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April, generally speaking, was warm. In May the weather
was generally fine, dry and sunny. During June the weather
remained warm and bright, with the exception of the period
from the 12th to the 20th, when the temperature fell below
its average.
Third Quarter.
The mean reading of the barometer during this quarter was
29.812 inches; the mean temperature of the air was 62.3; the
rainfall measured 6.46 inches, and the duration of bright sunshine
recorded was 514.7 hours.
With the exception of about ten days in the middle of July,
the weather was dull and wet from the beginning of the
quarter until August 14th. The remainder of the quarter was
generally fine and bright, with a remarkably hot period during
the last week of September.
Fourth Quarter.
During this quarter the mean reading of the barometer was
29.671 inches; the mean temperature of the air was 44.7; the
rainfall measured 8.09 inches, and the duration of bright sunshine
registered was 106.7 hours.
The weather was dull and wet during the first ten days
of the quarter, then generally bright and fine till the end of
October, with a remarkably cold period in the last week
of the month. In November and December the weather was
generally dull, wet, and mild, the temperature exceeding the
average on twenty-four days of the former, and on seventeen
days of the latter month.
Births and Deaths.
The number of births registered during the 52 weeks ended
December 28th, 1895, when all the corrections have been made,
was 1,278, showing a birth-rate of 22.9 per 1,000 of the population.
322 births occurred in St. Margaret's parish, of which
160 were males and 162 females, giving a birth rate of 14 9 per
1,000; and 956 births in St. John's parish, of which 487 were
males and 469 females, giving a birth rate of 27.8.
The number of deaths of parishioners duly corrected amounted
to 1,154, showing a recorded death rate of 20.7, and a corrected
death rate of 23'4 per 1,000 of the population. Of these deaths
415 occurred in St. Margaret's parish, giving a recorded death
rate of 19.3; and 739 deaths occurred in St. John's parish,
giving a recorded death rate of 21.5.
The death rates during the months of February and March
were exceedingly high, being 35.5 and 34.8 respectively per
1,000 of the population.