Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The infection was mild in all instances and there was no death.
The number nursed at home at 39, represents 36% of the total and is
the highest proportion so nursed yet recorded. Slightly more than
half were children of school age.
TABLE 15.
1948. | Ward. | Total. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Helier North. | St. Helier South. | St. Helier West. | North-East | North-West. | Central. | South-East. | South-West. | ||
January | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 14 |
February | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
March | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
April | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
May | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 |
Tune | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
July | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 |
August | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
September | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
October | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 7 |
November | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 |
December | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
Totals | 15 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 103 |
Monthly Mean | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 0.91 | 0.83 | 0.50 | 0.58 | 8.58 |
Case rate per 1,000 population | 1.73 | 1.97 | 2.37 | 2.12 | 1.49 | 1.64 | 0.80 | 1.04 | 1.65 |
TABLE 16.
SCARLET FEVER—MULTIPLE CASES, 1948.
Ward. | No. of houses in which occurred. | Total Houses. | Total Cases. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Case. | 2 Cases. | 3 Cases. | |||
St. Helier North | 13 | 1 | - | 14 | 15 |
St. Helier South | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
St. Helier West | 18 | 1 | — | 19 | 20 |
North-East | 16 | 2 | — | 18 | 20 |
North-West | 11 | — | — | 11 | 11 |
Central | 7 | — | 1 | 8 | 10 |
South-East | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 |
South-West | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 |
Whole District | 83 | 7 | 2 | 92 | 103 |