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Carshalton 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Scarlet Fever.
This endemic infection was less prevalent, the number of notified
cases falling to 109 from 151 in the year before. Of the total, 100 were
residents of the district. The incidence rates were accordingly :
All cases 1.76 per thousand population.
Residents 1.62 per thousand population.
As for many years past, the illness was in a mild form and there
were no deaths.
Thirty-six, representing 33% of the total cases were nursed at home.

Table: TABLE 10.SCARLET FEVER—DISTRIBUTION OF CASES, 1951

TABLE 10.

SCARLET FEVER—DISTRIBUTION OF CASES, 1951

1951Ward
St. Helier NorthSt. Helier SouthSt. Helier WestNorth-EastNorth WestCentralSouth-EastSouth-WestTotal
January1-2--12-6
February214—111212
March13-41---9
April11-22-2-8
May-22232-112
June2-2-----4
July--1---1-2
August--1-----1
September1------12
October-7-33-2-15
November34121---11
December7-51212-18
Totals18181814135104100
Monthly Mean1.501.501.501.161.080.410.830.338.33
Case rate per 1,000 population2.112.592.181.511.810.811.280.601.62

Table: TABLE 11.SCARLET FEVER—MULTIPLE CASES, 1951.

TABLE 11.

SCARLET FEVER—MULTIPLE CASES, 1951.

WardNo. of houses in which occurredTotal HousesTotal Cases
1 Case2 Cases3 Cases
St. Helier North142-1618
St. Helier South18--1818
St. Helier West142-1618
North-East7211014
North-West111-1213
Central5--55
South-East10--1010
South-West4--44
Whole District837191100