New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 23

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✨ Health and Meteorological Statistics



Mar. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 501

The following remarks apply only to the four principal boroughs: The births in February were 224, against 227 in January, a decrease of 3. The deaths amounted to 132, against 126 in January. There were 13 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 2 males of 81 and 76, and 5 females of 88, 82, 79, 77, and 66, died at Auckland; 2 males of 65 (both), and 1 female of 73, at Wellington; 1 male of 78 at Christchurch; and 2 males of 91 and 73 at Dunedin.

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The higher temperature in February has been synchronous with an increased number of deaths from these diseases on that in January, caused by the greater mortality from infantile diarrhoea. The deaths from this class in February were 39, which included 12 from influenza and 24 from cholera and diarrhoea. In February the number of deaths increased to 46, of which 38 were from diarrhoeal diseases; of these, 36 were of infants, all but two being under one year of age. Influenza was much less prevalent in February, as no deaths from that disease were registered in the four boroughs. Typhoid and low fever caused 3 deaths (2 at Auckland and 1 at Wellington), against 1 at Wellington in January.

Constitutional Diseases.—The mortality from these diseases was also somewhat greater in February than in the previous months, 28 against 24 deaths. The number of deaths from cancer increased from 5 to 8, but the mortality from phthisis was somewhat less, 10 against 11 deaths.

Local Diseases.—There were 37 deaths from diseases in this class in February, being fewer by 5 than in the previous month. Diseases of the nervous system caused 5 deaths, against 8 in January; diseases of the circulatory system, 8 deaths, a decrease of one on the number in the previous month; and diseases of the respiratory system caused the same number, 4 in each month.

Violent Deaths.—There were 3 accidental deaths, of which one was from drowning, and one death from suicide by hanging.

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.
Feb. Jan. Feb. Jan. Feb. Jan. Feb. Jan. Feb. Jan. Feb. Jan. Feb. Jan. Feb. Jan. Feb. Jan.
Auckland .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 18 8 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wellington .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1 6 11 1 2 .. .. .. ..
Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 10 5 .. .. .. .. 1 1
Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 2 .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. .. .. 3 1 2 .. .. 2 38 24 3 2 .. .. 1 1

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 14th March, 1892.

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

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR FEBRUARY, 1892.

— AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month .. Average same month previous years ... 66·6 67·6 62·8 62·5 62·1 61·0 57·1 57·4
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date 80·5 on 1st 76·0 on 23rd 80·6 on 13th 75·0 on 23rd
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date 55·0 on 8th 47·0 on 1st 45·0 on 29th 43·0 on 10th
Maximum Solar Radiation, and date 143·0 on 19th 130·0 on 13th, 14th, 20th, and 22nd 145·8 on 17th 132·0 on 16th
Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date 50·0 on 8th 40·0 on 1st, 7th, 21st, and 23rd 41·0 on 1st 39·0 on 9th
Mean Humidity (Saturation = 100) .. Average same month previous years ... 81 72 79 71 71 72 75 71
Total Rainfall in inches .. Average same month previous years ... 2·640 3·514 4·199 3·542 2·387 2·001 8·972 2·660
Number of Days of Rain .. Average same month previous years ... 13 11 9 9 8 7 9 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, March, 1892.

JAMES HECTOR,
Director.



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🏥 Mortality Statistics for Principal Boroughs

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