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17 March 2010

Heatwaves

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For more information about heatwaves, please contact:

Environmental Health

Tel: 01276 707100
Email: Environmental Health

Surrey Heath Borough Council
Knoll Road
Camberley
Surrey GU15 3HD

NHS Heathwave leaflet frontcoverExtreme heat is dangerous to everyone. During a heatwave, when temperatures remain abnormally high over more than a couple of days, it can prove fatal, particularly amont certain at-risk groups.

In one hot spell in London in August 2003, deaths among people aged over 75 rose by 60 per cent.

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Further publications can be found at: www.dh.gov.uk/publications Opens in a new window and general health advice is available at: www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk Opens in a new window