Medical History of H. M. 1 5th Hussars. 373 



November. Weather.— Most delightful the whole of the month ; mornings and 

 nights cold, and the days and evenings cool, bracing and elastic, and very cold at 

 times. 



"Wind.— N. E. ; at times N., and occasionally N. W. 



Rain.— None the entire month. 



Dew.— Heavy the first half of the month, and not much afterwards. 



Clouds.— Scarcely any cloudy weather. 



Haze. — Only a few hazy mornings. 



Fogs.— Light, three or four mornings. 



Health.— Corps healthy ; some sickness in Right Wing returned from Arnee. 



Prevailing diseases.— Febris, dysenteria, hepatitis, rheumatism, and catarrhus. 



Deaths. — One, from paralysis, and one shot himself in Barracks. 



Thermometer. Extreme range during the month, from 66° to 79°} 



Ditto .difference in the 24 hours, 8° C In the house. 



,, Least ditto ditto, 6° i 



,, Average ditto ditto, 53° j 



,, Highest when exposed to the sun, 115° ~) 



,, Lowest when exposed to the weather, 55° f When expos- 



,, Extreme variation when exposed out- C ed outside, 



side, 60° } 



December. Weather. — Very cool and delightful the entire month : indeed at 

 times very cold; and while the rain lasted, damp and chilly, scarcely any sun, and 

 the wind keen and bracing. 



Wind.— N. E. ; at times E., occasionally varying to N. 



Rain. — Rained thirteen days, but indicated only on 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 18th, 

 19th, 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th and 29th, and 4 inches 80 cents fell. 



Dew. — Generally heavy in the morning. 



Clouds. — Much cloudy weather, especially the days it rained. 



Haze. — Mornings mostly hazy. 



Fogs. — Three or four foggy mornings. 



Health.— Regiment healthy. 



Prevailing diseases. — Hepatitis, rheumatism, and dysentery. 



Deaths.— None. 



Thermometer. Extreme range during the month, from 67° to 75° } 



,, Ditto difference in the 24 hours, 7° f Exposed in 



,, Least ditto ditto, 2° f the house. 



„ Average ditto ditto, 3° to 8°) 



,, Highest when exposed to the sun, 124° } 



,, Lowest when exposed to the weather, 55° f Exposed out- 



,, Extreme variation when exposed £ side, 



outside, 69° ) 



January, 1845. Weather. — Cool, agreeable, and most delightful ; mornings and 

 nights delightful. 



Wind. — Easterly, North-east, and once or twice Southerly and South-east. 



Rain.— Rain fell four days, indicated 1st, 3rd and 4th, and one inch 55 cents 

 fell. 



Dew. — Generally heavy in the morning. 



Clouds. — Cloudy mornings first week, then clear. 



Haze. — Hazy till nine o'clock, then clear. 



Fogs. — About eight foggy mornings. 



Health.— Corps verv healthy. 



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