Descriptive statistics for total daily health outcomes for summer 2008/2009 and 2013/2014 (October–March), for the two defined heatwave (hw) (13 days) and non-heat wave periods (169 days): minimum, maximum, mean and SD of daily incidences of ambulance call-outs, hospital admissions, emergency presentations and mortality
| Description | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulance call-outs | ||||
| hw 2009: 13 days | 243 | 361 | 291.1 | 36.1 |
| Non-hw periods 2009: 169 days | 187 | 301 | 249.5 | 20.1 |
| hw 2014: 13 days | 306 | 392 | 342.9 | 25.4 |
| Non-hw periods 2014: 169 days | 258 | 391 | 326.4 | 25.0 |
| Hospital admissions | ||||
| hw 2009 | 460 | 1742 | 1322.9 | 506.4 |
| Non-hw periods 2009 | 271 | 1798 | 1231.5 | 523.4 |
| hw 2014 | 399 | 1713 | 1300.0 | 528.8 |
| Non-hw periods 2014 | 334 | 1972 | 1311.7 | 553.9 |
| Emergency department presentations | ||||
| hw 2009 | 905 | 1065 | 994.5 | 54.3 |
| Non-hw periods 2009 | 802 | 1122 | 971.5 | 59.0 |
| hw 2014 | 918 | 1139 | 999.9 | 55.7 |
| Non-hw periods 2014 | 915 | 1209 | 1034.3 | 66.4 |
| Mortality | ||||
| hw 2009 | 15 | 44 | 28.6 | 9.4 |
| Non-hw periods 2009 | 14 | 41 | 26.1 | 5.6 |
| hw 2014 | 21 | 34 | 28.0 | 4.1 |
| Non-hw periods 2014 | 15 | 38 | 25.3 | 4.7 |