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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Carshalton 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Poliomyelitis.
Polioencephalitis.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
No'cases notified.
Scarlet Fever.
Somewhat fewer cases of scarlet fever occurred. A total of 96
(89 residents) compared with 109 (107 residents) in the year before
was notified. The case rates were accordingly :
All cases 1.59 per 1,000 population.
Residents 1.48 per 1,000 population.
Fifteen percent. were children of pre-school age, 73% school
children and 12% over 15 years. All but 15 were removed to isolation
hospital and there were no deaths. There was one "return" case.
TABLE 15.
SCARLET FEVER—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION
1940.
(Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
| 1940. | Ward. | Total. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helier North. | St. Helier South. | St. Helier West. | NorthEast | NorthWest. | Central. | SouthEast. | SouthWest. | ||
| January | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| February | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| March | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| April | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| May | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 |
| Tune | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
| July | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 |
| August | — | — | 1 | — | — | . — | — | 1 | |
| September | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | ||
| October | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | |
| November | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| December | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 14 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 89 |
| Monthly Mean | 1.2 | 0.83 | 0.75 | 1.33 | 0.25 | 0.41 | 1.0 | 1.66 | 7.4 |
| 1.65 | 1.44 | 1.12 | 1.74 | 0.42 | 0.83 | 1.65 | 3.40 | 1.49 | |