An historic sketch of the causes, progress, extent, and mortality of the contagious fever epidemic in Ireland during the years 1817, 1818, and 1819 : with numerous tables, official documents, and private communications, illustrative of its general history and of the system of management adopted for its suppression / by William Harty.

  • William Harty
Date:
1820
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Credit: An historic sketch of the causes, progress, extent, and mortality of the contagious fever epidemic in Ireland during the years 1817, 1818, and 1819 : with numerous tables, official documents, and private communications, illustrative of its general history and of the system of management adopted for its suppression / by William Harty. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    : 1—1 1S18. Gu age. Days of Barometer. Thermo- meter* Winds. Months i 3 5 1 5 5 .1 3 3 3 ts l G O >1 . $| to o 02 CO X £ & o Hi to O) ’Sc $ *1 CO ■J J i o ■5 c ■2 s 'o Ch 0 *1 1 o <0 Jan. 70 9 8 30.40 2007. 54 .10 5. . IV 10. - s. w 11.. s. -2. Feb. 00 7 4 30.25 29.00 54 (5--) 32 (26) R 1 W. ’■ j s. w. 15. - S. Frost and snow. Much fair wea- ther. March 00 13 12 6 30.52 23 08 53 (55) 32 v29) 9. - W. 14. - S. W. 5. - S. Much hail and snow. —1. April 5 10 30.75 29 02 54 (58) 36 (50) 5. - E. y. - s. E. 4. - N. E. 6. - N. W. Snow on the 10th. May 1 0 00 4 3 JO.41 29.22 66 (73) 46 (45) 5. . E. 7. . S. E. 5. . N. E. 3. . VV. 3. - S. W. 8. - S. Fair weather: at times sultry. June 1 0 50 6 3 10.40 29 49 73 (78) 52 (58) *■ - [s.l: 8. - S. W. 10. - s. Lightning on 7th with thunder on 12ih. —Sultry. July 1 0 JO 1 3 50.28 29.59 76 (86) 53 (54) «• - [ Ws. Sultry but cloudy. August ] 3 5 4 90 00 5 4 50.34 29.57 70 (81) 53 (43) 0. . E. 5. - W. 6. - N.W. Fair for half tile month; cloudy and warm after. Sept. 12 7 30.21 29.20 06 (78) 46 (35) 4. . W 6. - S. W. 9. - S. Thunder and lightning, with very heavy rain on the 23d. Oct. J 6 3 00 8 4 30.32 29.25 64 47 (37) 5 E. 3. - S. E. 4. . W. 10. . S. \V. 9. - S. Weather cloudy and hazy. Nov. 2 00 5 6 30.29 29.33 58 (65) 46 (33) 1. • E. 9. - S. E. 4. . W. 9. - S. W. 7. - S. As In Oc ober. Frost on the 5th. Dec; 1 2 00 3 3 30.75 29.02 52 (57) 33 (21) r w 31. -|N.W. Wind due north not more than twice in the whole year. 20 80 61