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 XXIV. DIPHTHERIA—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1938.
1938 | Wards. | Total. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abbey. | Bushey Mead. J | Central. | Morden. | Park. | Ravensbury. | Raynes Park. | St. Helier. | We6t Barnes. | ||
January | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 5 |
February | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
March | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
April | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6 |
May | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
June | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
July | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
August | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
September | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
October | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
November | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
December | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 5 |
Total | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | 28 |
Monthly mean | .08 | .33 | .50 | .33 | – | .25 | – | .41 | .08 | 233 |
The number of houses affected and details of multiple
cases is shown below.
TABLE XXV.
DIPHTHERIA—MULTIPLE CASES OCCURRING IN DOMESTIC DWELLINGS, 1938.
Wards. | Total cases. | No. of houses with | No. of houses with cases. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Case. | 2 Cases. | 3 Cases. | 4 Cases. | |||
Abbey | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
Bushey Mead | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | 5 |
Central | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 |
Morden | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ravensbury | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
Raynes Park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
St. Helier | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | 5 |
West Barnes | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
Whole district | 28 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 |