Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 17.
DIPHTHERIA—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1945. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
1945. | Ward. | Total. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Helier North. | St. Helier South. | St. Helier West. | North-East. | Northwest. | Central. | South-East. | Southwest. | ||
January | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
February | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
March | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
April | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
May | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
June | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 5 |
July | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — |
August | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | 2 |
September | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | 1 |
October | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | 1 |
November | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
December | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Monthly Mean | 0.25 | 0.08 | — | 0.25 | 0.59 | — | 0.08 | 0.08 | 1.25 |
Case rate per 1,000 population | 0.39 | 0.16 | — | 0.36 | 0.92 | — | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.28 |
TABLE 18. DIPHTHERIA—MULTIPLE CASES, 1945.
Ward. | No. of houses in which occurred. | Total Houses. | Total Cases. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Case. | 2 Cases. | 3 Cases. | 4 Cases. | |||
St. Helier North | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
St. Helier South | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
St. Helier West | — | — | — | - | — | — |
North-East | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
North-West | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 6 |
Central | — | — | — | — | — | — |
South-East | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
South-West | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Whole District | 12 | — | 1 | — | 13 | 15 |