Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 1901-4 | Average 1905-10 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | ||||
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Annual Death Rate from Diarrhoea and Enteritis in summer quarter per 1,000 living.* | London | 2.27 | 1.40 | 3.82 | Annual Death Rate from Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) per 1,000 births for whole year | London | 12.42 | 27.5 | 27.6 |
Woolwich | 2.30 | 0.97 | 2.87† | Woolwich | 3.65 | 17.44 | 9.9 | ||
Max. weekly average Temperature of 3ft. ground thermometer in 13 weeks of summer quarter | - | 62.72 | 62.61 | 67.06 | Max. weekly average Temperature of 3ft ground thermometer in 13 weeks of summer quarter | - | 63.65 | 60.63 | 63.24 |
Average Temperature of 3ft. ground thermometer in summer quarter | - | 60.84 | 60.30 | 64.01 | Average Temperature of 3ft. ground thermometer in summer quarter | - | 60.24 | 59.82 | 61.51 |
*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. |