New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 72

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 72

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.
July. June. July. June. July. June. July. June. July. June. July. June. July.
Auckland and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 2 1 1 2 .. .. .. 4 2
Wellington and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Christchurch and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. 6
Dunedin and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 2 5 1 .. 1 5 11

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, 1900.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1900. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JULY, 1900. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, July, 1900. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1899.
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 .. 2 1 .. 1 5 1·00 13·60
New Plymouth .. .. 4,041 12 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·25 12·90
Napier .. .. 9,486 18 1 .. 5 1 .. 2 9 0·95 13·03
Wanganui .. .. 6,842 16 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3 0·44 10·91
Palmerston North .. .. 6,263 21 .. .. 4 1 .. 3 8 1·28 10·59
Blenheim .. .. 2,970 14 1 1 1 2 .. 2 7 2·36 11·93
Nelson .. .. 7,120 20 .. .. 3 1 .. 2 6 0·84 13·40
Greymouth .. .. 3,423 14 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2 0·58 10·64
Hokitika .. .. 2,463 6 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·41 10·90
Lyttelton .. .. 4,026 12 1 1 1 1 .. 2 6 1·49 10·64
Timaru .. .. 5,795 13 1 1 5 1 1 1 10 1·73 13·40
Oamaru .. .. 5,411 6 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0·18 11·31
Invercargill .. .. 5,681* 18 1 .. 3 .. .. 1 5 0·88 14·90

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

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 14th August, 1900.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR JULY, 1900.

AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month* 52·3 47·8 42·8 42·6
Average same month previous years* 52·2 47·6 42·5 42·7
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date* 63·0 on 17th 61·0 on 29th and 31st 62·0 on 29th 58·0 on 24th
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date* 40·0 on 10th 34·0 on 13th, 19th, and 20th 24·4 on 11th 32·0 on 19th
Maximum Solar Radiation, and date* 128·0 on 30th 98·0 on 26th, 29th, and 31st .. ..
Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date* 36·0 on 10th 23·0 on 19th 18·8 on 10th 27·0 on 18th
Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) 67 71 72 78
Average same month previous years 80 78 82 78
Total Rainfall, in inches 3·680 8·087 1·480 5·852
Average same month previous years 4·818 6·335 2·607 2·474
Number of Days of Rain 23 18 11 18
Average same month previous years 19 18 13 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, 14th August, 1900.

JAMES HECTOR,
Director,



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