MEDICAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JAPAN 



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Hong-Kong, August 29, 1854. — Since the above report was prepared, the following tabular 

 statement of thermometrical and barometrical observations has been kindly furnished by Sur- 

 geon C. D. Maxwell, of the U. S. steam-frigate Powhatan, and is hereto annexed. 



D. S. G. 



Thermometrical and barometrical observations, made in Japan, A. D. 1854. 



"Date. 



Ther. 



Barometer. 



Place. 



Date. 



Ther. 



Barometer. 



Place. 



Date. 



Ther. 



Barometer. 



Place. 



February 13 



45 



29.90 



Yokahama. 



March 27 



50 



29.77 



Yokahama. 



May - 8 



68 



29.98 



Simoda. 



14 



43 



30.00 



tt 



28 



50 



29.90 







71 



29.88 



tt 



15 



43 



30.12 



a 



29 



48 



29.80 





10 



72 



29.68 



tt 



16 



48 



30.12 



tt 



30 



46 



29.95 





11 



65 



29.75 



tt 



17 



50 



29.35 



tt 



31 



52 



29.80 





12 



71 



29.75 



tt 



18 



50 



29.70 



tt 



April 1 



53 



29.70 





13 



70 



29.80 



a 



19 



50 



29.92 



tt 



2 



54 



29.88 





18 



56 



29.75 



Hako 



20 



55 



29.72 



tt 



3 



62 



29.78 





19 



57 



29.60 



tt 



21 



60 



29.70 



tt 



4 



65 



29.62 





20 



60 



29.85 



a 



22 



51 



29.35 



tt 



5 



53 



29.78 





21 



60 



29.96 



" 



23 



38 



29.50 



it 



6 



55 



29.95 





22 



62 



29.90 



" 



24 



40 



29.80 



tt 



7 



50 



29.65 





23 



66 



29.85 



tt 



25 



45 



29.86 



tt 



8 



55 



29.70 





24 



62 



29.68 



tt 



26 



45 



29.93 



" 



9 



52 



29.85 





25 



54 



29.76 



" 



27 



47 



30.00 



a 



10 



56 



29.90 





26 



51 



29.80 



it 



28 



49 



29.72 



tt 



11 



57 



29.75 





27 



55 



29.68 



it 



March 1 



50 



29.64 



tt 



12 



58 



29 50 





28 



54 



29.85 



a 



2 



46 



29.75 



tt 



13 



55 



29.90 





29 



55 



30.00 



it 



3 



45 



30.00 



" 



14 



53» 



30 00 





30 



51 



30.05 



" 



4 



40 



30.00 



tt 



15 



55 



30 00 





31 



54 



30.00 



a 



5 



40 



30.00 



it 



16 



60 



29.89 





June 1 



55 



29.91 



" 



6 



50 



29.70 



" 



17 



62 



29.91 





2 



56 



29.65 



a 



7 



52 



29.80 



tt 



18 



64 



29.90 



' tt 



3 



53 



29.45 



tt 



8 



50 



29.95 



tt 



19 



62 



29.92 



Simoda. 



8 



74 



29.75 



Simoda. 



9 



50 



29.96 



" 



20 



61 



29.45 





9 



70 



29.95 



tt 



10 



46 



29.80 



tt 



21 



59 



29.44 





10 



70 



30.00 



« 



11 



43 



30.12 



" 



22 



r 65 



29 70 





11 



71 



29.88 



it 



12 



40 



30.25 



it 



23 ^ 



29.80 





12 



72 



29.97 



tt 



13 



45 



30.08 



it 



24 



63 



29.38 





13 



73 



29.83 



it 



14 



53 



39.74 



tt 



25 



62 



29.60 





14 



75 



29.81 



" 



15 



52 



30.05 



it 



26 



64 



29.95 





15 



75 



29.82 



it 



16 



45 



29.85 



tt 



27 



67 



29 90 





16 



75 



29.80 



it 



17 



45 



29.73 



tt 



28 



69 



29.80 





17 



74 



29.60 



" 



18 



46 



29.87 



tt 



29 



66 



29.77 



" - 



18 



74 



29.70 



« • 



19 



47 



30.13 



tt 



30 



65 



29.72 





19 



71 



29.55 



tt 



20 



58 



30.06 



a 



May. 1 



58 



29.99 





20 



70 



29.55 



" 



21 



62 



30.03 



it 



2 



65 



30.00 





21 



70 



29.80 



" 



22 



57 



29.99 



tt 



3 



62 



29.80 





22 



73 



29.85 



" 



23 



50 



30.05 



tt 



4 



63 



29.41 





23 



73 



29.85 



tt 



24 



49 



29.90 



tt 



5 



66 



29.73 





24 



75 



29.50 



" 



25 



50 



29.95 



tt 



6 



65 



29.77 





25 



76 



29.85 



it 



26 



52 



29.45 



" 



7 



70 



29.83 













