Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE X.
Month | Wards | Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abbey | Bushey Mead | Central | Morden | Park | Ravensbury | Raynes Park | St. Helier | West Barnes | ||
January | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 10 |
February | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
March | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 14 |
April | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
May | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 16 |
June | — | 2 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
July | — | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 31 |
August | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
September | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
October | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
November | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 8 |
December | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
Total | 3 | 5 | 33 | 52 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 146 |
Monthly mean | 0.25 | 0.42 | 2.75 | 4.33 | 1.66 | 0.66 | 0.58 | 1.08 | 0.42 | 12.15 |
The incidence in the various wards was as follows:—
Wards | Cases | Incidence per 1,000 population |
---|---|---|
Abbey | 3 | 0.6 |
Bushey Mead | 5 | 0.7 |
Central | 33 | 3.3 |
Morden | 52 | 4.6 |
Park | 20 | 2.1 |
Ravensbury | 8 | 1.3 |
Raynes Park | 7 | 0.9 |
St. Helier | 13 | 1.3 |
West Barnes | 5 | 0.7 |