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Carshalton 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Whooping Cough.
Pertussis was more prevalent than in the year before, 192 (6 nonresidents)
cases being notified as against 106. Incidence was heaviest
in the Spring and Autumn. There were no deaths from this infection.
TABLE 19.
WHOOPING COUGH -WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION,
1916.
(Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
| 1946. | Ward. | Total. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helier North. | St. Helier South. | St. Helier West. | NorthEast. | NorthWest. | Central. | SouthEast. | SouthWest. | ||
| January | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 |
| February | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| March | 2 | — | — | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 26 |
| April | 1 | — | — | 16 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 27 |
| May | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 15 |
| June | — | — | I | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 13 |
| July | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 |
| August | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| September | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| October | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 27 |
| November | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 21 |
| December | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 8 |
| Totals | 29 | 20 | 33 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 186 |
| Monthly Mean | 2.41 | 1,66 | 2.75 | 4.58 | 1.41 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.66 | 15.50 |
| Case rate per 1,000 population | 3.43 | 2.87 | 4.10 | 5.99 | 2.35 | 0.99 | 0.82 | 3.04 | 3.11 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
There were no notifications of this eye infection of the newborn.
Puerperal Pyrexia.
Rise of temperature during child birth was notified in .'11 woine
only 4 of whom were residents of the district. In 28 instances t
patient was confined in hospital. All but 2 received hospital treatme
and all recovered.
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