✨ Health and Meteorological Statistics
June 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1001
| Towns. | Six Principal Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Principal Lung-diseases. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Measles. | | Scarlet Fever. | | Typhoid and other Fever. | | Diphtheria. | | Whooping-cough. | | Diarrhoeal Diseases. | | Bronchitis. | | Pleurisy. | | Pneumonia. | | Congestion of Lungs. | |
| | May. | Apr. | May. | Apr. | May. | Apr. | May. | Apr. | May. | Apr. | May. | Apr. | May. | Apr. | May. | Apr. | May. | Apr. | May. | Apr. |
| Auckland and suburban boroughs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 11 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Wellington and suburban boroughs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Christchurch and suburban boroughs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Dunedin and suburban boroughs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Totals .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 17 | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | 8 | 3 | .. | 1 |
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 May, 1898.
| Boroughs. | Estimated Population, January, 1898. | Total Births in Boroughs. | Deaths in Boroughs Registered in May, 1898. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, May, 1898. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1897. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total Deaths. | ||||||||||
| Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | |||||||
| Thames .. | .. | 5,500 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 8 | 1·45 | 11·64 | |
| New Plymouth | .. | 4,081 | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 0·49 | 10·49 | |
| Napier .. | .. | 9,388 | 30 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 6 | 0·64 | 12·07 | |
| Wanganui .. | .. | 6,103 | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 0·33 | 11·53 | |
| Palmerston North | .. | 6,143 | 18 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | 8 | 1·30 | 7·40 | |
| Blenheim .. | .. | 3,148 | 7 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 7 | 2·22 | 12·21 | |
| Nelson .. | .. | 6,804 | 19 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1·47 | 9·76 | |
| Greymouth .. | .. | 3,319 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 0·60 | 14·87 | |
| Hokitika .. | .. | 2,252 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1·33 | 18·33 | |
| Lyttelton .. | .. | 4,053 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0·74 | 11·21 | |
| Timaru .. | .. | 3,732 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 0·80 | 11·62 | |
| Oamaru .. | .. | 5,309 | 15 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0·94 | 8·68 | |
| Invercargill .. | .. | 5,689* | 14 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 0·53 | 8·94 |
- At the census taken in April, 1896, the population of Invercargill and suburbs was 9,996 persons.
Registrar-General’s Office, E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Wellington, 14th June, 1898. Registrar-General.
PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR MAY, 1898.
| — | Auckland. | Wellington. | Lincoln, Canterbury. | Dunedin. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature in shade for month* | 57·3 | 53·1 | 48·0 | 45·0 |
| Average same month previous years* | 57·0 | 52·0 | 48·0 | 47·2 |
| Maximum Temperature in shade, and date* | 68·0 on 2nd | 71·0 on 9th | 74·1 on 10th | 58·0 on 10th |
| Minimum Temperature in shade, and date* | 40·0 on 31st | 36·5 on 27th | 30·9 on 26th | 32·0 on 31st |
| Maximum Solar Radiation, and date* | 120·0 on 7th | 105·0 on 9th | 109·3 on 10th | 105·0 on 4th |
| Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date* | 36·0 on 31st | 29·0 on 18th, 29th | 28·0 on 25th | 29·0 on 31st |
| Mean Humidity (Saturation = 100) | 74 | 79 | 79 | 85 |
| Average same month previous years | 80 | 76 | 80 | 76 |
| Total Rainfall, in inches | 3·670 | 5·955 | 3·085 | 2·532 |
| Average same month previous years | 4·083 | 4·886 | 2·238 | 3·640 |
| Number of Days of Rain | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
| Average same month previous years | 20 | 14 | 9 | 13 |
- Fahrenheit.
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, 10th June, 1898. JAMES HECTOR,
Director.
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