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Merton and Morden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE IX.
CASES ADMITTED TO THE WANDLE VALLEY ISOLATION HOSPITAL DURING THE YEAR 1937.
| Disease | lieddington and Wallington | Coulsdon and Purley | Merton and Morden | Mitcham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oases | Deaths | Cases; | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | CaeCf | Deaths | |
| Diphtheria | 4 | — | 10 | — | 28* | 4 | 98 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 59 | — | 48 | — | 115 | — | 181 | — |
| Typhoid | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 8 | — |
| 1 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | |
| Measles | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 8 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | — |
| Rubella | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — |
| [nfluenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Impetigo | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | — |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Meningitis-Tubercular | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Mumps | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Furunculosis Anaemia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nephritis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liver Abscess from Amoebic Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Rhinitis and Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| Adenitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cellulitis of Ankle | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Otitis Media | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Septic Burn of Foot | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Septicaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 70 | — | 86 | 1 | 167 | 6 | 327 | 4 | |
"Includes six " carriers."
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