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Table 3 Monthly mean temperature correlated with malaria cases in 1800–1870.

From: Endemic malaria: an 'indoor' disease in northern Europe. Historical data analysed

Month of preceding year correlated with malaria cases in 1800–1870

Source of temperature series

 

Helsinki 1830–1870

41 years

Tornedalen 1818–1870

53 years

Stockholm 1800–1870

71 years

St. Petersburg 1806–1870

65 years

malaria year-1; May

0.1487

0.0269

0.0511

0.1338

malaria year-1; June

0.4301 **

0.5289 ***

0.3372 **

0.3587 **

malaria year-1; July

0.4628 **

0.4135 **

0.4543 ***

0.2888 *

malaria year-1; August

0.2672°

0.1570

0.2740 *

0.1793

malaria year-1; September

0.1156

0.0655

0.0637

0.0678

malaria year-1; October

0.1566

0.0200

0.1326

0.2657 *

malaria year-1; November

0.1462

0.1958

0.0000

0.0220

malaria year-1; December

0.0037

-0.002

-0.1144

-0.1221