CLIMATE AND


HEALTH.


that pulmonary diseases are more frequent in cold and
changeable climates than in those that are moderately
warm and dry. The climatological distribution of pulmo-
nary diseases in the United States is illustrated by the fol-
lowing table from Blodgett's Climatology':


STATES


Maine.. . .
New Hampshire..
Vermont....... .
Maaanhllastt


Connecticut .
Rhode Island.
New York....
New Jersey..
Pennsylvania.
Delaware....
Maryland....
Virginia.....
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia......
Florida.. ...


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Deaths.by
phthisis.


Per cent.
of entire
mortality.


Deaths by
 disease
of respiratory
 organs.


2,074
1,092
 884
 4,418
 1,280
 572
10,846
1,176
4,821
 185
 1,679
 3,540
 1,688
 1,343
 1,334
 108


Per cent.
of entire
mortal ty.


 The above figures do not properly represent the mortal-
ity from phthisis originating in this State, for they do not
indicate the number of deaths occurring among invalids
who came to the State in the last and incurable stages of
phthisis .- 'From the United States census tables and
other statistics, the fact is developed that phthisis in the
United States progressively decreases from Maine to Flori-
da. Dr. Lawson, Surgeon-General United States Army,
sets down the mortality from tubercular consumption as
three times greater in the Northern than in the Southern
States.'
 "To illustrate one important factor of climate-temper-
ature-I shall quote from the official records of the Signal
Service of the United States Army for the months of No-
vember, December, January, February, and March, regard-
ing the temperature of certain points recommended as
health resorts :