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Excess deaths related to hot weather in Palermo
G Dardanoni1, V Intonazzo, G La Rosa
1Institute of Hygiene, University of Palermo, Italy.
Bollettino Dell'Istituto Sieroterapico Milanese
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
A study of monthly mortality in Palermo by the Serfling's method showed a peak of excess deaths in winter 80-81 and two unexpected peaks in June-July 82 and July 83. Extramortality in the summer period could be attributed to hot weather, since in the two periods several consecutive days of high (greater than = 37 degrees C) maximum temperature were recorded. The possibility of summer temperatures monitoring for a public health action is discussed.