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Merton and Morden 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE XIX.
SCARLET FEVER—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION.
| 1939 | Wards. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey. | Bushey Mead. | Central. | Morden. | Park. | Ravensbury. | Raynes Park. | St. Helier. | West Barnes. | Total. | |
| January | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| February | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| March | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 13 |
| April | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 11 |
| May | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 |
| June | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| July | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| August | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| September | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| October | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| November | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| December | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 8 |
| Total | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 98 |
| Monthly mean | .75 | .93 | .75 | .50 | .83 | 2.00 | .83 | .75 | .92 | 8 16 |
The incidence in the various wards was as follows:—
| Wards. | Cases. | Incidence per 1,000 population. |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey | 9 | 1.73 |
| Bushey Mead | 10 | 1.26 |
| Central | 9 | .87 |
| Morden | 6 | .61 |
| Park | 10 | .99 |
| Ravensbury | 24 | 3.13 |
| Raynes Park | 10 | 1.35 |
| St. Helier | 9 | .73 |
| West Barnes | 11 | 1.61 |