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Merton and Morden 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE VIII.
CASES ADMITTED TO THE WANDLE VALLEY ISOLATION HOSPITAL DURING THE YEAR 1939.
| Disease | Beddington and Waliington | Coulsdon and Purley | Merton and Morden | Mitcham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| Diphtheria | 9 | 2 | 10 | - | 34 * | 2 | 27 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever ... | 25 | - | 48 | - | 89 | - | 57 | - |
| Typhoid | ] | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 3 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 6 | - |
| Other Diseases | ||||||||
| Tonsillitis | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | - | 2 | - | 7 | - | 28 | 3 |
| Rubella | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| Enteritis | ] | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Chill | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tubercular Meningitis | - | - | 1 | l | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Osteomyelitis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| Cerebral Haemorrage | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Dermatitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Urticaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Admitted with mother | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Meningitis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| influenza | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| No Disease | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 54 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 144 | 2 | 137 | 6 | |
* Includes two " carriers."
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