This dataset, whooping_cough_dk_df, is a data frame containing weekly incidence data of whooping cough in Copenhagen, Denmark between January 1900 and December 1937. It includes 1,982 weekly observations across 8 demographic and epidemiological variables.
Usage
data(whooping_cough_dk_df)Format
A data frame with 1,982 weekly observations and 8 variables:
- date
Date of observation (factor)
- births
Number of births (integer)
- day
Day of month (integer)
- month
Month (integer 1-12)
- year
Year (integer 1900-1937)
- cases
Number of whooping cough cases (integer)
- deaths
Number of whooping cough deaths (integer)
- popsize
Population size (numeric)
Details
The dataset name has been kept as 'whooping_cough_dk_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the PulmoDataSets package. The suffix 'df' indicates that this is a standard data frame. The original content has not been modified in any way.