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Woolwich 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE F.

DIARRHœA MORTALITY, AND TEMPERATURE OP SUMMER QUARTER IN LONDON AND WOOLWICH.

Average 1901-4Average 1905-101911191219131914
Annual Death Rate from Diarrhoea and Enteritis in summer quarter per 1,000 living.*London2.271.403.82Annual Death Rate from Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) per 1,000 births for whole yearLondon12.4227.527.6
Woolwich2.300.972.87†Woolwich3.6517.449.9
Max. weekly average Temperature of 3ft. ground thermometer in 13 weeks of summer quarter-62.7262.6167.06Max. weekly average Temperature of 3ft ground thermometer in 13 weeks of summer quarter-63.6560.6363.24
Average Temperature of 3ft. ground thermometer in summer quarter-60.8460.3064.01Average Temperature of 3ft. ground thermometer in summer quarter-60.2459.8261.51
*In and after 1911 deaths under two years only are included. †If deaths over two years were included, this figure would be 3 64, and the figure for London would also be increased.