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



Prevailing diseases. — Hepatitis, rheumatism, and dysentery. 

 Deaths. — None. 



Thermometer. Extreme range during the month, from 65° to 78°^ 



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



Least ditto ditto, 2° f the house. 



Average ditto ditto, 4° to 22°) 



Highest when exposed to the sun, 123° 



Lowest when exposed to the weather, 59° 

 Extreme variation when exposed outside, 64° 



Exposed 

 outside. 



February. Weather. — Mornings cool and delicious, days rather warm ; but the 

 air cool, and the weather delightful and fine : evenings agreeable, and nights cold. 

 Wind. — Easterly and North-east the entire month. 

 Rain. — None. 



Dew. — Heavy till middle of month, then light, or none at all. 

 Clouds. — Scarcely any all the month. 

 Haze.— A few hazy mornings. 

 Fogs. — Three foggy mornings. 

 Health. — Corps very healthy. 



Prevailing diseases. — Hepatitis, rheumatism, and dysentery. 

 Deaths.— One, disease of colon, and Captain Chambers shot himself. 



Thermometer. Extreme range during the month, from 73° to 81 c 



,, Ditto difference in the 24 hours, 7° 



,, Least ditto ditto, 4° 



,, Average ditto ditto, 53° 



,, Highest when exposed to the sun, 125° 



,, Lowest when exposed to the weather, 62° 



,, Extreme variation when exposed outside, 63° 



Ixposed in 

 the house. 



Exposed 

 outside. 



March. Weather.— Mornings cool, but the days getting hot and close; sun 

 powerful ; evenings and nights agreeable, but at times hot. 

 Wind. — Easterly till about the 22nd, then variable or Westerly a.m., and Easterly 



P.M. 



Rain. — Only 16th and 17th and night of 31st, and 1 inch 75 cents fell by gauge. 



Dew. — None all the month. 



Clouds. — Occasionally middle of the month. 



Haze. — A few hazy mornings, &c. 10th to 25th, but light. 



Fogs. — One morning. 



Health. — Corps healthy, but admissions more numerous. 



Prevailing diseases. — Hepatitis and dysentery. 



Deaths. — One death, dysentery. 





Thermometer. Extreme range during the month, from 75° to 87°" 



,, Ditto difference in the 24 hours, 8° ( 



,, Least ditto ditto, 2° 



,, Average ditto ditto, 55° 



,, Highest when exposed to the sun, 129 c 



Lowest when exposed to the weather, 66° 



Extreme variation when exposed outside, 63° 



Exposed in 

 the house. 



/ Exposed 

 i outside. 



