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the second quarter 354, in the third quarter 84, and in the fourth
quarter 732, of which 546 were registered in the last four weeks
of the year.
February 3rd, 1893." '
The following account of the Epidemic which visited this
country in 1847, is copied from the late Dr. Farr's Report upon
Influenza:—
"Notwithstanding the continued prevalence of Typhus and
Scarlatina, the deaths in the last week of October were only 945,
one person died of Influenza, 36 of Bronchitis, and 62 of
Pneumonia. In the following weeks ending November 20th, the
total deaths were 1,052, 1,098, 1,086, of which 2, 4, and 4, were by
Influenza; 40, 58, and 61 by Bronchitis; 68, 79, and 95 by
Pneumonia. The wind had generally been blowing S.S.W. and
S.W. since the first week of October, the weather was unusually
warm, a brilliant Aurora was observed and shook the magnets on
October the 24th. It appeared eight times during the quarter.
On Tuesday, November the 16th there was a remarkable darkness,
the wind changed to N.W., and amidst various changes still blew
from the north over Greenwich at the rate of 160 and 250 miles a
day. The mean temperature of the air suddenly fell from eleven
degrees above to ten degrees below the average. On Monday it
was 54°, Friday 32°, the air on Friday night was 27°, the earth
was frozen, the wind was calm three days, and on Saturday
evening a dense fog lay over the Thames and London for the
space of five hours. No electricity stirred in the air during the
week. All was still, as if Nature held her breath at the sight of
the destroyer come forth to sacrifice her children. On Sunday