耳鼻咽喉科領域疾患，特に急性咽頭炎，急性鼻炎，急性中耳炎と気象現象との関係

THE RELATION OF WEATHER CHANGES TO RHINO-OTOLARYNGOLOGICAL DISEASES

　Ⅰ．緒言

　いわゆる上気道感染症が毎年秋から翌年春にかけて流行することは既定の事実であるが，流行が如何なる気象条件の時に多く発生するかについて詳細な報告が少ない。そこで私は，急性の咽頭炎，鼻炎（副鼻腔炎も含む），中耳炎などの発病と気象現象との関係について調査した。

　The relation of seasonal weather condition and incidence of disease morbidity is studied particularly with acute pharyngitis, rhinitis and acute otitis media in mind. The period selected ran from January 13 to March 10, 1965, a period of the year which is the coldest and driest in this country. Among the adults, throat disease appeared to be the most prevalent while, in children including the sucklings the largest number of morbidity was nasal disease. More males were affected than females. Temperature and humidity rise averaged largest in January : Temperature changes occurred the most frequently in February. The daily morbidity rate for January was 5.1 persons ; for February, 4.5 persons and for March, 4.9 persons. Largest number of sickness occurred when the wind was blowing from the North and, also, when low pressure area prevailed.