Climate and Health in Hot Countries and the Outlines of Tropical Climatology: A Popular Treatise on Personal Hygiene in the Hotter Parts of the World, and on the Climates That Will Be Met Within Them.Giles, George Michael James
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Climate and Health in Hot Countries and the Outlines of Tropical Climatology: A Popular Treatise on Personal Hygiene in the Hotter Parts of the World, and on the Climates That Will Be Met Within Them.
Giles, George Michael James
Hygiene -- Popular works; Medical climatology; Tropical medicine
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Station | August | September | October | November
|----+------+----+------+----+------+----+------
| F. | ~C.~ | F. | ~C.~ | F. | ~C.~ | F. | ~C.~
----------------------+----+------+----+------+----+------+----+------
Algiers (on the coast)|77·0|~25·0~|74·2|~23·4~|67·5|~19·7~|60·5|~15·8~
Orleansville (on the |85·7|~29·8~|77·2|~25·1~|66·7|~19·3~|56·7|~13·7~
low “Tel”) | | | | | | | |
Térriet el Haad (on |78·7|~25·9~|68·0|~20·0~|58·3|~14·6~|49·9| ~9·9~
the high “Tel”) | | | | | | | |
Géryville (on the high|79·7|~26·5~|68·5|~20·3~|56·7|~13·7~|46·5| ~8·1~
plateau) | | | | | | | |
Biskra (Sahara) |90·0|~32·2~|80·2|~26·8~|68·0|~20·0~|57·7|~14·3~
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Station | December | Year
|----+------+----+------
| F. | ~C.~ | F. | ~C.~
----------------------+----+------+----+------
Algiers (on the coast)|54·9|~12·7~|64·5|~18·1~
Orleansville (on the |49·9| ~9·9~|65·2|~18·4~
low “Tel”) | | | |
Térriet el Haad (on |43·5| ~6·4~|57·3|~14·1~
the high “Tel”) | | | |
Géryville (on the high|39·8| ~4·3~|56·7|~13·7~
plateau) | | | |
Biskra (Sahara) |51·5|~10·8~|68·5|~20·3~
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NOTE.--In this and all following tables, F. stands for degrees
Fahrenheit; C. for degrees Centigrade; E.F., elevation above the sea
in feet; E.M., the same expressed in metres; Ins., inches, English;
Mm., millimetres.
The character of the climate of the capital, which may be considered
typical of the coast health resorts, may be gathered from the following
table:--
ALGIERS. LAT. 33° 47′ N.; LONG. 0° 44′ E. E.F. 105; E.M. 33·5.
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