Berrens L, Krijnen H
Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, Klimatologische Dienst, De Bilt.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1993 Aug 7;137(32):1619-22.
In 1932 Storm van Leeuwen, professor of pharmacology in Leiden, together with De Lind van Wijngaarden published data on an increase of common colds in the population in general and an increase of symptoms in asthmatic patients during the period August 8-10, 1931. In asthmatics treated in 'climatized rooms' this aggravation was not observed. In this connection the authors refer to the 'allergen-free' nature of these rooms. After studying the meteorological data of August 1931, however, we conclude that the colds and the aggravation of the asthmatic complaints in the period of August 8-10 were probably due to a sudden fall of the temperature from 30 to 15 degrees C in the period August 5-10, owing to a change of weather with influx of cold polar air.
1932年，莱顿药理学教授斯托姆·范·列文与德·林德·范·维扬加登发表了相关数据，指出1931年8月8日至10日期间普通人群感冒发病率上升，哮喘患者症状加重。在“气候调节房”接受治疗的哮喘患者中未观察到这种病情加重的情况。就此，作者提到了这些房间“无过敏原”的特性。然而，在研究了1931年8月的气象数据后，我们得出结论，8月8日至10日期间的感冒以及哮喘症状加重可能是由于8月5日至10日期间气温突然从30摄氏度降至15摄氏度，原因是天气变化，有寒冷的极地空气涌入。
