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 Merton & Morden]
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TABLE XX.
SCARLET FEVER—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION.
1938 | Wards. | Total. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abbey. | Bushey Mead. | Central. | Morden. | Park. | Ravensbury. | Raynee Park. | St. Hel.ier. | West Barnes. | ||
January | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
February | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 13 |
March | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
April | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 12 |
May | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 15 |
June | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 9 |
July | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | |
August | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 5 |
September | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 4 |
October | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | 23 |
November | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 12 |
December | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | 1 | 16 |
Total | 6 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 29 | 16 | 32 | 10 | 161 |
Monthly mean | .50 | 1.17 | 1.50 | 1.58 | 1.41 | 2.41 | 1.33 | 2.66 | .83 | 13.4 |
The incidence in the various wards was as follows:—
Wards. | Cases. | Incidence per 1,000 population. |
---|---|---|
Abbey | 6 | 1.1 |
Bushey Mead | 14 | 1.7 |
Central | 18 | 1.8 |
Morden | 19 | 2.7 |
Park | 17 | 1.7 |
Ravensbury | 29 | 3.7 |
Raynes Park | 16 | 2.2 |
St. Helier | 32 | 2.6 |
West Barnes | 10 | 1.4 |