New Zealand Gazette – 1894 – No. 37

Page 763

✨ Health and Meteorological Statistics



MAY 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 763

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.
Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar.
Auckland and Suburban Boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 5 7 1 .. .. 1 1 ..
Wellington and Suburban Boroughs 1 .. .. .. 3 1 .. .. .. .. 2 2 1 .. .. .. .. ..
Christchurch and Suburban Boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 2 .. .. .. 3 1
Dunedin and Suburban Boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 1 1 2 2 .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. 1 .. .. 3 3 1 .. 1 2 9 11 6 2 .. 1 5 2

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 14th May, 1894.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR APRIL, 1894.

AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month .. Average same month previous years ... 59·7 61·7 56·8 57·0 52·9 53·8 50·0 51·9
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date 73·0 on 7th 71·5 on 7th 74·0 on 6th 70·0 on 14th
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date 42·0 on 10th 39·0 on 16th 31·4 on 10th 36·0 on 27th
Maximum Solar Radiation, and date .. 136·0 on 21st 130·0 on 7th & 8th .. 115·0 on 14th
Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date 40·0 on 10th 27·0 on 16th & 27th 28·4 on 10th & 30th 30·0 on 27th
Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) .. Average same month previous years ... 79 76 66 76 70 77 74 75
Total Rainfall, in inches .. Average same month previous years ... 1·040 2·828 2·112 3·525 0·707 1·803 3·986 2·194
Number of Days of Rain .. Average same month previous years ... 14 12 15 10 8 7 14 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, 14th May, 1894.

JAMES HECTOR,
Director.

RETURN of the Number of Births, with the actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to Population, in the under-mentioned Boroughs, during the Month of April, 1894.

Boroughs. ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1st JANUARY, 1894. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN APRIL, 1894.
Males. Females. Total Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, April, 1894. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1893.
Under 1 Year. 1& under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1& under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Thames .. .. 4,679 8 .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·43 17·01
New Plymouth .. 3,580 9 .. 1 .. .. 2 3 0·84 15·67
Napier .. .. 9,061 16 .. 6 .. .. 2 8 0·88 15·45
Wanganui .. .. 5,423 15 1 2 1 .. 2 7 1·29 11·81
Palmerston North .. 5,730 21 .. .. 1 .. 1 2 0·35 9·72
Blenheim .. .. 3,245 12 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 0·62 16·29
Nelson .. .. 6,708 18 .. 3 .. .. .. 3 0·45 13·00
Greymouth .. .. 3,780 7 1 3 .. .. .. 5 1·32 8·51
Hokitika .. .. 2,120 9 1 2 1 .. 1 5 2·36 20·52
Lyttelton .. .. 4,014 13 1 .. .. .. .. 2 0·50 13·78
Timaru .. .. 3,363 7 .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·59 12·17
Oamaru .. .. 5,592 13 .. .. .. 1 3 4 0·72 11·00
Invercargill .. .. 5,600* 12 4 2 .. .. 1 7 1·25 12·09

*The population of Invercargill and suburbs was, at the census taken in April, 1891, 8,551 persons.



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🏥 Vital Statistics for Chief Centres (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
14 May 1894
Vital Statistics, Death Rates, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Suburbs, Febrile Diseases, Constitutional Diseases, Local Diseases, Violent Deaths
  • E. J. Von Dädelszen, Registrar-General

🏗️ Provisional Meteorological Return for April 1894

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
14 May 1894
Meteorological Statistics, Temperature, Rainfall, Humidity, Auckland, Wellington, Lincoln, Dunedin
  • James Hector, Director

🏥 Return of Births and Mortality in Boroughs for April 1894

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Births, Mortality, Population Statistics, Thames, New Plymouth, Napier, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth, Hokitika, Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Invercargill