The weather, influenza, and disease : from the records of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for fifty years / by A. Lockhart Gillespie.

  • Andrew Lockhart Gillespie
Date:
1896
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Credit: The weather, influenza, and disease : from the records of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for fifty years / by A. Lockhart Gillespie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    weekly number of deaths in the Medical Wards was also greater with a high barometer, a slight increase being noted in warm as compared with colder weeks. Some objection might be taken to the inclusion of cases of chronic disease among the other figures, but it must be remembered that most cases of chronic disease admitted into the Infirmary were taken in for an acute or sub-acute exacerbation. Table IV.—Shounng the Weekly Admissions in connection with the Type of Weather and the Temperature for Seven Years, with the Means added. Year 188S_80 J. ooo—o -90. -91. -92. -98. -94. -95. —' Total. ]\Ieciu, Respiratory. Total, . 697 800 815 844 809 913 960 5838 834 Weekly, 13-3 15-3 15-3 16-2 15-5 17-5 18-6 111-76 15-96 Cyclonic, 12-9 19-5 15-0 17-0 13-9 17-9 18-0 114-2 16-31 : Anticyclonic, 14-17 13-9 16-9 14-6 16-6 16-0 19-0 111-2 15-88 Temp, below 60°, . 13-8 17-2 17-8 18-3 16-7 18-8 19-3 121-9 17-41 Temp, above 60°, . 13-0 13-7 14-5 13-5 14-5 13-1 17-3 99-6 14-21 Pneumonia. Total, . 106 140 141 189 183 182 173 1114-0 159-1 Weekly, 2-03 2-69 2-71 3-63 3-51 3-5 3-3 21-37 3-05 Cyclonic, 1-8 2-77 3-0 3-5 2-73 3-3 3-3 20-4 2-91 Anticyclonic, 2-4 2-55 2-42 3-69 4-13 3-6 3-3 22-09 3-15 Temp, below 60°, . 2-16 2-96 2-8 3-83 3-15 3-1 3-4 21-40 3-05 Temp, above 60°, . 1-92 2-42 2-63 3-33 3-76 4-00 3-2 21-26 3-03 Pleurisy. iotal, . Ufa 146 163 151 102 145 1 ly £74:/ lot 0 Weekly, 2-23 2-8 3-13 2-9 1-9 2-78 2-2 17-94 2-56 Cyclonic, 2-52 2-93 3-15 3-36 1-50 2-40 2-2 18-06 2-58 Anticyclonic, 1-64 2-6 3-11 2-1 2-26 3-03 2-2 16-94 2-42 Temp, below 60°, . 2-25 2-92 3-18 3-15 2-13 2-70 2-20 18-53 2-64 Temp, above 60°, . 2-21 2-69 3-09 2-50 1-83 2-80 2-30 17-42 2-48 Cardiac. Total, 310 261 368 387 400 370 395 2491 355-8 Weekly, . 5-96 5-01 7-07 7-44 7-69 7-3 7-63 48-1 6-87 Cyclonic, 6-00 5-27 6-65 8-36 7-18 7-40 7-60 48-46 6-92 Anticyclonic, 5-94 4-90 7-30 6-90 8-00 5-70 7-50 46-24 6-6 Temp, below 60°,. 6-08 4-96 7-20 7-25 7-59 6-50 7-80 47-38 6-76 Temp, above 60°, . 5-89 5-34 6-80 7-75 7-70 7-60 7-40 48-48 6-92 Kidney. Total, . 152 181 157 172 200 221 177 1260 180 Weekly, 2-9 3-40 3-00 3-30 3-80 4-30 3-40 24-1 3-44 Cyclonic, 2-6 3-50 2-70 3-2 3-9 ' 4-40 3-80 24-2 3-45 ^ Anticyclonic, 3-4 3-40 3-30 3-30 3-80 3-80 2-80 23-8 3-40 Temp, below 60°, . 2-5 3-10 2-40 2-70 4-10 4-20 3-60 22-6 3-22