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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
Woolwich 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The lowest temperature, 13.6 degrees F., occurred in the
first week of March, and the highest, 86.2 degrees F., occurred
in the second week of August.
The rainfall, 25.28 in., was near the average; the deficiency
being specially in the autumn quarter. The largest weekly
number of deaths, 50, took place in the week ending March
20th; the smallest number of deaths was in the week ending
October 2nd.
(See also under Diarrhœa).