Temperature of the Human Body in Health. 



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"We next extract from this Table the average maximum temperature 

 and the average daily variation at different ages. 



5 years of age. Bedfern. 3 observations. 



Average maximum temperature 99° Eahr. 



Average diurnal variation . . . . 2 o, 06 Eahr. 



Evening fall begun between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. 



10 and 11 years. Mountain, Gribbs, and Thompson. 14 observations. 

 Average daily maximum temperature .......... 99° 



Average daily variation 1°*8 



Evening fall begun between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. 



It begun once at 10 a.m. and once at 9 p.m. 



23 years. Legg. 3 observations. 



Average daily maximum temperature 99°*1 



Average daily variation 2°-l 



Evening fall begun 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. 



Average of all the foregoing observations, which were all made on 

 persons under 25 years of age : — 



A verage maximum daily temperature .......... 99° 



Average daily variation 1°*9 



Evening fall begins usually between 2 and 8 p.m. 



These general conclusions are almost identical with those afforded 

 by the more complete observations made on Mountain and Rundell, and 

 we think they may be accepted as generally true of all persons under 

 25 years of age. 



We now give the averages of the persons over 40 years of age : — 

 40 years. Earmelow. 6 series of observations, which were continued 

 through the day and the night. 



Average maximum daily temperature 98°*7 



Average diurnal variation l°-0 



48 years. Games. 5 series of observations, each continued for 24 

 hours. 



Average maximum daily temperature 99° 



Average diurnal variation o, 76 



55 years. Purse. One observation. 



Maximum temperature 98°*4 



Daily variation o, 8 



68 years. Hilton. 



Maximum temperature ................ 98°*6 



Daily variation 0°*6 



Averages of all the persons over 40 years of age : — 



Average maximum daily temperature 98°-8 Eahr. 



Average daily variation o, 87 „ 



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