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of winds from south and south-west. The total deaths were 

 78, giving a rate of 18.388 per 1000. There was a fall in the 

 death-rate from circulator}' diseases as compared with January, 

 pn increase in the respiratory, a slight fall 'in the rate from 

 pneumonia, and the rate from phthisis was 3 per 10,000 less. 

 The rates from malignant and nervous diseases were high. 

 The average death-rate of this month has been 20.732, so that 

 the "expected" deaths were 88, or ten more than the actual 

 number. There was an increase in the number of scarlet fever 

 cases, but a decrease in diphtheria, the total number of cases 

 being 19. 



March exhibited unusually quiet weather of the anti-cyclonic 

 type, fair and dry, with high barometric pressure, high mean 

 temperature and low rainfall, though a heavy rainstorm on the 

 1st gave a fall of 1.7 inches at Eskdalemuir. The mean baro- 

 metric pressure was 29.940' inches, the mean temperature 41.6 

 degs. F., the mean daily range 19.2 degs. F., the humidity 85 

 per cent., the rainfall 3.67 inches. There was an average of 13 

 wet days and a small excess of winds from between S.E. and 

 S.W. The total deaths were 64, the rate per 1000 being 13.628. 

 There was a slight drop in the rate from circulatory diseases, a 

 considerable drop in the respiratory, less so in regard to pneu- 

 monia, and a very considerable fall in the phthisical death-rate. 

 'The rate from digestive diseases was high, being at its maximum 

 for the year. The average total death-rate for the month during 

 the previous ten years was 16.904. The "expected" deaths 

 were 79, or 15 more than the actual number. Twelve cases of 

 scarlet fever and diphtheria were reported. 



April was extremely changeable with a predominance of 

 showery or dull days. The barometric pressure was somewhat 

 low, so was the temperature, and the rainfall was high. The 

 average values were: — For the barometer, 29.450 inches; mean 

 temperature, 42.3 degs. F. ; mean daily range, 14.2 degs. F. ; 

 humidity, 84 per cent.; rainfall, 3.93 inches. The average 

 number of rainy days was 20, and there was an excess of winds 

 from between south-west and north-west. The total deaths were 

 82, giving a rate of 18.046. The circulatory death-rate was 

 high, at its maximum for the year ; the phthisical death-rate was 

 also at its maximum (2.2 per 1000). So was pneumonia (2.0). 

 Nevertheless the total death-rate was slightly below the average, 



