Biennial Report

Legislative Recommendations.

its orders and regulations be given the force and effect of law. It should at least be given the same powers that are given to local boards, and be made co-extensive with the State limits.

Vital statistics are an important factor in the development of sanitary science. They are especially important in pursuing an intelligent investigation of the causes, character and climatic conditions regarding the diseases and mortality of the State, and more effective measures should be provided to secure such statistics. Attention is, therefore, called to the report of the special committee on page 15.

1839.

70.6 75.7 73.1

61.1

60.7

35.11

23.91

32.21

31.8

40.5 62.7] 68.9

1840.
1841

1842.

1843.

1844

1845

1846.

1847.

1848.

1849.

72.4 73.9 72.1 63.1 52.6 41.9 29.6 19.5 28.2 38.3 52.9 63.1
71.1 70.4 65.5 58.5 55.0 38.2 28.8 20.9 26.1 37.1 51.0 58.1
65.6 68.4 68.7 64.5 55.5 30.2 21.6 26.3 28.1 45.8 53.3 57.9
67.8 70.4 70.6 64.6 42.2 34.1 31.9 25.0 13.4 15.5 47.7 58.2
65.8 74.9 70.0 61.4 46.1 36.1 25.4 22.7 30.3 38.3 60.8 55.9
64.3 76.0 70.8 62.9 48.5 33.3 18.2 30.0 29.9 40.4 51.1 55.5
66.1 73.0 72.0 65.9 43.0 39.1 28.9 31.2 24.2 40.6 52.7 64.1
62.5 69.5 65.3 59.8 47.8 33.5 25.4 12.3 25.3 29.4 49.1 55.8
64.3 64.0 66.7 56.3 43.9 30.8 19.1 28.0 28.4 35.2 45.1 62.0
67.6 66.5 65.3 61.7 49.0 42.9 18.4 14.3 18.1 37.6 44.3 54.8
70.2 74.2 72.2 58.8 44.2 37.6 19.8 24.4 28.9 32.6 41.2 53.3
46.6 71.6 69.1 68.3 50.4 34.5 21.4 24.0 27.7 38.2 43.5 58.2
66.8 72.4 69.0 59.8 53.2 30.0 22.2 19.6 29.0 36.2 32.2 60.0
71.2 68.8 71.1 62.2 45.5 39.7 26.7 27.1 23.4 33.2 47.8 55.7
69.0 76.2 73.0 68.2 44.4 36.8 27.8 16.2 28.5 39.9 51.1 60.0
67.0 73.0 70.4 67.9 47.2 37.8 21.7 24.8 15.6 30.3 54.0 60.4
71.8 73.5 65.4 59.0 52.4 32.8 15.6 7.5 15.0 25.8 49.5 61.4
65.1 71.2 70.9 63.8 47.9 31. 31.4 6.2 28.8 29.9 38.3 53.9
70.6 78.8 79.9 66.0 52.0 32.6 25.5 30.0 16.0 38.7 46.1 54.3
69.0 72.3 68.21 60.3 37.5 39.6 15.1 24.1 25.8 40.1 43.3 62.1

* Observations were made by Prof. T. S. Parvin.

April.

4.40 36.29
1.40 12.20 5.00 4.80 6.60 1.14 2.82 1.30 2.41 4.70 4.70 59.27
5.00 13.00 3.90 2.70 3.59 2.87 4.62 0.80 2.08 3.30 3.70 38.66
8.60 14.00 3.50 1.40 3.63 2.95 1.55 5.34
2.52 1.00
3.70 2.80 8.30 7.60 5.76 5.11
6.40 6.60 1.70 6.20 0.21 4.92 0.32 0.43 0.90
0.66 2.22 3.33 1.13 4.22 0.19 0.51 0.40 1.80 1.22
4.75 2.35 3.51 1.84 2.86 2.18 2.15 1.68 0.70 1.87
2.86 2.74 1.36 2.45 5.21 4.35 6.25 0.12
0.90 4.67 6.00 1.80 1.95 4.77 1.85 0.61
6.70 7.30 4.12 6.10 4.90 4.54 1.82 1.60 2.00
5.82 2.93 1.70 1.80 0.85 1.33 1.81 0.94 1.72 5.01

3.03

8.60

3.60 12.60 74.50
5.30 6.50 59.39
0.76 11.80 4.60 45.08

May.
Total for

year.

June.

July.

August.

September.

October.

November.

December.

January.

February.

March.

April.

COMPARATIVE PRECIPITATION (INCHES).

June.

July.

August.

September.

October.

November.

December.

January.

February.

March.

April.

May.

Total for

year.

2.09 4.02] 1.17 0.43 0.55 1.67 1.42 25.10 2.87 4.07 9.92 9.16 2.93 0.28 3.91 2.30 4.40 7.30 6.10 2.49 3.29 2.75 0.29 0.38 4.06 5.30 2.44 4.44 4.10 4.11 3.55 3.40 3.02 2.58 7.60 2.12 4.55 4.82 1.60 2.30 0,67 5.64 1.35 3.75 6.35 0.25

59.2

4.76 6.55

47.1 51.9

13.4 25.3 42.7

44.7

61.7

1869.

