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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE C.
DIARRHŒA MORTALITY and TEMPERATURE of SUMMER QUARTER in LONDON and WOOLWICH.
| Average 1901-4 | Average 1905-10 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Death Rate from Diarrhoea and Enteritis in Summer Quarter per 1,000 living1 | London | 2.27 | 1.40 | 3.82 | Annual Death Rate from Diarrhœa and Enteritis under 2 years) per 1,000 births for whole year | London | 12.42 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 12.7 |
| Woolwich | 2.87† | Woolwich | 3.65 | 17.44 | 9.9 | 4.3 | ||||
| Max. weekly average Temperature of 3ft. ground thermometer in 13 weeks of Summer Quarter | - | 67.06 | Max. weekly average Temperature of 3ft. ground thermometer in 13 weeks of Summer Quarter | - | 63.65 | 60.63 | 63.24 | Air 66.4 | ||
| 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 | Air 60.7 |
* In and after 1911 Deaths under 2 Years only are included.
† If Deaths over 2 Years were included, this figure would be 3.64, and the figure for London would also bo increased.