Medical notes on the climate of Burmah and on the diseases which have there prevailed among European troops / by Charles Murchison.

  • Murchison, Charles, 1830-1879.
Date:
1855
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Credit: Medical notes on the climate of Burmah and on the diseases which have there prevailed among European troops / by Charles Murchison. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table II. Weekly Temperatures at Prome. Weeks. Maximum. Minimum. Mean. October 1. 91*5 o 69- 81-46 November 2. 90* 74- 81-12 ... 3. 86*5 68* 78-41 ... 4. . • 85*5 58*5 74-98 •.. 5. • . 83*5 59* 75-19 December 6. 86* 65* 75-99 ... 7. 80* 61*5 73*94 ... 8. 79-5 56* 72*08 9. 83* 57- 73*29 10. 83- 62* 74-47 January 11. 86’ 63- 76-21 12. 86- 61* 74-55 13. 87- 59* 74-33 14. 88* 58- 76*05 February 15. 88- 59- 76-74 ... 16. 90* 57* 76-75 17. 92* 63* 77-05 ... 18. . . 98* 64* 83-64 March 19. 100* 63* 84-5 20. 199- 66* 85* 21. 102* 70* 85-42 22. 106- 74- 88*7 The preceding tables show, in the season 1853-54, a gra¬ dual decrease in the temperature, from the end of the rains in October till the second week of December, when it was at its minimum,—the mean weekly temperature for this week being 72*085°; and, from this time, it again progressively in¬ creased. The lowest temperature observed during the sea¬ son was on the 19th of December ; on which day, at 5^ A.M., the thermometer stood at 56° Fahr. In the season preced¬ ing (52-53), the coldest day was observed by Mr Taylor to be the 2d of February,—the thermometer on the morning of that day being at 55°. From the middle of February, the temperature is seen to have increased very rapidly. With regard to the influence of the temperature on health, two points deserve to be noticed. The one is, that there is no “ cold season ” at Prome ap¬ proaching to that of Bengal and most parts of India. This