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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE IX,
ZYMOTIC ENTERITIS AND METEOROLOGY,
| 1902 | 1933 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases notified | _ | _ | _ | 212 | 366 | 93 | 173 | 149 | 102 |
| Number of deaths, Diarrhœa (to October 31st) | 40 | 37 | 139 | 56 | 93 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 9 |
| Mean temperature of air | 59.1 | 59.0 | 60.08 | 60.6 | 62.4 | 58.87 | 59.3 | 58.7 | 57.2 |
| Mean temperature 3 ft. below ground | 59.68 | 60.18 | 61.45 | 61.62 | 62.08 | 59.15 | 60.35 | 59.25 | 59.34 |
| Mean humidity | 75 | 77 | 72 | 75 | 70 | 74.6 | 77 | 80 | 80 |
| Number of days on which rain fell | — | 46 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 32 | 38 | 46 | 37 |
| Rainfall in inches | 5.91 | 12.32 | 4.88 | 5.65 | 3.78 | 3.77 | 8.15 | 7.43 | 6.08 |
| Number of hours bright sunshine | 485 | 541 | 671 | 529 | 697 | 516 | 532 | 530 | 432 |