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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The distribution of the infection is shown in the following table.
TABLE 16
SCARLET FEVER—WARD INCIDENCE, 1937
(Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital.)
| WARD | Cases | Rate per 1,000 population, |
|---|---|---|
| St. Helier North | 102 | 11.88 |
| St. Helier South | 51 | 6.99 |
| St. Helier West | 34 | 4.25 |
| North-East | 22 | 2.99 |
| North-West | 36 | 4.91 |
| Central | 9 | 1.53 |
| South-East | 16 | 2.30 |
| South-West | 5 | 0.74 |
| Whole District | 275 | 4.73 |
As in the year before the attack rate was highest on the St.
Helier Estate.
The seasonal prevalence is shown in Table 17.
TABLE 17.
SCARLET FEVER-MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION 1937.
Wards
| 1937 | St Helier North | St.Helier South | St Helier West | North-East | North-West | Central | South-East | South-West | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 6 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 20 |
| February | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | - | 23 |
| March | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 10 |
| April | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 16 |
| May | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| June | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | — | 24 |
| July .. | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| August . . | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 11 |
| September | 24 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 |
| October .. | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | - | — | 39 |
| November | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| December | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 13 |
| Totals | 102 | 51 | 34 | 22 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 275 |
| Monthly Mean | 8.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 22.9 |