The geographical distribution of disease in Great Britain.

  • Haviland, Alfred, 1825-1903.
Date:
1892
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Credit: The geographical distribution of disease in Great Britain. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

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    CHAPTER lY. The Great Transverse Ridge—Hippocrates and VVater-partiugs—Direction of Central Water-parting—Course described on District Map—Western End of Ridge—Central Portion—Eastern End of Ridge—Eiffel Tower—The English Lake Area—Boundaries of Lake Districts—Inland Boundary Line of Lake District—Coastal Boundary Line—Hydrography of the Area— Rivers and AsjDects—Inland Waters—Lakes—Their Areas—Lake Parishes —Percentage of Lake Populations—Free and Imprisoned Waters con- trasted—Cascades, Torrents, and Lakes—Their Life-giving Waters—Floods —Their Impurity and Power for Evil—Southey's Lines on Lodore—Floods and Local Climates—Effect on Health f.h'^ CHAPTER Y. SECTION I. The Registration Districts of Cumberland, Westmorland, and the Lake District —Their Number, ISfames, and Boundaries—Hydrography—Rivers and Lakes—Table of Rivers' Length—Area of Catchment Basins—Sources— The Relation of Rivers to the Registration Districts—Longtown, Sark, Esk, Liddel, Lines—Wigton, Wampool, Wavei'—Gochermouth, Ellen, Derwent— Whitehaven, Ehen, Calder—Bootle, Irt, Mite, Esk, Buckbarrow-Beck—Dud- don—Ulverston, Coniston Water and Leven—Kendal, Kent, Lune—East Ward, Eden and Lune—West Ward, Lowther and Eamont—Fenrith, Eden, Petterill—Bramj^ton, Irthing—Carlisle, Eden, Petterill, Calder—Alston, The South Tyne—Rivers and Inland Yentilation—Tidal Wave—Catchment Basins—Gravitation of Water and the Slope of the Land—Aspect—Hippo- crates—How a River-valley should be studied—Its Trend or Axis—The Aspects of its Sides—The Eden—The Direction of its Axis—The Aspects of the Sides of its A^alley—Prevailing Winds—Their Relations to the Eden Yalley—Summary of the Courses of the Rivers in each District . p. 70 SECTIOX II. The Lalces in the Cumhrian Area. Divided into four Areas.—I. The North-Western—Ennerdale Water—Butter- mere —Crummock Water—Lowes Water—Derwent Water—Bassenthwaite Water—Thirlmere—Their Affluents and Tarns—II. The North Eastern— Ulles Water—Hawes Water—Their Affluents and Tarns—III. The South- Eastern—Kcntmere—Windermere—The Affluents, Lakes, and Tarns of the latter, viz. of Gi-asmere, Rydal Water, Elter Water, Esthwaitc Water, etc. —lY. The Sout]i-Western—Coniston Water—Burnmoor Tarn—Eskdale— Wast Water _p. 83 CHAPTER YL The Physical Geography or the Area. Description of the Contour Map—Contour Lines—Isotherms—Isobars—Con- tour Maps—Black Combe, Mr. Penning—The Principal Mountain Masses