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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
Mitcham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Cases admitted to Hospital during Year ended December 31, 1933.
| Disease | Beddington & Wallington | Coulsdon & Purley | Merton & Morden | Mitcham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| Diphtheria | 16 | ... | 14 | ... | 37 | 2 | 33 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 54 | ... | 53 | ... | 193 | 1* | 204 | 1‡ |
| Typhoid | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | 9 | ... |
| Other Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Whooping Cough † | ... | |||||||
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough † | ... | |||||||
| Appendectomy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| T.B. Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumoncoccal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Tonsilitis | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 11 | ... | |
| Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Rubella | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 9 | ... |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••• | 1 | ... |
| Ulcerated Rhinitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Measles & Pneumonia | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Babies (no disease) admitted with mother | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | ... |
| 79 | ... | 85 | ... | 257 | 4 | 296 | 8 | |
* Septicaemia.
† Osteomyelitis.
‡ Septic Pneumonia.