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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 23
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. |
|---|---|---|
| Influenza. | Scarlet Fever. | |
| Feb. | Jan. | |
| Auckland and suburban boroughs | .. | 2 |
| Wellington and suburban boroughs | .. | .. |
| Christchurch and suburban boroughs | 1 | .. |
| Dunedin and suburban boroughs | 1 | .. |
| Totals .. | .. | 2 |
RETURN of the Number of Births, with the Actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to Population, in the undermentioned Boroughs, during the Month of February, 1902.
| Boroughs. | Estimated Population, January, 1902. | Total Births in Boroughs. | Deaths in Boroughs Registered in February, 1902. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, Feb., 1902. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1901. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | ||||
| Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | |||
| Thames .. | .. | 4,009 | 12 | 1 | .. |
| New Plymouth | .. | 4,512 | 19 | .. | .. |
| Napier .. | .. | 9,048 | 23 | 2 | .. |
| Wanganui .. | .. | 7,329 | 27 | .. | .. |
| Palmerston North | .. | 7,154 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Blenheim .. | .. | 3,222 | 15 | .. | 1 |
| Nelson .. | .. | 7,040 | 13 | .. | 1 |
| Greymouth .. | .. | 3,931 | 8 | .. | .. |
| Hokitika .. | .. | 1,946 | 7 | .. | .. |
| Lyttelton .. | .. | 4,091 | 15 | .. | .. |
| Timaru .. | .. | 6,464 | 10 | .. | .. |
| Oamaru .. | .. | 5,100 | 11 | .. | .. |
| Invercargill .. | .. | 6,359* | 17 | .. | .. |
*At the census taken in March, 1901, the population of Invercargill and suburbs was 10,637 persons.
Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 12th March, 1902.
E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.
PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR FEBRUARY, 1902.
| — | AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. | DUNEDIN. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature in shade for month* | 65·9 | 62·6 | 62·3 | 56·9 |
| Average same month previous years*... | 67·6 | 62·5 | 61 | 57·4 |
| Maximum Temperature in shade, and date* | 79 on 4th | 76·5 on 9th | 88 on 4th | 86 on 3rd |
| Minimum Temperature in shade, and date* | 54 on 15th | 47 on 13th and 17th | 42·7 on 16th | 38 on 20th |
| Maximum Solar Radiation, and date* .. | 144 on 6th, 7th, and 23rd | 124 on 1st | .. | .. |
| Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date* | 52 on 15th | 38 on 13th and 17th | 37·8 on 11th | .. |
| Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) .. | 65·5 | 67 | 62 | 79·2 |
| Average same month previous years ... | 72 | 71 | 72 | 71 |
| Total Rainfall, in inches .. | 0·44 | 1·380 | 1·625 | 6·406 |
| Average same month previous years ... | 3·514 | 3·540 | ... | 2·660 |
| Number of Days of Rain .. | 7 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
| Average same month previous years ... | 11 | 9 | 7 | 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, 18th March, 1902.
JAMES HECTOR,
Director.
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Mortality from Principal Diseases in Four Centres
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- E. J. von Dadelszen, Registrar-General
🎓 Provisional Meteorological Return for February 1902
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