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prevailed in London during the last quarter of 1871 as existed 

 in the Hague during January and February, the deaths would 

 have been 38-828 instead of 2-400. 



Greenwich. — The population of the largest towns in Northum- 

 berland and Durham, and their respective death rates, for the 

 last quarter of 1871, were as follows : — 





Estimated 

 Population. 



Persons to 

 an Acre. 



Deaths. 



Annual 

 Death Rate 



per 1000 



from 

 7 principal 



zymotic 



diseases. 



Death Rate 

 per 1000 



from 

 all causes. 



Newcastle-on-Tyne 



128-677 

 98-757 

 75-390 

 48-226 

 40-800 



24-1 

 29-9 



993 



1,017 

 646 

 453 

 254 



9.4 

 18-9 



7-5 



31-0 

 41-3 

 34-3 

 37-6 

 24-9 



South Shields 









WIND. 



The editors have to acknowledge the receipt of many valuable 

 records of observations of the wind for the year 1871. As many 

 as admitted of it they have analysed, and arranged in such a 

 form, as to show at a glance, both the general anemometrical 

 character of the climate of the North Eastern Counties, and 

 the particular variations observable in different districts of them. 

 It may, perhaps, be advisable for them to take the present op- 

 portunity of saying that they have analysed, and arranged, in 

 a similar way, the records they have received of temperature, 

 humidity, and pressure. So that the general tables under 

 these heads, together with the very copious returns of rainfall, 

 exhibit a conspectus of the climate of the district more full and 

 perfect than has hitherto been produced, and one which cannot 

 fail to be both interesting and valuable, in a high degree, to all 

 students of Meteorology. They hope that it may be possible in 

 future years to make these general tables still more complete, by 

 the kindness of the numerous correspondents of the Club sup- 

 plying, in all cases where it is possible, those particulars which 

 are needed for embodiment in them. 



