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63
which are now considered to be usually due to syphilis), compared
with 19 and 14 in the two previous years. These figures are far
from representing the total mortality caused by this disease.
Meteorology.
(See Table VIII).
100. The temperature of the winter quarter of the year was
nearly normal; it had nine weeks with an average temperature
above the normal and four below, but three of these were very
cold weeks. The spring quarter had five weeks above the normal
temperature and eight below.
The summer quarter had four weeks above the average and nine
below; its average temperature was one degree below the normal.
In the autumn quarter every week the temperature was above
the average.
The lowest temperature 19.8 occurred in the first week of the
year, and the highest 82.7 occurred in the week ending the 28th
September.
The rainfall, 23.48 in., was below the average; the deficiency
being specially in the summer quarter. Altogether the effect of the
weather was favourable to health, the cool summer being particularly
healthy. The largest number of deaths, 61, took place
in the week ending February 2nd; this and the preceding week
had the lowest average temperature of the year. The smallest
number of deaths was in the week ending July 6th.