Health resorts for tropical invalids in India, at home, and abroad / by W.J. Moore.

Date:
1881
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Credit: Health resorts for tropical invalids in India, at home, and abroad / by W.J. Moore. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    mica schist. The average height is 7,100 feet, the top of fir-clad Jakko being 8,000 feet, and Bishop Cotton’s school 6,500 feet. The rainfall is irregular, ranging from 50 to 100 inches, but the average is about 76, accompanied by much fog and mist. The mean annual temperature is 60°. During the hot season the thermometer frequently attains 85°, and may rise to 90° by day. In the cold season it may sink to 22° by night. In such a locality there must of course be good natural drainage, but the sanitary con- dition has long been the subject of complaint. Simi- larly with the water supply, which, however, has been, and will be, much improved. As regards occupation and amusement, there is no lack at Simla. The best ride is probably round Jakko, while for'those who do not wish to go so far there is the Mall. Tennis courts, rinks, assembly rooms, picnics, dances, concerts, theatricals, drums, and dinners, render Simla more suited to the strong and robust than to the delicate and feeble. Yet the climate is certainly not without its inherent sanitary excellences. From the middle of March and April, when visitors flock to Simla, the season is cha- racterised by fresh and cool mornings and evenings, with bright and pleasant days. May is warm and dry, the midday temperature ranging between 70® and 80° in the shade. June is the hottest month, when, as mentioned above, the temperature may rise to 90°. In the middle of June light rains fall, succeeded by pleasant weather. Early in July the regular rains commence, which last with breaks till the middle or end of September. During this period the hills are often enveloped in clouds, and the damp is trying to delicate persons, who, and especially children, often suffer from diarrhoea. Towards the end of September