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Merton and Morden 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE XIII.
SCARLET FEVER—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION.
| 1940 | Wards. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey. | Bushey Mead. | Central. | | Morden. | Park. | Ravensbury. | Ray nee Park. | St. HeLier. | West Barnes. | Total. | |
| January | _ | – | 1 | – | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 2 |
| February | – | – | — | – | 1 | 1 | – | — | – | 2 |
| March | 1 | _ | – | – | – | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 2 |
| April | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| May | –_ | _ | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 14 | – | 20 |
| June | – | – | — | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | 9 | – | 16 |
| July | – | – | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 8 |
| August | – | 1 | 1 | — | – | – | — | 1 | – | 3 |
| September | – | – | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | – | 11 |
| October | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | – | 9 |
| November | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| December | 1 | — | – | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 2 | 91 |
| Monthly mean | .25 | .08 | 1.08 | .75 | .50 | 1.0 | .58 | 3.17 | .17 | 7.58 |
The incidence in the various wards was as follows:—
| Wards. | Cases. | Incidence per 1,000 population. |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey | 3 | |
| Bus'hey Mead | 1 | .13 |
| Central | 13 | 1.25 |
| Morden | 9 | .85 |
| Park | 6 | |
| Ravensbury | 1.90 | |
| Raynes Park | 7 | ,99 |
| St. Helier | 38 | 3,20 |
| West Barnes | .30 |