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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 1907
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1907 including annual report on factories and workshops
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Relation of Season.-In 1907 the average four-foot earth
temperature in the third quarter of the year was 57.2, but a
higher temperature than usual occurred in October. The rainfall
was low. On the whole the summer was not so unfavourable
as that of 1906 (see Report 1906, pp. 103-105). In the third
quarter there were only 17 deaths from this disease as compared
with 100 last year.
These facts may be presented in tabular form as follows:—
| Third Quarter Year. | No. of Deaths from Epidemic Diarrhæa. | Mean Temp. 4-ft. earth thermometer. | Rainfall. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 61 | 6·02 | |
| 59·1° F. | |||
| 59·8° F. | |||
| 100 | |||
| 1927 | 57·2° F. |
The facts concerning the relationship between seasonal condi-tions and diarrhæal deaths in the summer quarter of 1907 may be tabulated as follows:—
| Summer Quarter, 1907. | July. | August. | September. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates of months (in weeks). | 30 June to July 6 | 7-13 | 14- 20 | 21- | 28 July to Aug. 3 | 4-10 | 11- 17 | 18- 24 | 25- 31 | 1-7 | 8-14 | 15-21 | 22-28 |
| Mean temperature. Four-foot thermometer. (Average 57·2º F.) | 54·4 | 54·8 | 55·8 | 56·9 | 57·5 | 58·0 | 58·3 | 58·8 | 58·3 | 58·3 | 58·1 | 57·9 | 57·4 |
| Rainfall (3.77 in.) | 0·l6 | 0·22 | 0·00 | 0·51 | 0·40 | 0·18 | 0·71 | 0·96 | 0·16 | 0·44 | 0·00 | 0·00 | 0·03 |
| No. of deaths from Epidemic Diarrhæa.. (17) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |