8th	73·0 on 31st
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date	48·0 on 21st	42·0 on 17th	34·0 on 24th	36·0 on 27th
Maximum Temperature in sun, and date	133·0 on 13th	125·0 on 12th, 24th, 26th, 29th	148·8 on 31st	130·0 on 31st
Minimum Temperature on grass, and date	38·0 on 4th	35·0 on 3rd, 24th	27·7 on 22nd	31·0 on 29th
Mean Humidity (Saturation = 100) .. Average same month previous years ...	74 76	70 77	63 71	74 70
Total Rainfall in inches .. Average same month previous years ...	10·210 3·240	4·670 4·830	1·440 1·726	2·710 2·489
Number of Days of Rain .. Average same month previous years ...	20 17	14 13	9 10	21 15

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, November, 1890.

JAMES HECTOR,
Director.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1890, No 66

In 1865 Parliament moved to Wellington and sat in the Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted). Gradually expanded into a larger complex of buildings, it was replaced by the General Assembly Library in 1899

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🏥 Mortality Statistics for Principal Boroughs

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dated20 November 1890
KeywordsMortality, Births, Deaths, Febrile Diseases, Constitutional Diseases, Local Diseases, Violent Deaths, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
👩‍💼 Officials

Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General

🏥 Provisional Meteorological Return for October 1890

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dated1 November 1890
KeywordsMeteorological Statistics, Temperature, Humidity, Rainfall, Auckland, Wellington, Lincoln, Canterbury, Dunedin
👩‍💼 Officials

James Hector, Director

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