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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Scarlet Fever.
The incidence of scarlet fever was on much the same scale as in the
year before, 109 cases being notified, of which 93 were in residents of
the district. The incidence rates were accordingly:—
All cases 1.77 per 1,000 population.
Residents 1.68 per 1,000 population.
All were mild cases and there was no death.
Thirty-seven, representing 34:% of the total were nursed at home.
TABLE 11.
SCARLET FEVER—DISTRIBUTION OF CASES, 1949.
1949. | Ward. | Total. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Helier North. | St. Helier South. | St. Helier West. | North-East | North-West. | Central. | South-East. | South-West. | ||
January | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
February | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
March | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
April | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 |
May | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
June | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
July | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
August | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||
September | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
October | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 11 |
November | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
December | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
Totals | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 93 |
Monthly Mean | 1.33 | 1.41 | 0.83 | 0.75 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.75 | 1.50 | 7.75 |
Case rate per 1,000 population | 1.85 | 2.41 | 1.19 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 2.69 | 1.52 |
TABLE 12.
SCARLET FEVER—MULTIPLE CASES, 1949.
Ward. | No. of houses in which occurred. | Total Houses. | Total Cases. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Case. | 2 Cases. | 3 Cases. | |||
St. Helier North | 16 | - | - | 16 | 16 |
St. Helier South | 17 | — | — | 17 | 17 |
St. Helier West | 8 | 1 | — | 9 | 10 |
North-East | 9 | — | — | 9 | 9 |
North-West | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Central | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 |
South-East | 7 | 1 | — | 8 | 9 |
South-West | 12 | 3 | — | 15 | 18 |
Whole District | 81 | 6 | — | 87 | 93 |