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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE X.
Scarlet Fever — Monthly Distribution.
| Month | Wards | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey | Bushey Mead | Central | Morden | Park | Ravensbury | Raynes Park | St. Hcher | West Barnes | ||
| January | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| February | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| March | - | - | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 12 |
| April | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| May | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 10 |
| June | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| July | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 14 |
| August | - | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 |
| September | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| October | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| November | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 35 |
| December | - | 1 | 3 | - | I | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Tota1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 44 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 155 |
| Monthly mean | 0.42 | 1.75 | 1.42 | 3.66 | 1.17 | 0.83 | 1.50 | 1.25 | 0.92 | 12.92 |
The incidence in the various wards was as follows:—
| Wards | Cases | Incidence per 1,000 population |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey | 5 | 0.9 |
| Bushey Mead | 21 | 2.5 |
| Central | 17 | 1.5 |
| Morden | 44 | 3.4 |
| Park | 14 | 1.3 |
| Ravensbury | 10 | 1.4 |
| Raynes Park | 18 | 2.1 |
| St. Helier | 15 | 1.3 |
| West Barnes | 11 | 1.4 |