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gie case of fever amongst the men,
women, or children, of the regiment.
Diseases of the lungs are comparatively
few, and the cases treated were generally
of a mild form.
Consumption is rare in the regiment,
during the past year only one case has
been treated, the patient being now con-
valescent, and I have no doubt of his
continuing to improve; from my experi-
ence I can with confidence assert how
well suited the climate of this Island is
in arresting and removing the seeds of
this truly fatal English disease.
Rheumatic affections appear much
more prevalent in the United Kingdom
in the proportion of nearly 3½ to 1, all
the cases of Rheumatism which have
come under my observation in this coun-
try have been comparatively mild, in no
instance has a soldier been invalided
from the effects of an attack of Acute
Rheumatism.
Admissions from diseases of the brain,
have been nearly as high as in the
United Kingdom; the deaths from this
class have been 2, but one of these, as
before stated, was from Apoplexy.
The Ratio of Admissions from disease
of the Stomach and Bowels, are five
times higher in the United Kingdom. I
have never seen a pure case of Acute Dy-
sentery in this country, or any form of it
approaching in intensity the disease as it
appears in Tropical countries.
The causes which are productive of
this great salubrity, I think may be ar-
ranged under three heads.
First, the constant winds to which we
are subject, act as purifying agents in
cleansing and removing “Miasma,” the
fertile source of all disease.
Second, the invigorating nature of the
climate, the result of pure air.
Third, equability of temperature, our
mean of the hottest month being about
66, hottest at London, 64; our coldest,
50, London, 37; to this short range of
temperature we may attribute our ex-
emption from fevers on the one hand,
and chest diseases on the other.
R. K. PRENTERGAST,
Surgeon, 68th Regt.
Wellington, New Zealand,
May 14, 1854.
Provincial Treasury,
Wellington, May, 1854,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
the undermentioned persons have
taken out Licences as Auctioneers, for the
year ending the 24th of April, 1854.
Allen, William, of Wellington,
Merchant.
Bethune, Kenneth, do. do.,
Hervey, Peter Morrison, do. do.
Hargreaves, Edward, Allen, do. do.
Roberts, George, of Wanganui,
Smith, James, of Wellington,
Wallace, John Howard, do. do.
William Fitzherbert,
Provincial Treasurer.
Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 15th May, 1854.
HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT
has been pleased to nominate
William Fitzherbert, Esq., J. P.,
to be Resident Magistrate at Wellington,
acting during the absence of Henry
St. Hill, Esq., R.M., at the Legislative
Council at Auckland.
By His Honor’s Command,
William Fitzherbert,
Provincial Secretary.
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Health Statistics of the 65th Regiment stationed in Wellington
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🛡️ Defence & Military14 May 1854
Health, Statistics, Regiment, Wellington, Diseases, Admissions, Deaths
- R. K. Prentergast (Surgeon), Authored health report
- R. K. Prentergast, Surgeon, 68th Regt.
🏭 Licences issued to Auctioneers
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry1 May 1854
Auctioneers, Licences, Wellington, Wanganui
7 names identified
- William Allen, Issued Auctioneer's Licence
- Kenneth Bethune, Issued Auctioneer's Licence
- Peter Morrison Hervey, Issued Auctioneer's Licence
- Edward Allen Hargreaves, Issued Auctioneer's Licence
- George Roberts, Issued Auctioneer's Licence
- James Smith, Issued Auctioneer's Licence
- John Howard Wallace, Issued Auctioneer's Licence
- William Fitzherbert, Provincial Treasurer
⚖️ Appointment of Resident Magistrate
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement15 May 1854
Appointment, Resident Magistrate, Wellington
- William Fitzherbert (Esquire, J. P.), Appointed Resident Magistrate
- Henry St. Hill (Esquire, R.M.), Absent Resident Magistrate
- William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary