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Carshalton 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Erysipelas
Two cases of this infection occurred in middle aged women, one was
a typical infection of the face and in the other the leg was affected. One
received hospital treatment and both recovered.
Pneumonia
The incidence of primary and influenzal pneumonia is largely an
index to the severity of the winter months experienced in any year. In
1962 only 6 cases, all adults, were notified, none of which was said to be of
influenzal origin. This is the lowest total yet recorded.
Measles
The year 1962 was not a "measles year." This in conformity with
the long established pattern in the London area followed a year of heavy
incidence. Only 59 cases were notified during the year, as compared with
811 in 1961. There were no deaths.
TABLE 12
MEASLES—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION,
1962
(Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)
| 1962 | Ward | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helier North | St. Helier South | St. Helier West | North- East | Northwest | Central | South-East | Southwest | Total | |
| January | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| February | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 |
| March | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| April | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| May | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| June | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| July | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| August | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| September | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| October | 1 | — | 1 | — | I | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| November | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 7 |
| December | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 59 |
| Monthly Mean | 0.25 | 0.08 | 0.41 | 0.25 | 0.33 | 0.08 | 2.16 | 1.33 | 4.91 |
| Case rate per 1,000 population | 0.43 | 0.16 | 0.75 | 0.33 | 0.59 | 0.17 | 3.05 | 2.28 | 1.04 |
Whooping Cough
Since vaccination against whooping cough was practised on a significant
scale, the yearly total of cases notified has been persistently below
100, whereas prior to 1954 it was not uncommon to have epidemic conditions
giving 300 to 400 cases a year. The low incidence of this disease at 18
cases in 1962 was also a record figure, the previous low being 32 in 1959.
No case was fatal.
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