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NOTES ON THE CHOLERA SEASONS OF 1832-4. 



= 12'6 ; nor did this low temperature arise from great extremes, but 

 rather from a coutinuous state of uniform cold, the mercury never 

 rising above the freezing point. With such weather on this side of 

 the Atlantic the cholera was devastating the North of England, iinder 

 the circumstances of mild, open weather and humid atmosphere. 



M. T. at 8 a.m., 12-6 ; Monthly range, 39 ; Rain, 0; Snow, 9; 

 E. 6 ; W. 29 ; Daily range, max. 35. The column marked "9 a.m.," 

 indicates the corresponding temperature in London, England. 



M. T. 

 R,... 

 r. . . . 



Mr... 

 E. ... 

 S. W. 

 Rain. 

 Snow 

 Th... 



Jan. 



19 



51 



37 



15 



10 



6 



2 



4 







Feb. 



16-7 I 

 65 

 30 I 

 14 

 11 



4 



3 



9 







March. 



28.0 



53 



35 



10 



11 



10 



2 



4 



1 



April. 



38 



43 



25 



8 



12 



10 



8 



1 







May. 



35 

 16 

 4 

 18 

 9 

 8 

 

 



June. 



48-7 62.7 



29 

 23 



July. 



Aug. 



Sep. 



55. T 

 32 

 21 



12 



10 

 

 2 



In this table M. T. denotes the mean temperature at 8 a. m. ; R. the 

 range of the mercury for the month ; r. diurnal ditto ; between Ms. 

 of 8 and 12. It may here be remarked that the monthly means alone 

 would convey a very inadequate idea of a climate like that of Canadaj 



