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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths in this class fell from 40 in February to 17 in March. The decrease was caused by a lower mortality from diarrhoeal diseases, which caused 11 deaths in March and 26 in February; also deaths from typhoid fever, which amounted to 5 in March, against 8 in February. The decrease was mostly at Auckland, where deaths from diarrhoeal diseases numbered 4 in March and 17 in February. At Wellington the numbers were 3 and 6 for those months respectively.
Constitutional Diseases.—These deaths were 15 in March and 14 in February. By cancer there were 6 deaths in the later and 8 in the earlier month. The deaths from phthisis were 4 in each month.
Local Diseases.—In this class the mortality amounted to 38 deaths in March. The deaths from diseases of the respiratory organs—bronchitis, pneumonia, pleurisy, and asthma—were only 6 in number.
Violent Deaths.—Of these deaths, 2 were accidental (from falls) and 1 suicidal (from poisoning by heads of matches).
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. | Typhoid and other Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping-cough. | Diarrhoeal Diseases. | Bronchitis. | Pleurisy. | Pneumonia. | Congestion of Lungs. | |||||||||||
| Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Feb. | |
| Auckland .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 17 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Wellington .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Christchurch .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Dunedin .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Totals .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. |
Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 14th April, 1891.
E. J. v. DADELSZEN,
Deputy Registrar-General.
PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR MARCH, 1891.
| AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. | DUNEDIN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature in shade for month .. Average same month previous years ... | 64·4 66·2 | 59·9 62·1 | 60·5 57·9 | 55·5 55·3 |
| Maximum Temperature in shade, and date | 77·0 on 8th | 81·0 on 11th | 87·4 on 15th | 89·0 on 15th |
| Minimum Temperature in shade, and date | 46·0 on 22nd | 43·0 on 22nd | 39·0 on 22nd | 36·0 on 20th |
| Maximum Solar Radiation, and date .. | 138·0 on 9th | 130·0 on 3rd | 153·2 on 15th | 133·0 on 4th |
| Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date | 22·0 on 22nd | 35·0 on 22nd | 33·8 on 24th | 33·0 on 20th |
| Mean Degree Humidity (Saturation=100) Average same month previous years ... | 81 73 | 86 74 | 63 .. | 75 72 |
| Total Rainfall in inches .. Average same month previous years ... | 1·570 2·632 | 1·445 2·819 | 0·594 1·804 | 2·192 2·724 |
| Number of Days of Rain .. Average same month previous years ... | 13 10 | 10 10 | 4 8 | 10 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, April, 1891.
JAMES HECTOR,
Director.
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- James Hector, Director