Health abroad : a medical handbook of travel / by C. Harford Battersby [and others] ; edited by Edmund Hobhouse.

Date:
1899
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Credit: Health abroad : a medical handbook of travel / by C. Harford Battersby [and others] ; edited by Edmund Hobhouse. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The rainfall here is 32 inches, there being 30-35 rainy days [probably this does not include days on which there are ‘ spots only ’], chiefly in February and March. The prevailing winds are S.W. and E. Heavy dews are frequent. The relative humidity is greater than Algiers in the winter months, being 80° at 9 a.m. Tangier is the only place on the north coast of Africa which is a comfortable summer resort, the heat never being felt to be excessive, and it is tempered by Atlantic breezes, the temperature rarely being above 82° F. Tangier is colder than Las Palmas and warmer than Algiers in winter, and in spring and summer cooler than Algiers. Residents stay from October to June, and the hotel season is from November to May. The early autumn is a very agreeable time for ordinary visitors. The advantages of the climate for invalids are to a great extent neutralised by many drawbacks ; the bar- barous government gives a sense of insecurity, though ^oro- bably without danger. The absence of means of locomo- tion, of roads, of police, and the presence of foul narrow streets render it necessary always to ride. The climate is suitable for cases of bronchitis and asthma, insomnia, those ‘ out of health ’ and requiring change of surroundings. Tangier has the advantage of an English doctor. The hotels are moderate, and living is cheaper than in Algiers or Egypt. The situation of some hotels in the crowded city must be condemned. A few villas may be had, and the same conditions must be observed in selecting a villa as are referred to in treating of villas at Algiers. Sanitation does not exist.