✨ Vital Statistics and Meteorological Data
Mar. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 877
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 | .. | .. |
| Wellington and suburban boroughs | .. | .. |
| Christchurch and suburban boroughs | .. | .. |
| Dunedin and suburban boroughs | 1 | .. |
| Totals .. | .. | 1 |
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, 1903.
| Boroughs. | Estimated Population, January, 1903. | Total Births in Boroughs. | Deaths in Boroughs Registered in February, 1903. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, Feb., 1903. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1902. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total Deaths. | |||
| Under 1 Year. | 1 & under 5 Years. | 5 Years and over. | |||
| Thames .. | .. | 4,209 | 10 | .. | .. |
| New Plymouth | .. | 4,885 | 15 | 1 | .. |
| Napier .. | .. | 9,370 | 23 | .. | 1 |
| Wanganui .. | .. | 7,386 | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| Palmerston North | .. | 7,823 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| Blenheim .. | .. | 3,263 | 13 | 1 | .. |
| Nelson .. | .. | 7,513 | 17 | 1 | .. |
| Greymouth .. | .. | 4,218 | 7 | 1 | .. |
| Hokitika .. | .. | 1,885 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Lyttelton .. | .. | 4,263 | 12 | .. | .. |
| Timaru .. | .. | 6,869 | 24 | 3 | .. |
| Oamaru .. | .. | 5,380 | 6 | .. | .. |
| Invercargill .. | .. | 6,250* | 16 | .. | .. |
- At the census taken in March, 1901, the population of Invercargill and suburbs was 10,637 persons.
Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 18th March, 1903.
GEO. DRURY,
Deputy Registrar-General.
PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR FEBRUARY, 1903.
| Auckland. | Wellington. | Lincoln, Canterbury. | Dunedin. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature in shade for month* | 65·4 | 61·3 | 60·8 | 57·2 |
| Average same month previous years*.. | 67·6 | 62·5 | 61 | 57·4 |
| Maximum Temperature in shade, and date* | 78·0 on 15th | 78·0 on 24th | 83·4 on 12th | 80·0 on 12th |
| Minimum Temperature in shade, and date* | 50·0 on 2nd | 43·0 on 3rd | 42·4 on 10th | 42·0 on 20th |
| Maximum Solar Radiation, and date* | 142·0 on 14th and 24th | 138·0 on 16th | 136·4 on 12th | .. |
| Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date* | 49·0 on 2nd, 3rd, and 8th | 32·0 on 3rd | 39·0 on 10th | .. |
| Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) | 65 | 77 | 67 | 76 |
| Average same month previous years | 72 | 71 | 72 | 71 |
| Total Rainfall, in inches | 2·080 | 1·880 | 1·180 | 1·458 |
| Average same month previous years | 3·514 | 3·540 | ... | 2·660 |
| Number of Days of Rain | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| 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, 9th March, 1903.
JAMES HECTOR,
Director.
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- Geo. Drury, Deputy Registrar-General
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