New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 98

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✨ Vital Statistics and Meteorology



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 98

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.
Oct. Sep.
Auckland and suburban boroughs 1 ..
Wellington and suburban boroughs .. ..
Christchurch and suburban boroughs .. ..
Dunedin and suburban boroughs .. ..
Totals .. .. 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 October, 1899.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1899. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN OCTOBER, 1899. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, October, 1899. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1898.
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 .. .. .. 5,000 13 1 .. 1 .. 1 4 0·20 11·62
New Plymouth .. .. 4,176 2 .. .. 1 .. 3 4 0·96 12·11
Napier .. .. .. 9,399 14 1 1 .. 1 2 8 0·85 11·50
Wanganui .. .. .. 6,362 12 .. .. 2 .. 3 6 0·94 7·22
Palmerston North .. .. 6,200 20 2 .. 3 .. .. 5 0·81 10·53
Blenheim .. .. .. 2,900 10 .. .. .. .. 1 2 0·69 11·24
Nelson .. .. .. 7,064 11 .. .. 2 .. 6 8 1·13 14·99
Greymouth .. .. .. 3,345 7 1 1 1 1 3 7 2·09 10·20
Hokitika .. .. .. 2,494 3 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 0·40 13·91
Lyttelton .. .. .. 4,053 12 2 .. 1 .. 1 5 1·23 8·39
Timaru .. .. .. 5,702 19 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 0·35 10·69
Oamaru .. .. .. 5,372 11 1 .. 3 .. 3 7 1·30 8·99
Invercargill .. .. .. 5,591* 9 5 .. 2 1 .. 6 14 2·50
  • At the census taken in April, 1896, the population of Invercargill and suburbs was 9,996 persons.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 16th November, 1899.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR OCTOBER, 1899.

--- AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month Average same month previous years... 56·9 57·3 54·1 53·6 .. 52·6 49·8 50·4
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date* 68·0 on 12th and 26th 68·0 on 30th .. 80·0 on 17th
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date* 47·0 on 19th 39·0 on 6th 29·8 on 7th 32·0 on 6th
Maximum Solar Radiation, and date* .. 126·0 on 18th 127·0 on 25th .. 95·0 on 1st
Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date* 40·0 on 4th and 29th 27·0 on 9th 25·0 on 7th 27·0 on 6th
Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) Average same month previous years ... 69 76 69 76 .. 71 73 70
Total Rainfall, in inches Average same month previous years ... 4·790 3·282 2·520 4·325 0·105 1·727 1·796 2·510
Number of Days of Rain Average same month previous years ... 22 17 17 13 3 10 15 15
  • 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, 21st November, 1899.

JAMES HECTOR,
Director.



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Meteorology, Temperature, Rainfall, Humidity, Radiation, Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, October 1899
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