. The Journal of hygiene. the coast is sub-tropical, with a mean monthly temperaturein the summer months of 70°—80° F., the mean maximum 80°—90° F.,with a minimum 15° to 20° lower. The average rainfall in the CoastDistricts for the sixteen years 1885—1900 has been 38-44 inches, thehighest 71-27, and lowest 27-24, the gi-eat bulk of which falls betweenOctober and May, January and February being as a rule the wettestmonths. Thunderstorms are frequent. There is some but not verymuch marshy ground, mostly about the last few miles of the coursesof rivers, which invariably terminate in a tidal lagoo
. The Journal of hygiene. the coast is sub-tropical, with a mean monthly temperaturein the summer months of 70°—80° F., the mean maximum 80°—90° F.,with a minimum 15° to 20° lower. The average rainfall in the CoastDistricts for the sixteen years 1885—1900 has been 38-44 inches, thehighest 71-27, and lowest 27-24, the gi-eat bulk of which falls betweenOctober and May, January and February being as a rule the wettestmonths. Thunderstorms are frequent. There is some but not verymuch marshy ground, mostly about the last few miles of the coursesof rivers, which invariably terminate in a tidal lagoon, often sandlocked; E. Hill and L. G. Haydon 469 Chart showing lueekly notifications of malana, mean weekly temperatures recorded atDurban, weekly rainfall in district most affected, together with average of weeklyrainfall recorded at three stations on the higher ground at the back of the district Mean MaximumTemp. ° F. Mean of Maxi-mum and Mini-mum Temp. ° F. Mean MinimumTemp. ° F. KainfaU ->;i mi>A. ljyAd-yi>X/AyA;,!^^ Mrk¥\ A r±^^ ?h^,±l:;\;^A~7r Malaria Fever cases notified. Each llne=10 extraordinary storm : during 15 hours over 15 inches of rain fell in some parts. 470 Malaria Ejndemic in Natal the river beds are much wider than is needed for the average flow,and intermittent streams, as would be expected in a broken country, aregeneral. There is only one town on the coast line of two hundred andfifty miles, namely Durban, with a population of upwards of sixty thou-sand, composed of Whites, Indians, and Natives of South Africa, ofwhom the first form nearly half the total. There is a considerablearea of marshy ground on one side of Durban, and some parts are lowlying and favour the furmatiou of pools. The most important countryindustry is sugar-planting, and some tea is grown, for the cultivation ofwhich Indians imported under indenture are employed; there are alsoseveial thousand Indians composed of coolies who have remained
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