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weather. I think the Principal Medical -

Afficer will find

worc.

interruptions to the

ventibution than be anticipuites when

consider

you

the various obstructions to the same - Verandales

partially fixed jalousies go and even the limited the windows and doors; also the force

..sige of

f

the

uentibuting power passing

would be lost in the

there the same

rmerging

into the

space of

the Barrack

square.

Even the

powerful ventilating

power allowed between the buildings

Windward

pussage

E

the

range would be absorbed in the

across

the parade, (100 yards) like

the current of a small but rapid streami

becoming

Soon

lost

the Lake it may

ป

full into; and the distance across the

parade, between the Barracks, (160-yards)

ка

reinforcement

is not sufficient to allow of ventilation from the main current of

wind.

Sufficient datter from the North and Eastaty Gales (wew for Typhoons) is generally ( ie fact universally) provided for in this country

by closing the jalousies of the serundahs facing that simple Typhoon bars;

windows on

way..

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and keeping them close by

as also the doors and

the exposed side.. I have only

Typhoon since I have been in

witnessed one Typhons Clima, viz

и

the

یاشار

of a very heavy

Typhoon at Macas - which did much damage,

and where

we

had the full force of the

to contend against . It was stuted

to wave been the most severe typhoon for

my many years (24) If your Verandals