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To the left; excess admissions in summer 2006 derived from observed numbers in summer 2006 minus observed numbers during the two preceding summers. To the right; corresponding ratios of observed to expected numbers. The dot-dashed lines correspond to weekly mean temperatures during summer 2006 and the dashed lines to the weekly mean temperatures during the two preceding summers.
