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Carshalton 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 13
WHOOPING COUGH—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION 1953
(Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)
| 1953 | Ward | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helier North | St. Ilelier South | St. Helier West | North-East | North-West | Central | outh-East | South-West | ||
| January | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 54 |
| February | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 44 |
| March | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 57 |
| April | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 37 |
| May | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| June | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 |
| July | 7 | — | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 31 |
| August | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 26 |
| September | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| October | 6 | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| November | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| December | 5 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 16 |
| Totals | 56 | 22 | 33 | 71 | 33 | 47 | 51 | 23 | 336 |
| Monthly Mean | 4.66 | 1.83 | 2.75 | 5.91 | 2.75 | 3.91 | 4.25 | 1.91 | 28.00 |
| Case rate per 1,000 population | 6.46 | 3.09 | 4.07 | 7.12 | 4.43 | 7.86 | 6.30 | 3.60 | 5.44 |
Meningococcal Infection
One case of meningoencephalitis was notified in a boy of three
years. The attack, a severe fulminating one, was fatal in forty-eight
hours. There was no evidence of contact with any other known case of
meningococcal infection.
Poliomyelitis
Nine cases of poliomyelitis were reported during the year, seven of
them during July and August. Five showed evidence of paralysis and
three were non-paralytic. Details are as follows:
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