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Dr. J. S. Lombard on 



[June 20, 



Left side. Right side. 



1st district, higher in temperature than 2nd 



district, by 0-107° C. (0-192° F.) . . . . 0-127° C. (0-228° F.) 

 2nd district-, higher in temperature than 1st 



district, in 5th tier, by 0-148° C. (0*266° F.) 0- 

 2nd district, higher in temperature than 3rd 



district, by 0-147° C. (0-264° P.) . . . . 0-216° C. (0*388° F.) 

 3rd district, higher in temperature than 4th 



district, by 0-124° C. (0-223° F.) .. . . 0-115° C. (0'207° F.) 

 4th district, higher in temperature than 5th 



district, by 0-119° C. (0-214° F.) . . . . 0'079° C. (0-142° F.) 



Part III. — 'Examination of the Posterior Region of the Head. 



The posterior region is divided, on each side, into 6 tiers by 5 equi- 

 distant lines, drawn horizontally from the median line to the lateral 

 limit. The tiers are numbered from 1 to 6 from below upward. There 

 are 5 districts in each lateral half, formed by 4 equidistant lines drawn 

 parallel to the median line. The districts are numbered from 1 to 5 

 from the median line outward. On the median line each tier measures, 

 vertically, 21-33 mm. (0'83 inch). On a horizontal line, passing 

 through the occipital protuberance, each district measures, horizontally, 

 21 mm. (0*82 inch). As in the case of the anterior region, the 5th tier 

 wants the 5th district, and both the 4th and 5th districts are absent 

 in the 6th tier. The following are the principal results of the exami- 

 nation of the posterior region : — 



1st. Comparison of symmetrically situated spaces of the two sides of 

 the head — 100 observations on each pair of spaces. 



As in the case of the two preceding regions, every space in the 

 posterior region may, in turn, be of higher temperature on the right 

 side or on the left side. The following is the distribution of tempera- 

 ture in the majority of cases : — ■ 



In favour of 



Left side. Right side. 



Districts. Districts. 

 1st Tier— 1st. 1st Tier— 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. 



2nd „ —1st. 2nd „ —2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. 



3rd „ —1st, 2nd. 3rd „ —3rd, 4th, 5th. 



4th „ —1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th 5th. 

 5th „ —1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. 

 6th „ —1st, 2nd, 3rd. 



Thus, in 27 spaces a side compared, the temperature is higher on 

 the left side in 16 spaces, and on the right side in 11 spaces. Taking 

 the total number of observations, 2,700, and deducting 80 cases of 

 equality of temperature, the following are the percentages of times of 



