New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 79

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✨ Health and Meteorological Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 79

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. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Typhoid and other Fever. Diphtheria. Whooping-cough. Diarrhoeal Diseases. Bronchitis. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Congestion of Lungs.
Aug. July. Aug. July. Aug. July. Aug. July. Aug. July. Aug. July. Aug. July. Aug. July. Aug. July. Aug. July
Auckland and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. ..
Wellington and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. ..
Christchurch and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. ..
Dunedin and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 2 2 .. 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 August, 1900.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1900. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN AUGUST, 1900. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, August, 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 .. .. 1 2 0·40
New Plymouth .. 4,041 17 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2 0·49
Napier .. .. 9,486 20 2 1 2 .. 1 1 7 0·74
Wanganui .. .. 6,842 23 .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 0·73
Palmerston North .. 6,263 23 .. .. 1 1 .. 3 5 0·80
Blenheim .. .. 2,970 15 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 0·34
Nelson .. .. 7,120 12 .. .. 6 .. .. 2 8 1·12
Greymouth .. .. 3,423 13 .. 1 2 .. .. 3 6 1·75
Hokitika .. .. 2,463 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lyttelton .. .. 4,026 10 .. .. 2 2 1 1 6 1·49
Timaru .. .. 5,795 12 1 .. 6 .. 1 2 10 1·73
Oamaru .. .. 5,411 12 .. .. 2 1 .. .. 3 0·55
Invercargill .. .. 5,681* 20 .. .. 4 1 .. 2 7 1·23

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

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 11th September, 1900.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR AUGUST, 1900.

AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month* 54·5 50·9 47·6 45·5
Average same month previous years* 52·1 48·0 44·1 43·2
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date* 65·0 on 19th 65·0 on 8th 66·8 on 18th 60·0 on 19th
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date* 44·0 on 1st 37·0 on 30th 30·4 on 4th 33·0 on 25th
Maximum Solar Radiation, and date* 130·0 on 30th 110·0 on 25th .. ..
Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date* 41·0 on 1st 29·0 on 12th & 13th 30·0 30·0 on 25th
Mean Humidity (Saturation = 100) 71 73 75 85
Average same month previous years 78 79 77 75
Total Rainfall, in inches 3·910 4·591 0·801 3·386
Average same month previous years 4·637 5·204 2·265 2·824
Number of Days of Rain 24 18 17 18
Average same month previous years 19 17 9 14
  • 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 September, 1900.

JAMES HECTOR,
Director.



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🏥 Mortality Statistics for Major Boroughs from Specific Febrile and Inflammatory Diseases, August–July 1900

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🏥 Provisional Meteorological Return for August 1900 for Auckland, Wellington, Lincoln, and Dunedin

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