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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE XIV.
| Month | Wards | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey | Bushey Mead | Central | Morden | Park | Ravensbury | Raynes Park | St. Helier | West Barnes | ||
| January | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| February | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6 |
| March | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 |
| April | – | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 9 |
| May | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| June | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| July | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | – | 13 |
| August | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| September | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| October | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| November | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| December | – | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 19 |
| Total | 4 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 112 |
| Monthly mean | 0.33 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 3.33 | 0.66 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.58 | 0.50 | 9.33 |
The incidence in the various wards was as follows:—
| Wards | Cases | Incidence per 1,000 population |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey | 4 | 0.7 |
| Bushey Mead | 14 | 1.7 |
| Central | 14 | 1.2 |
| Morden | 40 | 3.2 |
| Park | 8 | 0.7 |
| Ravensbury | 9 | 1.3 |
| Raynes Park | 10 | 1.2 |
| St. Helier | 7 | 0.6 |
| West Barnes | 6 | 0.8 |