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Abstract

Meteorological records recorded at the Observatory, Hobart Town. Includes the leafing, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants
in the Royal Society's Gardens during the month of July 1866.
The meteorological phenomena of this July have been so nicely balanced in
their effects on life, that the deaths were only one below the average of the
nine previous Julys. In 1865,—the healthiest July on record, —the mortality
was one-third lower; nevertheless, it is remarkable, that the present month
had a smaller number of deaths under 45 years of age, than any one of the
preceding nine years, the death-rate being raised, altogether, by very infirm and
old people. The weather, still, was quite abnormal, as the following analysis
will show.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Abbott, Francis and Hall, Edward Swarbreck
Keywords:	Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
Journal or Publication Title:	Monthly Notices of Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Collections:	Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Additional Information:	In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.
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