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Mitcham 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Treated at baths, 185 persons; representing 76 families.
Number of baths given, 554.
Supplied with lotion or ointment (for home treatment), 95
persons; representing 51 families.
WANDLE VALLEY JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD
Cases admitted to the hospital during the year ended December 31, 1943.
| Disease | Beddington & Wallington | Coulsdon & Purley | Merton & Morden | Mitcham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| Diphtheria | 9 | ... | 3 | ... | 12 | 1 | 38 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 93 | ... | 126 | ... | 189 | ... | 155 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | ... |
| Tonsilitis | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Measles | 5 | ... | 4 | ... | 8 | ... | 35 | ... |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | 2 |
| Rubella | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Mumps | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | 2‡ |
| Ulceration of Mouth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Cancer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Admitted with mother | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Streptococcal Septicæmia | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Jaundice | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Gastro Enteritis | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Facial Abscess | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Broncho Pneumonia | 4 | 1§ | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 |
| Pemphigus | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhoid | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Otitis Media | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Abdomen | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 130 | l | 151 | 3 | 238 | 1 | 274 | 15 | |
* 1 death Laryngeal Diphtheria and Broncho Pneumonia.
| Measles and Broncho Pneumonia.
J 1 Influenzal Meningitis, 1 T.B. Meningitis.
§ Admitted '21-12-42.