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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Merton and Morden 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE XXIII. DIPHTHERIA—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1939.
| 1939 | Wards. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey. | Bush^y Mead. | Central. | Morden. | Park. | Ravensbury. | Raynes Park. | St. Helier. | West Barnes. | ||
| January | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| February | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 51 arch | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| April | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| May | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 3 |
| June | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 |
| July | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| August | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| September | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 4 |
| October | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 |
| November | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| December | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 5 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 14 | 3 | 32 |
| Monthly mean | .08 | .25 | .41 | – | .17 | .33 | – | 1.16 | .25 | 2.75 |
The number of houses affected and details of multiple
eases is shown below.
TABLE XXIV. DIPHTHERIA—MULTIPLE CASES OCCURRING IN DOMESTIC DWELLINGS, 1939.
| Wards. | Total cases. | No. of houses with | No. of houses with cases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Case. | 2 Cases. | 3 Cases. | |||
| Abbey | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Bushey Mead | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Central | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Morden | — | — | — | — | — |
| Park | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Ravensbury | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Raynes Park | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Helier | 13 | 9 | 2 | — | 11 |
| West Barnes | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Whole district | 31 | 23 | 4 | — | 27 |
(One further case occurred in an Institution).
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