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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE G.
ZYMOTIC ENTERITIS AND METEOROLOGY.
| 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases notified | - | -_ | -_ | 212 | 366 | 93 | 173 | 123 | 72 | 848 | 115 | 286 | 183 |
| Number of Deaths (Diarrhoea)* | 27 | 29 | 136 | 56 | 81 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 109 | 2 | 49 | 21 |
| Mean Temperature of Air | 59.1 | 59.0 | 60.08 | 60.6 | 62.4 | 58.87 | 59.3 | 58.7 | 57.2 | 65.1 | 58.0 | 59.1 | 60.7 |
| Mean Temperature 3 ft. below ground | 59.68 | 60.18 | 61.45 | 61.62 | 62.08 | 59.15 | 60.35 | 59.25 | 59.34 | 64.01 | 60.24 | 59.82 | 61.51 |
| Mean Humidity | 75 | 77 | 72 | 75 | 70 | 74.6 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 65 | 76 | 79 | 73 |
| Number of days on which rain fell | - | 46 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 32 | 38 | 46 | 37 | 22 | 42 | 36 | 34 |
| Rainfall in inches | 5.91 | 12.32 | 4.88 | 5.65 | 3.78 | 3.77 | 8.15 | 7.43 | 6.08 | 2.94 | 5.64 | 5.43 | 3.3 |
| Number of hours bright sunshine | 485 | 541 | 671 | 529 | 697 | 516 | 532 | 530 | 432 | 824 | 399 | 376 | 628 |
| * Enteritis included in and from 1911. Up to 1911 all deaths are given. After 1911 only deaths under two years. | |||||||||||||