Scarborough as a health resort : its physical geography, geology, climate & vital statistics, with a health guide map, &c / [by A. Haviland].

  • Haviland, Alfred, -1903.
Date:
1883
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Credit: Scarborough as a health resort : its physical geography, geology, climate & vital statistics, with a health guide map, &c / [by A. Haviland]. 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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    PAGE Preface—by Dr. J. W. Taylor, D.Sc, Medical Officer of Health to the Borough of Scarborough ... v. Intuoduction—With Eemarks on the Geograiihical Distribution of Consumption ( Phthisis ) in England and Wales ... ... ... ... 7 Section I,—Scarborough : Its i^ame, Geographical Position, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 15 Section II.—Description of the Physical Geograjjhy of Scarborough, as shown by the Map : its Aspects, Altitudes, and Eelative Position witfli regard to surrounding locaHties ... ... ... 17 Section III.—The Physical Geography continued : Its Outer and Inner Protective Boundaries : their effects on the Climate, the Winds, and the Eainfall 30 Section IV.—The Geology of Scarborough 38 Section V.—The Climate of Scarborough: Its Winds, Avith description of the Wind Charts, for the Months, Seasons, and Year ... ... ... 48 Section VI.—The Climate continued. The Mean Monthly and Annual Temperatures, their Daily Eange ; the Temperature of the Sea ; a comparison with the Climates of other Eesorts : the Atmos- pheric Pressure and Eainfall at Scarborough ... 57 Section VII.—The Vital Statistics of Scarborough : Its Low ]\Iortality from Consumption. Eemarks and Eecommendations ... ... ... ... 70 Section VIII.—Conclusion, with remarks on the General Sanitary Condition of Scarborough, and the means provided by the Sanitary Authority for the Health and Eecreation of the Inhabitants and Visitors ... ... ... ... _ _ _ gQ Appendix, with Meteorological Tables, and a List of the Heights around Scarborough, their Altitudes, Distances, and Geological structure 91