✨ Vital Statistics and Meteorological Data
SEPT. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2061
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. | Influenza Aug. | Influenza July | Scarlet Fever Aug. | Scarlet Fever July | Typhoid and other Fever Aug. | Typhoid and other Fever July | Diphtheria Aug. | Diphtheria July | Whooping-cough Aug. | Whooping-cough July | Diarrhoeal Diseases Aug. | Diarrhoeal Diseases July | Bronchitis Aug. | Bronchitis July | Pleurisy Aug. | Pleurisy July | Pneumonia Aug. | Pneumonia July | Congestion of Lungs Aug. | Congestion of Lungs July |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland and suburban boroughs | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. |
| Wellington and suburban boroughs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Christchurch and suburban boroughs | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | .. |
| Dunedin and suburban boroughs | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 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 undermentioned Boroughs, during the Month of August, 1903.
| BOROUGHS. | ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1903. | TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. | Males Under 1 Year | Males 1 & under 5 Years | Males 5 Years and over | Females Under 1 Year | Females 1 & under 5 Years | Females 5 Years and over | Total Deaths. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, August, 1903. | Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1902. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thames | 4,209 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 8 | 1.90 | 17.52 |
| New Plymouth | 4,885 | 16 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 1.43 | 9.15 |
| Napier | 9,370 | 21 | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 1.07 | 12.05 |
| Wanganui | 7,386 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 0.27 | 10.46 |
| Palmerston North | 7,823 | 36 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1.15 | 10.82 |
| Blenheim | 3,263 | 20 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 8 | 2.46 | 18.51 |
| Nelson | 7,513 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2.00 | 15.46 |
| Greymouth | 4,218 | 5 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 8 | 1.90 | 8.35 |
| Hokitika | 1,885 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1.59 | 27.66 |
| Lyttelton | 4,263 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8.38 |
| Timaru | 6,869 | 15 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | 10 | 1.46 | 12.00 |
| Oamaru | 5,380 | 12 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 1.12 | 10.31 |
| Invercargill | 6,250* | 24 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2.24 | 8.88 |
- At the census taken in March, 1901, the population of Invercargill and suburbs was 10,637 persons.
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 15th September, 1903.
E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.
PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR AUGUST, 1903.
| AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. | DUNEDIN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature in shade for month* | 51.3 | 45.7 | 43.1 | 40.5 |
| Average same month previous years* | 52.1 | 48.0 | 44.1 | 43.2 |
| Maximum Temperature in shade, and date* | 61.0 on 10th | 62.7 on 12th | 70.0 on 14th | 60.0 on 13th |
| Minimum Temperature in shade, and date* | 38.0 on 4th | 31.0 on 2nd | 27.2 on 2nd | 32.0 on 20th |
| Maximum Solar Radiation, and date* | 120.0 on 10th | 108.0 on 12th | 108.0 on 26th | .. |
| Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date* | 35.0 on 4th | 21.0 on 31st | 19.2 on 2nd | .. |
| Mean Humidity (Saturation = 100) | 71.9 | 79 | 42 | 79.4 |
| Average same month previous years | 78 | 79 | 77 | 75 |
| Total Rainfall, in inches | 3.370 | 9.880 | 2.060 | 1.940 |
| Average same month previous years | 4.637 | 5.204 | 2.265 | 2.824 |
| Number of Days of Rain | 20 | 23 | 14 | 17 |
| Average same month previous years | 19 | 17 | 14 | 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.
A. H. GORE,
For Director.
Meteorological Office, Wellington, 10th September, 1903.
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