66.0

70.9 74.4

1870.

71.8 78.3 70.9

63.2 42.7 32.1 67.8 53.2 39.3

60.1 52.8 29.0

1874.

25.5 26.0 27.0 30.4 24.4 22.1 24.9 30.8 15.6 22.1 26.2 42.3 62.9 48.1 27.3 12.6 16.9 23.2 28.3 48.8 58.6 44.9 31.4 25.1 10.4 16.4 31.5 44.2 56.2 61.1 42.3 52.1

47.1

60.0

1.41
3.94 3.94 4.45 4.62 3.06 1.97
1.28 6.15 4.67 5.17 0.33 4.38 0.81
7.42

6.85 6.53 4.61

2.34

4.19 0.79

0.83

2.92

1.59 43.37

0.73 1.26 4.76

1.90

0.95

10.60 42.18

0.17

1.51

6.31

4.92

6.20 43.90

7.42 11.43 3.09 2.07 3.52

2.40

1.56

2.65 0.43

3.16

4.06 49.11

53.5

65.5

1.30 1.85 5.83 6.67 3.16 0.44

0.25

2.30

0.25 2.30

0.25

3.00 28.10

65.9

9.16 5.56 5.23 0.00 5.51

3.77

2.13

1.51

3.10 5.36 3.30

2 00 66,63

1874-DAVENPORT-1889.

Lat., 41° 30' N.; Long., 90° 30′ W. Elevation above sea level, 615 feet.

72.6 77.5 74.3 68.4 73.6 69.3

མ་མ།

1883.

68.3 73.7

69.8

1884.

70.3 71.8 70.0

1885.

68.2 75.5 67.9

65.11 52.3 36.3 27.9 23.81 25.9 34.3 41.2 64.3] 61.7 48.6 33.4 34.5 9.4 10.4 30.1 45.7 60.5 69.0 75.4 74.6 62.5 49.2 35.2 14.4 29.9 30.1 69.1 75.0 72.5 67.1 53.5 37.1 42.5 16.8 36.3 28.7 49.4 61.6 68.0 78.0 74.0 65.1 51.8 42.3 20.3 30.1 36.7 48.2 54.7 57.5 69.5 76.9 71.7 60.5 59.8 39.9 30.8 18.4 25.5 39.5 50.5 63.8 72.2 74.5 74.5 62.8 50.7 30.7 21.7 37.6 33.7 37.0 49.7 67.2 69.7 77.6 77.2 69.7 56.5 39.7 38.2 13.8 19.9 28.8 44.6 69.0 68.6 70.5 72.2 64.4 57.7 42.2 28.2 28.9 40.3 40.3 51.3 55.6 60.9 50.9 41.7 31.3 15.5 24.4 34.7 51.7 57.0 69.5 57.2 40.3 25.1 18.8 26.9 36.4 50.4 61.2 63.1 48.1 38.1 25.6 15.9 17.3 34.3 49.4 57.8 70.2 76.3 74.4 65.4 55.7 35.1 17.5 13.8 23.1 33.0 52.0 62.4 73.0 78.0 72.2 64.4 47.5 13.2 23.8 34.3 52.3 67.1 69.6 74.4 69.6 58.0 46.9 38.1 30.5 9.7 20.8 30.1 49.5 55.2 66.7 73.8 25.2 19.0 39.3 49.7 59.3

32.1 56.0 62.1

1874-DES MOINES-1889.

78.0 68.1 50.4 42.2 19.9

2.21 2.00 2.84 0.34

1.75

77.7 73.4 60.4 59.7 39.3 21.4 18.7 39.9 39.9 51.2 64.2 71.8 74.4 73.1 62.2 49.2 28.2 20.1 38.2 38.0 38.0 50.5 68.5 70.6 76.2 77.9 66.2 54.7 35.8 35.0 14.0 28.9 28.9 43.4 66.8 67.9 68.4 71.1 94.2 55.4 39.3 23.9 26.7 37.8 37.8 51.1 54.8 67.5 73.6 69.7 59.3 48.7 48.7 27.3 8.8 19.1 32.9 51.8 55.8 70.0 71.8 68.7 67.9 55.6 37.6 18.4 16.0 21.5 33.8 41.7 59.8 69.0 75.9 68.7 63.5 48.8 39.2 28.4 11.5 14.6 36.6 49.0 59.1 71.3 78.4 10.9 24.8 34.9 52.7 64.4 11.5 19.4 35.7 52.5 65.7 6.9 22.6 29.0 51.0 54.5 21.8 19.6 39.2 50.4 60.5

Lat., 41° 35' N.; Long., 90° 40′ W. Elevation above sea level, 849 feet.

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