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Occup Environ Med 64:93-100 doi:10.1136/oem.2006.029017
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Heat-related and cold-related deaths in England and Wales: who is at risk?

Table 3

 Summary statistics of daily mortality and mean temperature, by region

Region Mean daily death count Percentage of deaths in ⩾85 years age-group (%) Percentage of deaths in urban setting (%) Mean daily summer temperature(June–August)(°C) Mean daily winter temperature(December–February)(°C) 95th centile of mean temperature(lags 0–1)(°C) 5th centile of mean temperature(lags 0–13)(°C)
North East 81.2 24.1 80.6 15.4 5.1 17.7 3.6
North West 213.4 26.6 88.5 16.0 4.9 18.2 3.3
Yorkshire and the Humber 148.6 27.6 81.5 16.5 5.2 18.9 3.6
East Midlands 119.7 28.2 70.7 15.8 4.1 18.4 2.5
West Midlands 152.9 26.6 83.6 16.2 4.6 18.4 2.8
East of England 147.6 31.1 68.4 16.3 5.1 18.7 3.4
Wales 93.8 27.5 64.3 17.4 6.8 19.5 5.0
London 171.1 28.3 99.6 18.1 5.9 20.4 4.1
South East 225.0 33.5 77.1 16.9 5.2 19.0 3.1
South West 152.8 33.9 66.1 16.1 6.8 17.7 5.4

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