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 Merton & Morden]
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TABLE XIX.
SCARLET FEVER—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION.
1939 | Wards. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abbey. | Bushey Mead. | Central. | Morden. | Park. | Ravensbury. | Raynes Park. | St. Helier. | West Barnes. | Total. | |
January | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 10 |
February | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
March | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 13 |
April | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 11 |
May | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 |
June | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 7 |
July | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 18 |
August | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
September | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
October | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
November | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
December | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 8 |
Total | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 98 |
Monthly mean | .75 | .93 | .75 | .50 | .83 | 2.00 | .83 | .75 | .92 | 8 16 |
The incidence in the various wards was as follows:—
Wards. | Cases. | Incidence per 1,000 population. |
---|---|---|
Abbey | 9 | 1.73 |
Bushey Mead | 10 | 1.26 |
Central | 9 | .87 |
Morden | 6 | .61 |
Park | 10 | .99 |
Ravensbury | 24 | 3.13 |
Raynes Park | 10 | 1.35 |
St. Helier | 9 | .73 |
West Barnes | 11 | 1.61 |