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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
Finsbury 1905
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1905 including annual report on factories and workshops
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infants were registered as due to epidemic diarrhœa during the
quarter.
In 1905 the four-foot earth thermometer gave an average in the
third quarter of 59.8° F. In August it rose to 61.4° F. on three
successive days, and was above 58° F. for eleven consecutive
weeks. The rainfall was 5.45 inches. The conditions were therefore
favourable to the occurrence of epidemic diarrhoea, but only
65 deaths took place.
These facts may be presented in tabular form as follows:-
| Third Quarter Year. | No. of Infant Deaths from Epidemic Diarrhœa. | Mean Temp.4-ft. earth thermometer. | Rainfall. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 93 | 61.7° F. | 4.63 |
| 1902 | 61 | 57.5° F. | 6.02 |
| 1903 | 58 | 58.1° F. | 15.56 |
| 1904 | 95 | 59.1° F. | 4.88 |
| 1905 | 65 | 59.8° F. | 5.45 |
The facts concerning the relationship between seasonal conditions and diarrhœal deaths in the summer quarter of the present year (1905) may be tabulated as follows :—
| Summer Quarter, 1905. | July. | August. | September. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates of months (in weeks). | 2-8 | 9-15 | 16-22 | 23- 29 | to-5 July | 6-12 | 13-19 | 20-26 | 27-2 Sep | 3-9 | 10-16 | 17-23 | 24-30 |
| Mean temperature. Four-foot thermometer. (Average 598° F ) | 57.4 | 58.7 | 60.0 | 60.8 | 61.3 | 61.1 | 60.8 | 60.3 | 60.9 | 59.9 | 59.6 | 58.5 | 57.7 |
| Rainfall (5.45 in.) | 0.03 | 0.26 | 0.02 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.48 | 1.21 | 0.68 | 0.32 | 0.01 | 1.27 |
| No. of deaths from Epidemic Diarrhœa. (65) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | 5 | 3 |