Remarks by Medical Officer, to accompany mortality tables of the city of Glasgow, for the quarter ending 30th Sept., 1878.

  • Russell, James Burn, 1837-1904.
Date:
[1878]
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Credit: Remarks by Medical Officer, to accompany mortality tables of the city of Glasgow, for the quarter ending 30th Sept., 1878. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    wind blew for sixteen days from the N.E., and E.; and for nine days from the W. and S.W. The following Table shows the mean temperature, rain-fall, death-rate, &c., for this month in ten years:— Year. Mean Temp. Rain-fall. Death-rate. L Percentage of Deaths under 5. All Ages. Under 5. 1868, 59-7 Inches. 4-60 30*8 121 0 54 1869, 56-6 103 26*5 89-2 46 1870, 59-2 1-76 30-3 117-5 52 1871, 59-0 3-66 31-8 1170 50 1872, 57 0 5-19 27 1 94-3 47 1873, 56-5 4-56 25-3 941 51 1874 561 4-74 28-0 103-5 51 1875, 58-4 2-98 26-4 99 4 52 1876, 58-2 5-32 23-2 77-1 46 1877, 56-7 661 21-5 73-7 48 Average of ) . 57-7 4-04 27 0 98-6 49 10 years, J 1878, 59-9 2*67 22 0 1 86-6 55 The mean temperature of August, 1878, was higher than in any August for ten years, and higher than the average by 20,2. The rain-fall was i’37 inches lower than the average. The general death-rate was 5 lower than the average, and lower than it has ever been excepting in August, 1877. The death- rate of children under five years was lower than the average by 12 per 1000; but the proportion of deaths under five to the total deaths was higher than the average by 6 per cent. September, 1878, was warm but wet. The mean of the highest daily temperatures recorded was 6 L°1 F.; the mean of the lowest 49°'9 F. Rain fell on twenty-one days. The jwind blew twenty-two days from the S.W. and W. The