MYSORE DIVISION.
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TABLE No. 8.—Bowel-complaints.
—
1874.
1875.
1876.
1877.
1878.
Mysore
..
..
5,358
4,736
4,752
33,781
9,287
Coorg
..
. .
378
324
267
624
929
Ceded Districts
..
2,842
3,667
3,408
28,040
10,350
Total ..
8,578
8,727
8,427
62,445
20,566
METEOROLOGY.
The temperature in Bangalore was somewhat less and the rainfall a little more than in the
preceding year, but the latter was more equally distributed. In Bellary the temperature was
considerably higher and the range of the thermometer greater than in 1877. The rainfall was
nearly the same, viz., 25.52 inches, being about 8 inches above the average. Rain fell on
82 days.
The following tables are uncorrected, the corrected data not having been received from the
Astronomer.
Meteorology—Bangalore.
—
1874.
1875.
1876.
1877.
1878.
Mean barometric pressure
..
..
..
.. 26.922 26.922 26.919 26.944 26.889
Do. temperature of air
. . ..
..
.. 71.9°72.7°73.6°74.3°74.0°D
o.
do.
wet bulb
. .
..
. . 64.5
64.6
60.3
65.8
67.3
Do. observed extremes Maximum
. .
. . 83.3
84.7
85.9
86.3
84.8
Minimum
. .
. . 63.4
63.8
64.1
65.2
66.1
Do. humidity (saturation 100)
..
..
. . 7 0 .
66.
64.
65.0
72
Do. maximum solar heat in vacuo . .
. .
. . 132.5
143.1
148.0
150.1
144.2
Do. minimun on grass
..
..
..
.. 61.6
56.6
61.6
63.2
64.2
Do. depth of rain in inches
..
..
.. 56.580 22.20
17.35
39.26
40.81
Number of days on which rain fell ..
..
..
126
76
73
91
100
Meteorological means (unreduced) at Bellary for the year 1878.
Year 1878.
Reading of Barometer.
Temperature of Air.
M e a n o f d r y b u l b .
M e a n o f w e t b u l b .
Rain.
Wind.
M e a n f o r y e a r .
H i g h e s t i n y e a r .
L o w e s t i n y e a r .
R a n g e .
H i g h e s t i n y e a r . L o w e s t i n y e a r .
R a n g e .
M e a n o f a l l h i g h e s t . M e a n o f a l l l o w e s t .
R a n g e .
A p p r o x i m a t e m e a n i n y e a r .
N o . o f d a y s i t f e l l . A m o u n t c o l l e c t e d .
G e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n .
E s t i m a t e d s t r e n g t h .
Mean ..
.. 28.509
2 8 . 7 9 2
28.269
. 5 2 3 109.0 54.0 55.0 95.1 70.6 24.5 82.8 85.0 71.5 82 25.52 S.S.E. 141
Sanitary.—The following are the stations occupied by troops during the past year : Banga
lore, French Rocks, Mysore (detachment), Mercara and Bellary. The detachment at Kurnool was
withdrawn early in January.
The 30th, 36th, 23rd and 21st Regiments Native Infantry left the command, and the 4th
and 15th Native Infantries joined it during the year. A Wing of the 28th from Mercara relieved
the 30th at the French Rocks and Mysore.
No change has taken place in the regimental lines and huts during the year. The
drainage is, on the whole, satisfactory. Ventilation is defective in all sepoys' huts. The
sanitary condition of the lines is attended to by the regimental authorities, and a weekly report
sent to the Deputy Surgeon-General. The west hutting lines at Bangalore, now occupied by the
15th Native Infantry, have been nearly quite rebuilt, only a company and a half now occupying
the old huts.
More accommodation has been provided for the (Queen's Own) Sappers and Miners at
Bangalore by the addition of new huts to the existing lines, and now none of the men's families
live out of the lines as they were obliged to do previously. The 4th Cavalry at Bellary are still
in their old lines, but new lines for one wing were about to be commenced.
Sanitary.