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 XIII.
SCARLET FEVER—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION.
1942 | Wards | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A bbey | Bushey Mead | Central | Morden | Park | Ravensbury | Raynes Park | St Helier | West Barnes | Total | |
January | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 11 |
February | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 19 |
Match | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | – | 3 | 21 |
April | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
May | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 |
June | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
July | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
August | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
September | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | 22 |
October | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
November | 1 | — | 17 | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 39 |
Dece Tiber | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 37 |
Totil | 11 | 15 | 57 | 36 | 21 | 19 | 28 | 17 | 25 | 229 |
Monthly mend |
The incidence in the various wards was as follows:—
Ward | Cases | Incidence per 1000 population |
---|---|---|
Abbey | 11 | |
Bushey Mead | 15 | |
Central | 57 | |
Morden | 36 | |
Park | 21 | |
Bavensbury | 19 | |
Raynes Park | 28 | |
St. Helier | 17 | |
West Barnes | 25 |