Table 1

Mean (SD), minimum, maximum and 10th and 90th centile values of the daily number of total deaths and temperature variables in London between 1976 and 1996

MeanSDMinimum10th centile90th centileMaximum
Total mortality186.5434.0952149230467
Average temperature11.75.5−6.54.518.929.0
Maximum temperature14.86.3−4.46.923.235.0
Minimum temperature8.55.0−8.61.914.924.0