✨ Vital Statistics and Meteorology
1910
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 88
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. | Aug. | Sep. | Aug. | Sep. | Aug. | Sep. | Aug. | Sep. | Aug. | |
| Auckland and suburban boroughs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Wellington and suburban boroughs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Christchurch and suburban boroughs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Dunedin and suburban boroughs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
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, 1900.
| Boroughs. | ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1900. | TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. | DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN SEPTEMBER, 1900. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, Sept., 1900. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1899. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | ||||
| Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | |||
| Thames .. | .. | 5,000 | 11 | .. | .. |
| New Plymouth | .. | 4,041 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Napier .. | .. | 9,486 | 21 | .. | .. |
| Wanganui .. | .. | 6,842 | 20 | .. | .. |
| Palmerston North | .. | 6,263 | 23 | 1 | .. |
| Blenheim .. | .. | 2,970 | 10 | .. | .. |
| Nelson .. | .. | 7,120 | 13 | 1 | .. |
| Greymouth .. | .. | 3,423 | 10 | .. | 1 |
| Hokitika .. | .. | 2,463 | 4 | .. | 1 |
| Lyttelton .. | .. | 4,026 | 12 | .. | .. |
| Timaru .. | .. | 5,795 | 12 | 1 | .. |
| Oamaru .. | .. | 5,411 | 17 | 3 | .. |
| Invercargill .. | .. | 5,681* | 16 | 1 | .. |
- At the census taken in April, 1896, the population of Invercargill and suburbs was 9,996 persons.
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 17th October, 1900.
E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.
PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR SEPTEMBER, 1900.
| — | AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. | DUNEDIN.* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature in shade for month† | 54·9 | 50·1 | 47·5 | .. |
| Average same month previous years† | 54·8 | 50·9 | 48·7 | 47·4 |
| Maximum Temperature in shade, and date† | 64·5 on 19th | 68·0 on 13th | 67·2 on 20th | .. |
| Minimum Temperature in shade, and date† | 42·5 on 22nd | 37·0 on 23rd | 30·0 on 21st & 22nd | .. |
| Maximum Solar Radiation, and date† | 134·0 on 27th | 113·0 on 11th | .. | .. |
| Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date† | 39·0 on 7th & 22nd | 27·0 on 23rd | 24·6 on 21st | .. |
| Mean Humidity (Saturation = 100) | 68 | 71 | 71 | .. |
| Average same month previous years | 75 | 76 | 75 | 73 |
| Total Rainfall, in inches | 5·190 | 6·089 | 2·053 | .. |
| Average same month previous years | 3·394 | 4·259 | 1·766 | 2·473 |
| Number of Days of Rain | 19 | 22 | 15 | .. |
| Average same month previous years | 16 | 14 | 8 | 12 |
- Observer absent.
† 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, 13th October, 1900.
JAMES HECTOR,
Director.
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