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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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DEATHS FROM DIARRHCEA IN THE CORRESPONDING WEEKS IN 1911, 1912, 1913 & 1914, 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. | 1914. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | Under 1. | Between 1 & 2. | Under 1. | Between 1 & 2. | Under l. | Between 1 & 2. | Under 1. | Between 1 & 2. | |
| June 27th | 29.79 | 29.74 | 29.96 | 29.95 | 57.5° F. (4° below avg.) | 60.2° F. (1.2° below avg.) | 59.2° F. (2° below avg ) | 60.6° F. (.5° below avg.) | .50 of an in. | .30 of an in. | .06 of an in. | .34 of an in. | 3 | 1 | Nil. | Nil. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| July 4th | 30.09 | 29.80 | 29.99 | 29.83 | 65.6° F. (3.0° above avg.) | 58.7° F. (3.2°below avg.) | 59.9° F. (1.9° below avg.) | 67.7° F. (6.1° above avg.) | Nil. | .36 of an in. | .21 of an in. | .09 of an in. | 4 | Nil. | 2 | Nil. | 3 | Nil. | 1 | Nil. |
| „ 11th | 30.23 | 29.82 | 29.75 | 29.83 | 65.2° F. (2 .3° above avg.) | 67° F. (4.4° above avg.) | 57.2° F. (5.4° Lelow avg.) | 62.3° F. (.1° below avg.) | Nil. | .20 of an in. | 1.33 inches. | .64 of an in. | 4 | Nil. | 4 | Nil. | 6 | 1 | 1 | Nil. |
| „ 18th | 29.88 | 29.81 | 29.81 | 29.82 | 69.5° F. (6.2° above avg.) | 65.8° F. (2.5°above avg.) | 60° F. (3.3° below avg.) | 65.8° F. (2.5°above avg.) | Nil. | .04 of an in. | .52 of an in. | .33 of an in. | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Nil. | 2 | Nil. |
| „ 25th | 29.82 | 29.70 | 29.94 | 29.51 | 71° F. (8.4° above avg.) | 64.8° F. (1.9° above avg ) | 57.7° F. (5.2° below avg.) | 62.5° F. (.5° below avg.) | .26 of an in. | .16 of an in. | .05 of an in. | .31 of an in. | 14 | 6 | 2 | Nil. | 3 | 4 | 7 | Nil. |
| Aug. 1st | 29.84 | 29.52 | 29.98 | 29.64 | 68° F. (5.9° above avg.) | 57.8° F. (4.4° below avg.) | 59.5° F. (2.8° below avg.) | 59.8° F. (2.5° below avg.) | .06 of an in. | .54 of an in. | Nil. | .13 of an in. | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| „ 8 th | 29.91 | 29.49 | 29.82 | 29.64 | 72.5° F. (10.1° above avg.) | 57.6° F. (4.6 below avg.) | 57.1° F. (5.1° below avg.) | 59.5° F. (2.7° below avg.) | Nil. | 1.26 inches | .09 of an in. | .88 oi an in. | 47 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | Nil. | 5 | 2 |
| „ 15th | 29.90 | 29.71 | 29.87 | 29.7 | 69.4° F. (7.2°above avg.) | 56.2° F. (6.2°below avg.) | 60.7° F. (11.7° below avg.) | 64° F. (1.6° above avg.) | .58 of an in. | .23 of an in. | .14 of an in. | .02 of an in. | 36 | 8 | 5 | Nil. | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| „ 22nd | 29.63 | 29.59 | 29.91 | 29.9 | 63.9° F. (2.9° above avg.) | 57.2° F. (4.1° below avg.) | 60.9° F. (.6° below avg.) | 62.1° F. (.4° above avg.) | .29 of an in. | 1.27 inches | .36 of an in. | .01 of an in. | 42 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| „ 29th | 29.92 | 28.51 | 29.85 | 29.86 | 65.3° F. (.5.2° above avg.) | 56.9° F. (3.4° below avg.) | 62.8° F. (2.3° above avg.) | 64.4° F. (3.8° above avg.) | .41 of an in. | 1.33 inches | .51 of an in. | .17 of an in. | 36 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 20 | — |
| Sept. 5th | 29.79 | 29.84 | 29.88 | 30.05 | 66.9° F. (7.7° above avg.) | 54.8° F. (4.7° below avg.) | 59.1° F. (.5° below avg.) | 63.4° F. (3.7° above avg.) | .01 of an in. | .21 of an in. | 1.43 inches | Nil. | 37 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| „ 12th | 29.91 | 30.03 | 29.87 | 29.73 | 60.3° F. (2.4° above avg.) | 52.4° F. (5.8° below avg.) | 58° F. (.4° below avg.) | 62.4° F. (3.9° above avg.) | .41 of an in. | .02 of an in. | .06 of an in. | .47 of an in. | 20 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 23 | 8 |
| „ 19th | 29.72 | 30.16 | 29.52 | 29.62 | 54.3° F. (1.9 below avg.) | 53.6° F. (3.2° below avg.) | 54.9° F. (2.2° below avg.) | 57.1° F. (.2° be'cow avg.) | .48 of an in. | Nil. | .60 of an in. | .14 of an in. | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 20 | J |
| „ 26th | 29.90 | 30.03 | 29.84 | 30.10 | 55° F. (being equal to week's average) | 51.5° F. (3.8°below avg.) | 60.2° F. (4.8° above avg.) | 52.5° F. (3° below avg.) | •44 of an in. | .02 of an in. | .13 of an in. | .12 of an in. | 18 | 6 | 9 | Nil. | 11 | 3 | 21 | 7 |
| Oct. 3rd | 29.82 | 29.76 | 29.71 | 30.10 | 48.2° F. (4.9° below avg.) | 48.8° F. (4.9° below avg.) | 58.5° F. (4.5° above avg.) | 53.8° F. (.5° below avg.) | .27 of an in. | 2.30 inches | .22 of an in. | Nil. | 6 | 1 | 2 | Nil. | 11 | 2 | 17 | Nil. |
| „ 10th | 30.03 | 30.09 | 29.54 | 30.11 | 51.9° F. (.9° above avg.) | 46° F. (5.6° below avg.) | 52.9° F. (l° above avg.) | 52.9° F. (.7° above avg.) | .29 of an in. | Nil. | 1.28 inches. | Nil. | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| „ 17th | 29.80 | 30.01 | 30.08 | 29.83 | 54.5° F. (5.2° above avg.) | 49.8° F. (.1° above avg.) | 52.8° F. (2.8° above avg.) | 51.3° F. (1.1° above avg.) | .37 of an in. | .13 of an in. | .12 of an in. | .19 of an in. | 2 | 2 | 4 | Nil. | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| „ 24 th | 29.20 | 29.31 | 29.73 | 29.80 | 48.5° F. (.8° above avg.) | 45.4° F. (2.8° below avg.) | 49.3° F. (1° above avg.) | 51.5 F. (3.1° above avg.) | 1.98 inches | .88 of an in. | .69 of an in. | .13 of an in. | 1 | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | 10 | Nil. | 3 | 2 |