New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 26

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✨ Vital Statistics and Meteorological Data



Mar. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 915

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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Influenza. | | Scarlet Fever. | | Typhoid and other Fever. | | Diphtheria. | | Whooping-cough. | | Diarrhoeal Diseases. | | Bronchitis. | | Pleurisy. | | Pneumonia. | | Congestion of Lungs. | |
| | Feb. | Jan. | Feb. | Jan. | Feb. | Jan. | Feb. | Jan. | Feb. | Jan. | Feb. | Jan. | Feb. | Jan. | Feb. | Jan. | Feb. | Jan. | Feb. | Jan. | Feb. | Jan. | Feb. | Jan. |
| Auckland and suburban boroughs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Wellington and suburban boroughs | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. |
| Christchurch and suburban boroughs | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Dunedin and suburban boroughs | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Totals .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32 | 11 | 4 | 10 | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | 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 February, 1904.

BOROUGHS: ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1904. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN FEBRUARY, 1904. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, Feb., 1904. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1903.
Males. Females. Total Deaths.
Under 1 Year. 1& under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1& under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Thames .. .. 4,300 16 2 .. 1 .. 1 4 0·93 10·58
New Plymouth .. 5,158 15 2 .. 2 .. 1 5 0·97 13·54
Napier .. .. 9,422 27 3 .. .. 2 2 7 0·74 11·49
Wanganui .. .. 7,796 16 2 .. 3 2 5 12 1·54 9·51
Palmerston North .. 8,957 31 3 .. 1 5 2 11 1·23 8·58
Blenheim .. .. 3,985 21 1 .. 2 .. 2 5 1·25 23·45
Nelson .. .. 7,766 11 .. .. 4 1 2 7 0·90 15·84
Greymouth .. .. 4,436 2 .. .. 1 1 .. 2 0·46 11·79
Hokitika .. .. 2,100 2 1 .. 1 1 .. 3 1·43 24·72
Lyttelton .. .. 4,637 9 .. .. 2 1 .. 3 0·65 9·21
Timaru .. .. 6,758 10 1 .. 2 1 2 6 0·89 10·27
Oamaru .. .. 5,380 7 1 .. 1 .. 2 4 0·74 10·78
Invercargill .. .. 6,514* 16 4 .. 5 1 2 12 1·84 12·38
  • At the census taken in March, 1901, the population of Invercargill and suburbs was 10,637 persons.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 19th March, 1904.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR FEBRUARY, 1904.

— AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month Average same month previous years... 66·1 67·6 63·2 62·5 62·1 61·0 57·1 57·4
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date* 79·5 on 18th 80·4 on 10th 89·9 on 29th 71·0 on 18th
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date* 59·0 on 20th 46·2 on 2nd 40·2 on 27th 45·0 on 16th
Maximum Solar Radiation, and date* .. 147·0 on 2nd 132·0 on 10th 135·0 on 12th ..
Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date* 48·0 on 20th 42·0 on 2nd 34·4 on 27th ..
Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) Average same month previous years ... 74 72 67 71 71 72 80·5 71
Total Rainfall, in inches Average same month previous years ... 3·710 3·514 2·260 3·540 1·040 ... 3·684 2·660
Number of Days of Rain Average same month previous years ... 9 11 7 9 10 7 11 12
  • Fahrenheit.

Meteorological Office, Wellington, 22nd March, 1904.

CUTHBERT FREYBERG,
Acting-Observer.



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🏥 Registrar-General’s Report on Vital Statistics for February 1904 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
19 March 1904
Vital Statistics, Mortality, Zymotic diseases, Lung diseases, Births, Deaths, Boroughs, February 1904
  • E. J. VON DADELSZEN, Registrar-General

🎓 Provisional Meteorological Return for February 1904

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
22 March 1904
Meteorological, Temperature, Rainfall, Humidity, Auckland, Wellington, Lincoln, Dunedin, February 1904
  • CUTHBERT FREYBERG, Acting-Observer