Wow kerrd - research or what?

Wow kerryd - research or what?

A few minutes of googling whilst drinking my morning coffee.

(nothing to "ogle" here, might as well "google" !)

Hmmmm, "ogle" (To stare at impertinently, flirtatiously, or amorously.)

So to say "Go Ogle" elsewhere, would be to say "Google" ? Is that the hidden meaning behind the name ?

"Google" (To Search For impertinently, flirtatiously, or amorously.)

Way too much time on my hands. No more day-off for me ! (and less coffee perhaps as well)

Whats the highest temperature ever recorded in Thailand?

Whats the doctor patient ratio for rural Thailand?

And, to be less serious, whats the baht amount of skin whitening creams sold in Thailand for 2006 (or 2005)?

Highest temperature seems to have been 44.5 degrees celsius in April 1960 at Uttaradit.

Lowest temperatures were -1.4 at Sakon Kakhon and -1.5 at Dan Sai, both recorded in January 1974.

(note that a temperature reading of -8 degrees was recorded once at the peak of Doi Inthanon, no date given though).

Harder finding stats on highest (annual) rainfall ever recorded, though last year (2006) was apparently the wettest year since the early 70's ! Over 7% more rainfall than the average over the last 30 years.

The highest amount of rainfall recorded last year (over a 24 hour period) was 330mm (about 13").

Asfor Doctor-Patient ratios, the only stats I could come up with (quicky) seems to be an average of 1:92 (1 doctor per 92 patients). However, another site noted a figure of .37 doctors per 1,000 patients (roughly 1 whole doctor per 2,700 patients). That sounds a little more realistic.

In Thailand, skin care is big business. Annual sales of skin care products are now estimated at about Baht 5.7 billion.

Whitening products account for almost half of all product sales each year (not quite 3 BILLION baht per year then) !

Bravo! And yes, the .37 seems more realisitic. On Koh P, there are two doctors at the govt hospital, with a registered population of 7000+, unregistered 14000+. There are three private clinics (charging a fortune and mainly cater to tourists) each with one doctor.

3 billion baht for skin whitening creams. Not surprising.

Anyway, did CB's snake question ever get answered?

Anyway, did CB's snake question ever get answered?

Thailand - between 1985 and 1989, the number of reported snake bite cases increased from 3,377 to 6,038 per year, reflecting increased diligence in reporting rather than a true increase in snake bites; the number of deaths ranged from 81 to 183 (average 141) per year.

In 1991 there were 1,469 reported bites with five deaths, in 1992, 6,733 bites with 19 deaths and, in 1994, 8,486 bites with eight deaths. Deaths reported in hospital returns were only 11% of the number recorded by the Public Health Authorities.

In a national survey of dead snakes brought to hospital by the people they had bitten, 70% of the snakes were venomous species, the most commonly brought species being Malayan pit viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma) 38%, white-lipped green pit viper (Trimeresurus albolabris) 27%, Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii siamensis) 14%, Indo-Chinese spitting cobra (Naja siamensis) 10% and monocellate cobra (N kaouthia) 7%.

In an analysis of 46 fatal cases in which the snake had been reliably identified, Malayan kraits (Bungarus candidus) and Malayan pit vipers were each responsible for 13 cases, monocellate cobras for 12 and Russell’s vipers for seven deaths.

Unfortunately, this seems to be just about the only statistical data I can find at the moment, and appears to be about 13 years out of date.