New Zealand Gazette – 1893 – No. 5

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✨ Health and Meteorological Statistics

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THI NEW ZEALAND GAIETTE.

[No. 5

Spccific Febrile or Zymotic Dicases.—The dcatbs for December in the above centres numbcrcd 20, being 21·93 per cent of the mortslity from all causes. This is a large increase on the figures for November, when the dcatbs wcre only 4, and the percentage only 4·55 of the total dcatbs. Since April, when the dcatbs numbcrcd 21, the mortslity from zymotic disease diminished until last month, when the sudden rise alluded to above took place. The chief causes of increase were bowel complsintx. From diarrhosa and cholcra infamum thcre were 9 dcatbs, 6 of them at Auckland, 2 at Wellington, and 1 at Duncdln, all cases of children under 5 years of age. Dysentery caused 1 death at Duncdln. Influenza appears as the next highest cause of death; it was again cpidcmic and fatul in 6 cases, 1 at Wellington, 2 at Christchurch, and 3 at Duncdln. Two dcatbs resulicd from typhoid fever, both at Auckland; the aggrcgsic mortslity from this disease for the year has been: Wellington, 25 dcatbs; Auckland, 9; Christchurch, 2; and Duncdln, 2.

Constitutional Dicases.—Out of 15 dcatbs, 5 wcre caused by phthisis and 4 by cancer; this last disease was fatul in 7 cases during November and 6 in October.

Local Dicases.—The proprion of dcatbs from local dicascs fell from 43·18 per cent in November to 39·56 per cent. in December, the numbers being 38 and 36 dcatbs for those months respectively. Dicascs of the rcspiratory system caused 11 of the 36 dcatbs in December.

Violent Dcatbs.—Thcsc numbcrcd 6 altogcther, of which 5 wcre accidcntal: 3 wcre cases of drownng, 1 a death by fracture of spine through falling through a skylight, and 1 from an injury received at birth. There was 1 suidc by poisoning.

The subjoincd tabic shows the mortslity for the last two months at each of these four boughs from six principal specific febrile or zymotic dicascs, and also the dcatbs from certain inflammatoy dicascs of the lings. These causes of death have been distinguished from the others of the classes to which they belong as being the most important special dicascs which give rise to sudden increases in the dcatb-ratcs of touns, and the prevalence of which is closely connected with sanitary condition and climatic influence of the season on health.

| TOWNS. | SIX PRINCIPAL SPBCIFIC FEBRILB OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | | | | | | PRINCIPAL LUNG DISEASES. | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
| | Measles | Searlet Fever | Typhoid and other Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping-cough | Diarrheal Dicases | Brouchitix | Plcurixy | Pncumonix | Congcstion of Lings | |
| | Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Nov. |
| Auckland | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Wellington | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Christchurch | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Duncdln | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Totals | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 |

Rcgist rar-Gcncral's Office,
Wellington, 13th January, 1893.

E. J. VON DADBLZEN,
Regist rar-Gcncral.

PROVINCIAL METEOROLOGICAL RITURN FOR DECEMBIR, 1892.

	Auckl and	Wcllingtom	Lincotn, Canteibury	Duncdln
Mean Temperature in shadc for month	63·1	60·8	60·6	56·0
Avcrage same month previous years	65·2	60·8	60·7	56·0
M aximum Tcmperaturo in shadc, and date	78·0 on 16th	74·1 on 26th	84·0 on 28th	73·0 on 27th
M inimum Tcmperaturo in shadc, and date	52·0 on 27th	45·0 on 22nd	39·2 on 22nd	41·0 on 3rd
M aximum Sol ar Radiation, and date	138·0 on 21st and 28th	145·0 on 31st	156·3 on 18th	130·0 on 16th
M inimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date	39·0 on 21st	37·0 on 22nd	32·4 on 22nd	37·0 on 3rd
M ean H um idity (Saturation=100)	79	67	61	75
Avcrage same month previous years	72	73	71	72
Total R ainfall in inches	2·020	4·363	2·005	5·678
Avcrage same month previous years	3·225	3·935	1·640	3·156
Number of D ays of R ain	15	11	10	21
Avcrage same month previous years	10	10	8	14

Notc.—This tabic is prepared from unchecked avcrages, transmitted by telegraph in anticipation of the full returns, and must not be entirely relied on for compiling Meteorological Statis tics.

M etcorological Office, Wellington, January, 1893.

JAMES HECTOR,
Director.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1893, No 5

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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🏥 Causes of Deaths Under 5 Years (continued from previous page)

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
KeywordsCauses of Death, Under 5 Years, Specific Febrile, Dietetic Diseases, Constitutional Diseases, Developmental Diseases, Local Diseases, Violence, Ill-defined Causes, December 1892, Principal Towns

🏥 Monthly Health Statistics

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dated13 January 1893
KeywordsHealth Statistics, Mortality, Zymotic Diseases, Constitutional Diseases, Local Diseases, Violent Deaths, December 1892, Principal Towns
👩‍💼 Officials

E. J. Von Dadblzen, Registrar-General

🏥 Provincial Meteorological Return for December 1892

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dated1 January 1893
KeywordsMeteorological Statistics, Temperature, Rainfall, Humidity, Solar Radiation, Terrestrial Radiation, December 1892, Principal Towns
👩‍💼 Officials

James Hector, Director

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