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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE XI.
| Disease | Cases Notified | Case Rate per 1,000 population | Deaths among notified cases | Percentage of deaths to cases | Distribution of Cases in Wards | No. of cases removed to hospital | Percentage of cases removed to hospital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey | Bushey Mead | Central | Morden | Park | Ravensbury | Raynes Park | St. Helier | West Barnes | |||||||
| Smallpox | — | _ | - | - | - | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 187 | 2.49 | - | - | 5 | 14 | 23 | 88 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 22 | 129 | 69% |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 0.02 | - | - | — | 1 | — | — | I | — | — | — | — | 2 | 100% |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | 0.01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 100% |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 0.07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 100% |
| Erysipelas | 12 | 0.15 | - | - | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 33.3% |
| Poliomyelitis | 10 | 0.13 | - | - | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 90% |
| Polio Encephalitis | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 50% | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 50% |
| Dysentery | 3 | 0.04 | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 8 | 0.11 | - | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 0.01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 100% |
| Pneumonia | 49 | 0.65 | 2 | 4.1% | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | _* | — |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 25 | 0.33 | 2 | 8% | 2 | _ | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | _* | |
| Measles | 721 | 9.55 | — | - | 53 | 76 | 120 | 184 | 62 | 8 | 106 | 30 | 82 | 2 | 0.28% |
| Whooping Cough | 331 | 4.38 | — | — | 22 | 28 | 24 | 98 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 19 | 2 | 0.60% |
*Number admitted to Isolation Hospital only.
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