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epidemic, — indeed, the precipitation of these two exceeded the total of the other five. 

 Cyclones prevailed in the weeks after, with a very moderate rainfall. The sixth 

 visitation of our modern plague thus commenced after cold and wet weather, continued 

 in very cold but drier weather, and subsided in warmth with a moderate rainfall. 



Table V. — Meteorological Conditions prevailing before, with, and after the 



Different Influenza Epidemics. 





Type. 









Period. 







Mean 

 Temperature. 



Mean 

 Rainfall. 



Percentage 



Sunshine. 









Cyclonic. 



Antieyelonic. 









1. Epidemic of 1889-90. 













6 weeks before, 



6 







4L06 



0-21 



23-5 



2 first weeks, . 



1 



1 



40-85 



0-5 



6-0 



9 weeks of epidemic, 



7 



2 



39-36 



0-7 



19-4 



Last 2 weeks, . 



1 



1 



36-4 



0-25 



30-0 



Next 4 weeks, . 



2 



2 



39-36 



0-4 



23-75 



2. Epidemic c/1891. 













6 weeks before, 



5 



1 



37-08 



0-58 



28-5 



First 2 weeks, . 







2 



41-3 



0-15 



42-0 



1 3 weeks of epidemic, 



6 



7 



49-07 



0-38 



34-8 



Last 2 weeks, . 



1 



1 



57-1 



0-85 



30-0 



Next 4 weeks, . 



3 



1 



57-12 



0-67 



26-5 



3. Epidemic of 1891-92. 













6 weeks before, 



6 







49-92 



1-42 



29-2 



First 2 weeks, . 







2 



41-75 



0-05 



24-0 



16 weeks of epidemic, 



11 



5 



38-01 



0-6 



21-9 



Last 2 weeks, . 



1 



1 



40-1 



03 



315 



Next 4 weeks, . 



3 



1 



32-3 



0-5 



20-2 



4. Epidemic o/1893. 













6 weeks before, 



5 



1 



39-23 



0-63 



25-0 



First 2 weeks, . 







2 



41-38 



o-i 



55-0 



7 weeks of epidemic, 







7 



44-61 



0-18 



45-0 



2 last weeks, 







2 



47-75 



0-3 



36-5 



Next 4 weeks, . 







4 



51-32 



0-27 



330 



5. Epidemic of 1893-94. 













6 weeks before, 



4 



2 



49-65 



0-63 



35-3 



First 2 weeks, . 



2 







49-45 



0-5 



27-0 



16 weeks of epidemic, 



13 



3 



3977 



066 



19'6 



Last 2 weeks, . 



2 







37-3 



1-1 



24-0 



Next 4 weeks, . 



4 







38-0 



1-32 



33-0 



6. Epidemic of 1895. 













6 weeks before, 



5 



1 



29-35 



0-58 



16-6 



First 2 weeks, . 







2 



26-45 



0-15 



4L0 



7 weeks of epidemic, 



3 



4 



35-24 



0-42 



26-5 



Last 2 weeks, . 



2 







41-6 



0-9 



21-5 



Next 4 weeks, . 



3 



1 



43-87 



0-35 



32-3 



