New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 76

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✨ Vital Statistics and Meteorological Data



  1.                                                             THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.                                                                 [No. 76

The subjoined table shows the mortality for the last two months at each of the four centres from six principal specific febrile or zymotic diseases, and also the deaths from certain inflammatory diseases of the lungs. These causes of death have been distinguished from the others of the classes to which they belong as being the most important special diseases which give rise to sudden increases in the death-rates of towns, and the prevalence of which is closely connected with sanitary condition and climatic influence of the season on health.

| 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. | | Congestion of Lungs. |
| | Sep. | Aug. | Sep. | Aug. | Sep. | Aug. | Sep. | Aug. | Sep. | Aug. | Sep. | Aug. | Sep. | Aug. |
| Auckland and suburban boroughs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Wellington and suburban boroughs | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | .. | .. |
| Christchurch and suburban boroughs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dunedin and suburban boroughs | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Totals .. | .. | 8 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | .. | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 |

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 September, 1898.

Boroughs. Estimated Population, January, 1898. Total Births in Boroughs. Deaths in Boroughs Registered in September, 1898. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, September,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 10 2 1 3 2 .. 2 10 1·82
New Plymouth .. .. 4,081 14 1 1 1 1 .. 1 5 1·23
Napier .. .. 9,388 24 2 .. 3 .. .. 1 6 0·64
Wanganui .. .. 6,103 22 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 3 0·49
Palmerston North .. .. 6,143 14 1 .. 3 .. 1 3 8 1·30
Blenheim .. .. 3,148 17 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 3 0·95
Nelson .. .. 6,804 15 1 .. 3 2 .. 9 20 2·94
Greymouth .. .. 3,319 7 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·30
Hokitika .. .. 2,252 7 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3 1·33
Lyttelton .. .. 4,053 14 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 0·49
Timaru .. .. 3,732 5 1 .. 2 .. .. 2 5 1·34
Oamaru .. .. 5,309 7 .. 1 1 .. .. 3 5 0·94
Invercargill .. .. 5,689* 8 2 .. 5 1 .. 1 9 1·58

*At the census taken in April, 1896, the population of Invercargill and suburbs was 9,996 persons.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 12th October, 1898.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR SEPTEMBER, 1898.

— AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month Average same month previous years ... 54·3 54·8 51·6 50·9 49·0 48·7 47·0 47·4
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date* 65·0 on 24th 65·0 on 28th 74·8 on 24th 65·0 on 24th
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date* 45·0 on 17th 37·0 on 2nd 29·9 on 5th 32·0 on 17th
Maximum Solar Radiation, and date* .. 124·0 on 12th & 17th 92·0 on 4th 103·8 on 20th 115·0 on 25th
Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date* 42·0 on 17th & 27th 29·0 on 2nd 26·0 on 5th 30·0 on 17th
Mean Humidity (Saturation = 100) Average same month previous years ... 71 75 67 76 73 75 73 73
Total Rainfall, in inches Average same month previous years ... 2·250 3·394 3·033 4·259 0·785 1·766 2·452 2·473
Number of Days of Rain Average same month previous years ... 22 16 11 14 5 8 14 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, 11th October, 1898.

JAMES HECTOR,
Director,



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Meteorological Data, Temperature, Rainfall, Auckland, Wellington, Lincoln, Dunedin, September 1898
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