56 Medical Topography of Malacca. 



May to November, excepting in September, when only three days of 

 SE. occur, two of these equally. The SE. has very evidently been 

 the prevailing wind during the other months ; not the NE. 



In 1844, we see SW. in March equals the NE., and that it is 

 the prevailing wind in the months of April, May, and October ; and 

 again as a secondary wind, in February and September. The NE. 

 prevailed in January, north in February, November, and December ; 

 and the SE. in the months of July and September. "We must also 

 notice that in the month of June and July the SW. did not blow 

 at all. 



In 1843 SW., the prevailing wind in July, August, September, 

 and December, prevailed ; as a secondary wind in April, blew only 

 one day in May, not at all in June, and two days in November; 

 north in January ; NE. in February, SE. in March only. It is to be 

 observed that the wind was, throughout this year, more inclined to 

 the west ; also, that the number of rainy days was greatest this year ; 

 though not the aggregate amount that fell, which is greatest in 1844. 



The land and sea-breezes, usually alternate with a certain degree 

 of regularity, an interval more or less intervening, according to the 

 season of the year. This interval is proportionally close and op- 

 pressive, and takes place irregularly, likewise according to the season : 

 either at any time between 11 a. m. and 2 p. m. as in the months of 

 December, January, and February, or earlier in the day, as often ex- 

 perienced during the other months. The nights, generally speaking, 

 may be said to be cool at times, even cold ; a warm oppressive night 

 is rarely experienced at Malacca, the land wind, or that from the 

 NE., having here, when blowing at night, every property of refresh- 

 ing cool sea-breeze, which in fact it is, reaching this side of the 

 peninsula from the China Sea after merely sweeping across a strip of 

 dense forest land about 100 miles wide. 



Thus the prevailing wind the year round, as far as I can learn from 

 the experience of others (for the past year from its said irregularity 

 has offered but little opportunity for correct observation) is the 

 SW. This wind, the above resume of the Tables, would seem to 

 show mostly obtains ; though the past year, the SE. wind pre- 

 vailed most. Health is said to prevail during the continuation of 

 this wind, this refers especially as it is more observable during the 

 SW. monsoon, and as noticed in contradistinction to the NE., when 



