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Vapour Tension.

Evaporation.

Temperature of

III.—METEROLOGICAL RETURNS, 1925.

Monthly Values of Meteorological Elements.

MONTHLY VALUES of the METEOROLOGICAL ELEMENTS in the YEAR 1925. (British Units).

Barometric Pressure.

Air Temperature.

Month

1925.

(Range).

Mean Diurnal

Inequality

Highest. Lowest. Mean.

Highest. Lowest.

Minima.

Daily

Range.

Mean Daily

{1 }) tlu [{

Month.

Range in

Maxima Daily Mean of the

Mcan.

Highest.Lowest.

Mean

xc

I

ins.

ins.

ins.

ins,

о

Q

о

January

February

March

A pril

30 281 29-671 29-994 0-105] 746

41-4

33.2

1-19

53-3

313

629-

280-08)

0-118171-2

39-7

31.5

60-4

52-5

*305

106-67

899.

299.

181-

6.84 901-0

54.8

24.1

9.09

1.19

7.1

63-7

915 0-100 | 81-2

52-4

28.8

70-0

8-19

8.2

65-2

May.

29.849

June

9LL

493

451

July.

July..

August..............

September...

119.

986-

OLF.

*894

•272

-734

8-76920'0 | 982.

[09.

8066900 | 189 L-88 880-0 | 102-

65.5

23.2

82-3

74.1

72-0

0.071| 92:3

73-8

75-6

17.2

October ...30 124 November

*739

876.

0-098| -728 0.085 | 91.1

72.3

18.8

86-1

67.3

18.8

**a[l[૭૦]

•171

*343

·837 30-001

| 0·100)

83-4

0-19

22.4

* X X 10 31 30

9.98

9.21

87.8

0.8

9.6

F-28

86-4

80-2

717

9-89 | 6-9L

818.

6-92 | 2010 | 801-

46.8

30.1

68.3

58.3

Year.

Date.

30-343 29-272-29-845 0·093 | 92-8

Dec. 30. July 14. |

1-68

53.1

76.2

Aug. Feb. 1

28.

56-8

0.99

8.

6.2

78:3

78.9.2 77-29.2

81-1

53.0

51:3

8.09

62.0

76:4

ins.

ins.

MIS.

0-524 0-112

0·540 0-116 0723 0-141 0-839 0-312

0:358

0-322

F8F0

0-325

0.566 0.30

1·014 0-602

998-0

2820

806-0 2-0 120 [

1101

6.82

+12

82.5

་་”

6-12

7.94

F-18

78.1

77-4

75-0

67.3

9.29

1035

0-666

0·985 0-480

0874

0922 0271 0:564

0.785! 0-260

0,633

0.103

8.5

82.5

8.5

8:3

62-9

55-2

71-4

66-3

July.

14.

Dec.

21.

9.8

0.01

1.29

6F2.0

FF8.0

1:071) 0-103 0-615

C

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IV. GENERAL REMARKS.

During 1925 the Colony was entirely free from epidemic disease. There were sporadic cases of small-pox during the first six months of the year the highest number, 16, being notified during the month of March.

Plague. The Colony was again entirely free from plague both human and in rodents.

Cholera-Two cases of cholera were landed off a Messageries Maritimes steamer coming from Northern Ports. The cases were treated at Kennedy Town Hospital. Both were fatal.

Malaria.-As in former years the members of the Police Force recruited from Wei-hai-wei were severe sufferers from malaria. These men come from a non malarial country and when stationed in malarial districts in the New Territories fall an easy prey. They are all made to take prophylactic doses of quinine throughout the rainy season but this does not protect them.

Effect of the strike. The routine of the hospitals was much dislocated by the strike. During the early days of the trouble the complete staff remained on duty but after the payment of the June wages a number of cooks, ward-boys and coolies left.

The following figures shew the numbers who remained on duty and of those who left at the various Government Hospitals.

Civil Hospital.

Ward-boys. Coolies. Cooks.

Lunatic Asylum,

Ward-boys. Coolies. Cooks.

Victoria Hospital.

Ward-boys. Coolies.

Cooks.

Kennedy Town Hospital.

Ward-boys. Coolies. Cooks

Remained.

751

2 2 2

සය H

000

Left.

26

23

410

JNA

0

1

2

1

183