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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 D.
ZYMOTIC ENTERITIS AND METEOROLOGY. (Summer Quarter.)
| Average, 1902-11. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Cases Notified | 269.6 | 115 | 286 | 183 | 142 |
| Number of Deaths* | 18.9 | 2 | 49 | 21 | 12 |
| Mean Temperature of Air | 60.0 | 58.0 | 59.1 | 60.7 | 60.7 |
| Mean Temperature 3 feet below ground | 60.71 | 60.24 | 59.82 | 61.51 | 60.6 |
| Mean Humidity | 74.5 | 76 | 79 | 73 | 80 |
| Number of Days on which which Rain fell | 35.0 | 42 | 36 | 34 | 35 |
| Rainfall in Inches | 6.09 | 5.64 | 5.43 | 3..3 | 8.5 |
| Number of Hours' Bright Sunshine | 575.7 | 399 | 376 | 628 | 541 |
* Enteritis included in and from 1911. Up to 1911 all Deaths are
given. After 1911, only Deaths under 2 Years.
Conveyance of the Infection of Enteric and Zymotic Enteritis
by Flies. A special report was made on this subject and by
your instructions pictorial posters and handbills were printed
and distributed in June. These notices called attention to
the danger of accumulation of refuse of all kinds and the
importance of cleanliness and the destruction of flies. Two
cinematograph theatres, at the request of the Medical Officer
of Health, exhibited films giving the life history of the fly,
and showing his connection with dirt and refuse. Special
efforts were made during the spring and summer to secure
the regular removal of manure and business refuse.