New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 15

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✨ Mortality and Meteorological Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 15

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs: The births in January were 227, against 223 in December, an increase of 4. The deaths amounted to 126, against 169 in December. There were 12 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 1 male of 81, and 3 females of 77, 72, and 68, died at Auckland; 2 males of 68 and 67, and 1 female of 71, at Wellington; 2 males of 78 and 65, and 1 female of 92, at Christchurch; 1 male of 65, and 1 female of 73, at Dunedin.

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The mortality from these diseases, which had increased from 25 deaths in November to 55 in December, fell in January to 39 deaths, the increase and decrease having been chiefly due to the greater or less prevalence of influenza, which caused 12 deaths in January, against 30 in December and 13 in November. There was 1 death at Wellington in January from typhoid fever, against 2 (of which one was at Wellington and one at Auckland) in the previous month; but the mortality from diarrhoeal diseases increased from 12 deaths in December to 24 in January, of which all but one were of infants or children under three years of age.

Constitutional Diseases.—These diseases caused 24 deaths in January, 6 fewer than in December. Of these, phthisis caused 11, a decrease of 5 on the number in the previous month. Cancer caused 5 deaths in January, 1 less than in December.

Local Diseases.—There was a decrease in the number of deaths from diseases of this class, from 61 in December to 42 in January. Diseases of the nervous system caused 8 deaths, a decrease of 5 on the number in December. Diseases of the circulatory system (heart diseases, &c.), caused only 9 deaths in January, against 14 in December; and deaths from diseases of the respiratory system were only one-third as numerous as in the previous month.

Violent Deaths.—Of the 5 deaths in this class, one was suicidal through taking poison.

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.
Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec.
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 3 8 5 .. .. .. .. 3 1
Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1 1 11 6 2 .. .. .. 2 1
Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 5 1 .. .. .. 1 1 ..
Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. 2 2 5 24 12 2 .. .. 1 8 3

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 15th February, 1892.

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

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR JANUARY, 1892.

— AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month .. Average same month previous years ... 74·6 67·4 61·6 62·6 69·7 61·9 64·6 57·1
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date 80·0 on 29th 77·5 on 15th 86·0 on 1st 76·0 on 17th
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date 51·5 on 23rd 48·0 on 24th and 25th 42·6 on 11th 43·0 on 22nd
Maximum Solar Radiation, and date .. 142·0 on 11th 138·0 on 7th 150·8 on 1st 126·0 on 17th
Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date 46·0 on 6th 41·0 on 25th 38·0 on 21st 35·0 on 6th
Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) .. Average same month previous years ... 78 71 77 70 68 ... 59 74
Total Rainfall in inches .. Average same month previous years ... 1·910 2·802 7·075 3·505 2·039 2·278 3·870 3·915
Number of Days of Rain .. Average same month previous years ... 9 10 16 9 9 5 13 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, 1892.

JAMES HECTOR,
Director.



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🏥 Causes of Deaths in Principal Boroughs (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
15 February 1892
Mortality, Principal Boroughs, January 1892, Febrile Diseases, Constitutional Diseases, Local Diseases, Violent Deaths
  • Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General

🏥 Provisional Meteorological Return for January 1892

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
1 February 1892
Meteorological Statistics, Temperature, Humidity, Rainfall, Radiation, Auckland, Wellington, Lincoln, Dunedin
  • James Hector, Director