New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 56

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✨ Vital Statistics and Meteorological Data



JUNE 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1643

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. Typhoid and other Fever. Diphtheria. Whooping-cough. Diarrhoeal Diseases. Bronchitis. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Congestion of Lungs.
May. Apl. May. Apl. May. Apl. May. Apl. May. Apl. May. Apl. May.
Auckland and suburban boroughs .. 2 .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. 2 1 ..
Wellington and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 3
Christchurch and suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3 2
Dunedin and suburban boroughs 2 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 5 1
Totals .. .. 2 3 .. .. 1 4 2 1 .. .. 3 10

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 May, 1904.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1904. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN MAY, 1904. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, May, 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 11 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 3
New Plymouth .. .. 5,158 20 .. 1 2 .. .. 2 5
Napier .. .. .. 9,422 31 1 .. 5 1 .. 2 9
Wanganui .. .. .. 7,796 23 1 .. .. .. .. 4 5
Palmerston North .. .. 8,957 28 1 .. 6 .. 1 2 10
Blenheim .. .. .. 3,985 20 1 .. 3 .. .. 1 5
Nelson .. .. .. 7,766 18 .. 1 4 .. 1 3 8
Greymouth .. .. .. 4,436 18 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Hokitika .. .. .. 2,100 6 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Lyttelton .. .. .. 4,637 7 .. .. 2 1 .. 3 6
Timaru .. .. .. 6,758 17 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Oamaru .. .. .. 5,380 14 .. .. 2 .. .. 3 5
Invercargill .. .. .. 6,514* 15 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 3
  • At the census taken in March, 1901, the population of Invercargill and suburbs was 10,637 persons.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 28th June, 1904.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR MAY, 1904.

— AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month Average same month previous years... 56·0 57·0 52·9 52·0 49·6 48·0 48·5 47
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date* 66·0 on 24th & 26th 68·2 on 10th 77·0 on 16t 65·0 on 16th
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date* 42·0 on 29th 38·9 on 4th 28·2 on 20th 37·0 on 19th
Maximum Solar Radiation, and date* .. 122·0 on 12th 117·0 on 12th 116·8 on 16th ..
Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date* 29·0 on 29th 34·0 on 1st 20·4 on 20th ..
Mean Humidity (Saturation = 100) Average same month previous years ... 72 80 74 76 66·4 80 79 76
Total Rainfall, in inches Average same month previous years ... 1·01 4·083 4·590 4·886 1·925 2·238 3·542 3·640
Number of Days of Rain Average same month previous years ... 10 20 15 14 10 9 15 13
  • Fahrenheit.

Meteorological Office, Wellington, 24th June, 1904.

CUTHBERT FREYBERG,
Acting-Observer.

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🏥 Mortality statistics from zymotic and lung diseases for April and May 1904 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Mortality, Zymotic diseases, Influenza, Scarlet Fever, Typhoid, Diphtheria, Whooping-cough, Diarrhoeal diseases, Bronchitis, Pleurisy, Pneumonia, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin

🏥 Return of births and mortality in boroughs for May 1904

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
28 June 1904
Births, Mortality, Population, Death rates, Thames, New Plymouth, Napier, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth, Hokitika, Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Invercargill
  • E. J. von Dadelszen, Registrar-General

🎓 Provisional meteorological return for May 1904

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
24 June 1904
Meteorology, Temperature, Rainfall, Humidity, Auckland, Wellington, Lincoln, Dunedin
  • Cuthbert Freyberg, Acting-Observer