New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 4

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✨ Vital Statistics and Meteorological Data



JAN. 16. THE NEW ZEALAND GAAZETTE. 61

The subjoin table shows the mortaltiy for the last two months at each of the four centres from six principal specific
febrile or zymotic diseased, and also the death from certain inflamatory diseased of the lund. These causes of death
hav been distinguished from the others of the classes to which they belong as being the most important special diseased
which give rise to sudden increases in the death-rates of town, and the prevalence of which is closely connected with
sanitry condition and climatic influence of the season on health.

Towns. SIX PRINCIPAL specific FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES. PRINCIPAL LUNG-DISEASES.
Measles. Searlet Fever.
Diseases.
Dec. Nov.
Auckland and

suburban
boroughs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Wellington and
suburban
boroughs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Christchurch and
suburban
boroughs | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Duncdln and
suburban
boroughs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. |
| Totals .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | 2 | .. |

Register-General's Office,
Wellington, 10th January, 1896.

E. J. von DAADELSZEN,
Register-General.

PROVISIOAL METEOROLOGICAL REURN FOR DECEMBR, 1895.

| Mean Temperature in
shade for month | AuckLAND. | WELLINGTON. | LINCOINN, CANTERBURLY. | DUNEDIN. |
|---------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------------|------------------ |
| | 65·3 | 63·2 | 63·7 | 59·8 |
| | 65·2 | 60·8 | 60·7 | 56·0 |
| Maxmum Temperature
in shadc, and date | 82·0 on 31st | 76·0 on 30th | 89·2 on 26th | 80·0 on 1st |
| Minmum Temperature
in shadc, and date | 52·0 on 1st | 53·0 on 12th | 47·0 on 14th | 46·0 on 18th |
| Maxmum Solas Radiation, and date | 142·0 on 17th | 145·0 on 28th | 146·0 on 2nd | 138·0 on 2nd |
| Minmum Terrestrial
Radiation, and date* | 48·0 on 15th | 40·0 on 10th, 12th | 40·2 on 22nd | 39·0 on 18th |
| Mean Hmdity (Saturation = 100) | 70 | 75 | 67 | 71 |
| | 72 | 73 | 71 | 72 |
| Total Ralnfall, in
inches | 0·990 | 1·619 | 2·114 | 4·406 |
| | 3·225 | 3·807 | 1·640 | 3·156 |
| Number of Day of
Rain | 5 | 13 | 10 | 18 |
| | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 |

*Farenheight.

Note.—This table is prepared from unchecked average, transmitted by telegraph in anticipation of the full returns, and must
not be entirely relied on for compiling Meteorological Statistic.

JAMES HECTOR,
Director.

  • Meteorological Office, Wellington, 10th January, 1896.

RETURN of the Number of Births, with the Actual Motality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to
Population, in the under-mentioned Boroughs, during the MOnth of December, 1895.

BOROUGHS.
DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN DECEMBR, 1895.
Males. Females.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 years. 5 years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 years. 5 years and over. Total Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, December, 1895. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1894.
Thamcs .. 4,669 6 .. .. .. .. 3 3 0·64 9·41
New Plymoutb .. 3,683 13 1 5 .. 1 .. 7 1·90 12·39
Nalier .. 9,163 27 7 1 3 1 3 19 2·07 15·91
Wangoi .. 5,601 11 .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·18 9·25
Palmenston North .. 6,543 22 .. .. 1 .. 1 2 0·31 9·13
Blenheim .. 3,240 9 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·31 10·18
Nclson .. 6,552 13 .. .. .. .. 3 3 0·46 15·23
Greymouth .. 3,796 4 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 0·53 10·82
Hokitika .. 2,160 7 .. 2 1 .. 2 5 2·31 28·50
Lyttelton .. 3,998 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8·49
Timara .. 3,778 4 .. .. 1 .. 2 3 0·79 9·52
Oamaru .. 5,772 9 1 1 .. .. 2 4 0·69 10·21
Invercargill .. 5,740* 14 2 2 .. 1 2 7 1·22 11·11
  • The population of Invercargill and sububs was, at the censu taken in April, 1891, 8,551 persons.


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10 January 1896
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  • E. J. von Dadelszen, Registrar-General

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10 January 1896
Meteorology, Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Auckland, Wellington, Lincoln, Dunedin
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