New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 95

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✨ Health and Meteorological Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 95

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.
Oct. Sep. Oct. Sep. Oct. Sep. Oct. Sep. Oct. Sep. Oct. Sep. Oct. Sep. Oct. Sep. Oct. Sep.
Auckland and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Wellington and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. ..
Christchurch and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 2 .. .. 2 1 .. 1 ..
Dunedin and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 1 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 .. 9 6 .. .. 4 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 October, 1900.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1900. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN OCTOBER, 1900.
Males. Females. Total Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, Oct., 1900. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1899.
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 0·20 13·60
New Plymouth .. .. 4,041 14 .. .. .. .. 1 3 0·74 12·90
Napier .. .. 9,486 21 .. .. .. .. 3 6 0·63 18·03
Wanganui .. .. 6,842 19 1 .. .. .. 3 6 0·88 10·91
Palmerston North .. .. 6,263 23 1 .. 1 .. 2 7 1·12 10·59
Blenheim .. .. 2,970 17 .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·34 11·93
Nelson .. .. 7,120 10 .. .. .. .. 3 8 1·12 13·40
Greymouth .. .. 3,423 12 .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·29 10·64
Hokitika .. .. 2,463 2 1 1 .. 1 .. 3 1·22 10·90
Lyttelton .. .. 4,026 11 2 .. .. 1 2 5 1·24 10·64
Timaru .. .. 5,795 25 .. 1 .. .. .. 4 0·69 13·40
Oamaru .. .. 5,411 11 1 .. .. .. 2 4 0·74 11·31
Invercargill .. .. 5,681* 17 1 .. .. .. 3 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, 15th November, 1900.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR OCTOBER, 1900.

AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month† 58·1 55·0 53·5 50·8
Average same month previous years† 57·3 53·6 52·6 50·4
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date† 67·5 on 16th 66·5 on 3rd 75·0 on 4th & 28th 68·0 on 9th
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date† 46·0 on 1st 39·0 on 1st 31·2 on 12th 37·0 on 10th
Maximum Solar Radiation, and date† 140·0 on 15th 125·0 on 24th .. ..
Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date† 43·0 on 28th 32·0 on 2nd 28·4 on 12th ..
Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) 67 71 74 74
Average same month previous years 76 77 71 70
Total Rainfall, in inches 5·080 4·403 2·945 4·164
Average same month previous years 3·240 4·370 1·726 2·469
Number of Days of Rain 22 20 12 14
Average same month previous years 17 13 10 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, 14th November, 1900.

JAMES HECTOR,
Director.



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Meteorology, Weather, October 1900, Temperature, Rainfall, Humidity, Auckland, Wellington, Lincoln Canterbury, Dunedin, Solar Radiation, Terrestrial Radiation
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