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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
Merton and Morden 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE X.
| Month | Wards | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey | Bushey Mead | Central | Morden | Park | Ravensbury | Raynes Park | St. Helier | West Barnes | ||
| January | 2 | _ | 2 | 5 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | 12 |
| February | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | 8 |
| March | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 15 |
| April | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| May | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 17 |
| June | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 18 |
| July | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 10 | |
| August | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 12 |
| September | 1 | I | — | 5 | — | - | 2 | - | — | 9 |
| October | — | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 25 |
| November | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | 17 |
| December | — | 2 | 3 | 14 | 3 | - | 1 | - | — | 23 |
| Total | 5 | 14 | 23 | 88 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 22 | 187 |
| Monthly mean | 0.42 | 1.17 | 1.92 | 7.33 | 0.92 | 0.25 | 1.59 | 0.17 | 1.83 | 15.58 |
The incidence in the various wards was as follows: —
| Wards | Cases | Incidence per 1,000 population |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey | 5 | 0.9 |
| Bushey Mead | 14 | 1.7 |
| Central | 23 | 2.0 |
| Morden | 88 | 6.9 |
| Park | 11 | 1.0 |
| Ravensbury | 3 | 0.4 |
| Raynes Park | 19 | 2.2 |
| St. Helier | 2 | 0.2 |
| West Barnes | 22 | 2.8 |