New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 62

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✨ Vital Statistics and Meteorology



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 62

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.
July June July June July June July June July June July June July June July June July June
Auckland and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 1 2 .. .. 2 4
Wellington and suburban boroughs 1 .. .. .. 1 3 .. 1 .. .. 2 3 4 2 1 .. 1 3
Christchurch and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 1 .. .. 1 ..
Dunedin and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 7 5 .. 1 2 ..
Totals .. .. 1 .. .. 2 5 1 3 .. .. 4 3 15 10 1 1 6 7

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 July, 1898.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1898. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JULY, 1898.
Males. Females. Total Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, July, 1898. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1897.
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 8 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 0·36 11·64
New Plymouth .. 4,081 10 1 1 .. .. 2 4 0·98 10·49
Napier .. .. 9,388 21 1 8 .. .. 1 10 1·07 12·07
Wanganui .. .. 6,103 17 .. 2 .. .. 4 6 0·98 11·53
Palmerston North .. 6,143 7 .. 1 .. .. 2 3 0·49 7·40
Blenheim .. .. 3,148 8 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 0·32 12·21
Nelson .. .. 6,804 15 .. 3 .. .. 3 6 0·88 9·76
Greymouth .. .. 3,319 6 .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·60 14·87
Hokitika .. .. 2,252 4 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 0·89 18·33
Lyttelton .. .. 4,053 11 1 3 .. .. 1 5 1·23 11·21
Timaru .. .. 3,732 6 1 3 1 .. .. 5 1·34 11·62
Oamaru .. .. 5,309 11 1 2 .. .. 2 5 0·94 8·68
Invercargill .. .. 5,689* 16 .. 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,
Wellington, 5th August, 1898.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR JULY, 1898.

AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month Average same month previous years .. 52·5 52·2 48·5 47·6 43·8 42·5 41·7 42·7
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date* 62·0 on 26th, 29th 63·0 on 17th 65·8 on 16th 57·0 on 1st
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date* 41·0 on 21st, 31st 33·8 on 9th 25·9 on 17th 27·0 on 25th
Maximum Solar Radiation, and date* .. 110·0 on 5th, 6th 96·0 on 17th 92·7 on 7th 91·0 on 12th
Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date* 38·0 on 31st 21·0 on 9th 24·0 on 17th 24·0 on 25th
Mean Humidity (Saturation = 100) Average same month previous years .. 78 80 70 78 80 82 72 78
Total Rainfall, in inches Average same month previous years .. 6·180 4·818 4·798 6·335 1·353 2·607 3·658 2·474
Number of Days of Rain Average same month previous years .. 23 19 18 18 8 13 17 12
  • 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, 12th August, 1898.

JAMES HECTOR,
Director.



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🏥 Registrar-General's Report on Vital Statistics for July 1898, continued (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
5 August 1898
Vital Statistics, Disease Incidence, Death-rates, Births, Mortality, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, July 1898
  • E. J. Von Dadelszen, Registrar-General

🏥 Provisional Meteorological Return for July 1898

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
12 August 1898
Meteorology, Temperature, Rainfall, Humidity, Solar Radiation, Auckland, Wellington, Lincoln, Dunedin, July 1898
  • James Hector, Director