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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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DEATHS FROM DIARRHOEA IN THE CORRESPONDING WEEKS IN 1911, 1912 & 1913, WITH THE
METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
| Week ending Saturday | Mean Reading of Barometer. | Mean Reading of the Thermometer. | Rainfall. | Deaths of Infants from Diarrhoea. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | |||||||||||||
| 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | Under 1. | Between 1 & 2* | Under 1 | Between 1 &2. | Under 1. | Between 1 & 2. | |
| June 28th | 29.79 | 29.74 | 29.96 | 57.5° F. (4° below avg.) | 60.2° F. (1.2° below avg.) | 59.2° F. (2.0° below avg.) | .50 of an in. | .30 of an in. | .06 of an in. | 3 | 1 | Nil. | Nil. | 6 | 1 |
| July 5th | 30.09 | 29.80 | 29.99 | 65.6° F. (3.5° above avg.) | 58.7° F. (3.2° below avg.) | 59.9° F. (1.9° below avg.) | Nil. | .36 of an in. | .21 of an in. | 4 | Nil. | 2 | Nil. | 3 | Nil. |
| „ 12th | 30.23 | 29.82 | 29.75 | 65.2° F. (2.3° above avg.) | 67° F. (4.4° above avg.) | 57.2° F. (5.4° below avg.) | Nil. | .20 of an in. | 1.33 of inches. | 4 | Nil. | 4 | Nil. | 6 | 1 |
| „ 19th | 29.88 | 29.81 | 29.81 | 69.5° F. (6.2° above avg.) | 65.8° F. (2.5° above avg.) | 60.° F. (3.3° below avg.) | Nil. | .04 of an in. | .52 of an in. | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Nil. |
| „ 26th | 29.82 | 29.70 | 29.94 | 71° F. (8.4° above avg.) | 64.8° F. (1.9° above avg) | 57.7° F. (5.2° below avg.) | .26 of an in. | .16 of an in. | .05 of an in. | 14 | 6 | 2 | Nil. | 3 | 4 |
| Aug. 2nd | 29.84 | 29.52 | 29.98 | 68° F. (5.9° above avg.) | 57.8° F. (4.4° below avg.) | 59.5° F. (2.8° below avg.) | .06 of an in. | .54 of an in. | Nil. | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| ,, 9 th | 29.91 | 29.49 | 29.82 | 72.5° F. (10.1° above avg.) | 57.6° F. (4.C below avg.) | 57.1° F. (5.1° below avg.) | Nil. | 1.26 inches | .09 of an in. | 47 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | Nil. |
| ,, 16 th | 29.90 | 29.71 | 29.87 | 69.4° F. (7.2° above avg.) | 56.2° F. (6.2° below avg.) | 60.7° F. (11.7° below avg.) | .58 of an in. | .23 of an in. | .14 of an in. | 36 | 8 | 5 | Nil. | 6 | 2 |
| „ 23rd | 29.63 | 29.59 | 29.91 | 63.9° F. (2.9° above avg.) | 57.2° F. (4.1° below avg.) | 60.9° F. (.6° below avg.) | .29 of an in. | 1.27 inches | .36 of an in. | 42 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| „ 30th | 29.92 | 20.51 | 29.85 | 65.3° F. (5.2° above avg.) | 56.9° F. (3.4° below avg.) | 62.8° F. (2.3° above avg.) | .41 of an in. | 1.33 inches | .51 of an in. | 36 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 5 |
| Sept. 6th | 29.79 | 29.84 | 29.88 | 66.9° F. (7.7° above avg.) | 54.8° F. (4.7° below avg.) | 59.1° F. (.5° below avg.) | .01 of an in. | .21 of an in. | 1.43 of inches | 37 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 2 | |
| „ 13th | 29.91 | 30.03 | 29.87 | 60.3° F. (2.4° above avg.) | 52.4° F. (5.8° below avg.) | 58° F. (.4° below avg.) | .41 of an in. | .02 of an in. | .06 of an in. | 20 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
| „ 20th | 29.72 | 30.16 | 29.52 | 54.3° F. (1.9 below avg.) | 53.6° F. (3.2° below avg.) | 54.9° F. (2.2° below avg.) | .48 of an in. | Nil. | .60 of an in. | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 5 |
| „ 27th | 29.90 | 30.03 | 29.84 | 55° F. (being equal to week's average) | 51.5° F. (3.8°below avg.) | 60.2° F. (4.8 above avg.) | .44 of an in. | .02 of an in. | .13 of an in. | 18 | 6 | 9 | Nil. | 11 | 3 |
| Oct. 4th | 29.82 | 29.76 | 29.71 | 48.2° F. (4.9° below avg.) | 48.8° F. (4.9° below avg.) | 58.5° F. (4.5c above avg.) | .27 of an in. | 2.30 inches | .22 of an in. | 6 | 1 | 2 | Nil. | 11 | 2 |
| ,, 11th | 30.03 | 30.09 | 29.54 | 51.9° F. (.9° above avg.) | 46° F. (5.6° below avg.) | 52.9°F. (l° above avg.) | .29 of an in. | Nil. | 1.28 inches. | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| „ 18th | 29.80 | 30.01 | 30.08 | 54.5° F. (5.2° above avg.) | 49.8° F. (.1° above avg.) | 52.8° F. (2.8° above avg.) | .37 of an in. | .13 of an in. | .12 of an in. | 2 | 2 | 4 | Nil. | 11 | 1 |
| „ 25th | 29.20 | 29.31 | 29.73 | 48.5° F. (.8° above avg.) | 45.4° F. (2.8° below avg.) | 49.3° F. (1° above avg.) | 1.98 inches | .88 of an in. | .69 of an in. | 1 | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | 10 | Nil. |
| Nov. 1st | 29.83 | 29.62 | 29.40 | 48.4° F. (1.5° above avg.) | 49.1° F. (1.9° above avg.) | 54.1° F. (6.8° above avg.) | .63 of an in. | .55 of an in. | 1.27 inches. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Nil. |
| ,, 8th | 29.51 | 30.05 | 29.55 | 44.5° F. (1.6° below avg.) | 47.2° F. (1.5° above avg.) | 48.3° F. (2.3° above avg.) | 1.16 inches | .18 of an in. | .40 of an in. | 2 | Nil. | Nil. | 1 | 4 | Nil. |
| „ 15th | 29.38 | 29.61 | 29.31 | 49° F. (5.9° above avg.) | 43.3° F. (.3° below avg.) | 49° F. (5.2° above avg.) | 1.7 inches | .17 of an in. | 1.50 inches. | 2 | Nil. | 1 | Nil. | 4 | 1 |
| „ 22nd | 29.39 | 30.01 | 29.93 | 39.3° F. (2.8 below avg.) | 46.2° F. (3.9° above avg.) | 48.9° F. (6.6° above avg.) | .25 of an in. | .31 of an in. | .63 of an in. | 2 | Nil. | 3 | Nil. | 2 | Nil. |