Statistics of fever and small-pox in Glasgow : Read to the Statistical Society of Glasgow, April 28, 1837.

  • Cowan, Robert.
Date:
1837
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Credit: Statistics of fever and small-pox in Glasgow : Read to the Statistical Society of Glasgow, April 28, 1837. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    By the kindness of Mr. John Couper and of Professor Nicol, I have been enabled to bring down Dr. Cleland's table to the end of 1836. Register of F AIN. 1829. 1830. 1831. 1832. 1833. 1834. 1835. 1836. Jan 0.523 0.352 0.520 0.620 0.256 3.954 0.985 3.868 Feb 1.752 1.374 2.000 1.565 2.609 1.368 2.188 0.732 March,.. 1.357 1.463 2.531 1.906 0.598 1.759 1.582 2.375 April,.... 0.516 3.815 1.481 1.147 1.072 1.134 0.717 1.098 May, 1.265 1.637 0.370 1.205 0.778 0.762 1.992 0.173 June,.... 1.686 0.978 0.980 2.647 2.617 2.078 0.478 1.812 July, 1.725 2.315 2.120 0.822 1.082 1.183 1.875 4.536 Aug 5.207 1.656 1.950 2.314 0.936 2.523 1.625 5.317 Sep 1.425 3.511 1.962 1.259 1 018 2.578 4.554 2.134 3.791 1.834 4.313 4.500 1.987 1.403 1.515 4.988 Nov 1.896 5.461 2.882 2.072 1.753 3.007 3.417 2.004 Dec 1.348 1.527 1.908 2.728 5.202 1.112 1.738 2.673 Total in inch. 24.491 25.923 22.937 22.785 19.908 21.861 22.666 31.710 To Dr. H. Colquhoun, of this City, I am indebted for the follow- ing valuable scientific summaries of the Weather for the years 1834-35-36:— Summary of the Weather in 1834. January, February,.... March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November,. December,. Barometer at 329. Yearly averages it 9 A.M. 29-357 29- 848 30-053 30-214 29-921 29-777 29-978 29-672 29 992 29-884 29-866 30-193 29-896 At 9 p.m. 29-398 29-829 30 067 30-202 29-898 29 797 29-985 29-672 29 993 29-877 29-844 30-197 29-897 Mean. 29-378 29-838 30 060 30-208 29 910 29-787 29-982 29-672 29-99.3 29-880 29-855 30-195 29-896 Thermometer. At 9 a.m. 41«55 39.61 42.45 46.43 53.92 57.60 60.42 58.94 56.03 50.10 43.67 41.94 At 9 P.M. 41«68 40.86 42 65 45.63 51.39 54.67 58.97 56.16 53.87 49.10 43.87 42.36 49^39 48Q43 Mean. 41°61 40.24 42.55 46.03 52.65 56.14 59.69 57.55 54.95 49.60 43.77 42.15 48°91 Wind North, North-East, East, - - South-East, 15 days. 67 17 Wind South, South- west, North- West, West, 60 days of high wind, or inclining to high. 194 :: without rain. 125 :: clear weather. 86 :: changeable. 240 cloudv or dull. 8 :: frost. 1 :: snow—total ilcpth of snow not 8 days. 135 93 23 I inch.