London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE 20. DIPHTHERIA—MULTIPLE CASES 1937.
| Ward | No. of houses in which occurred | Total houses | Total cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 case | 2 cases | 3 cases | 4 cases | |||
| St. Hel:er North | 7 | _ | _ | _ | 7 | 7 |
| St. Helier South | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 |
| St. Helier West | 7 | 2 | — | 9 | 13 | |
| North-East | 5 | 1 | - | — | 7 | |
| North-West | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | 3 | 4 |
| Central | 7 | - | - | — | 7 | 7 |
| South-East | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South-West | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whole District | 37 | 2 | — | 41 | 47 | |
TABLE 21. DIPHTHERIA—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION 1937.
| 1937 | St.Helier North | St.Helier South | St.Helier West | North-East | North-West | Central | South-East | South-West | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | — | 1 | 4 | l | 4 | — | — | 10 |
| February | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| March | 1 | 1 | l | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| April | — | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| May | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | |
| June | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| July | 1 | — | — | i | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| August | — | 1 | 4 | — | l | — | — | — | 6 |
| September | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
| October | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| December | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Totals | 7 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 47 |
| Monthly Mean | 1.78 | 2.29 | 3.32 | 1.78 | 1.02 | 1.78 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.92 |
There were 4 deaths from diphtheria, 3 boys aged 11 years,
5 years and 4 years and 1 girl aged 5 years. 582 swabs were
examined for diphtheria, of which 44 were positive.
76