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Merton 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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SCARLET FEVER.
Eighteen cases were notified, as against 50 in 1907. The
incidence of the disease was 1.4 per thousand population. On
one occasion, a girl, who had attended school for two days in
the peeling stages of Scarlet Fever, was notified as suffering
from the disease, the parents not being aware of the fact. I
inspected the class, and no further cases occurred. The schoolroom
was, of course, disinfected.
SCARLET FEVER.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Barnes | ||||||||||||||
| Over 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bushey Mead | ||||||||||||||
| Over 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Under 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Merton Park— | ||||||||||||||
| Over 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Morden Road Over 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Total | 18 | |
MEASLES.
The provisions of the Infectious Diseases Notification Act
extend also to Measles, and 60 certificates were received.
Owing to the prevalence of the disease, and specially in the
surrounding districts, a watch was kept in our schools, so that
suspicious cases might he excluded.