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Merton and Morden 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE VI.
Cases admitted to the Wandle Valley Isolation Hospital during the Year 1946.
| Disease. | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 9 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 95 | — |
| Erysipelas | 4 | — |
| Tonsillitis or Quinsy | 12 | — |
| Measles | 3 | — |
| Influenza | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | — |
| Rubella | 2 | — |
| Meningitis, all types, including T.B. Meningitis | 2 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever (Sepsis) | 3 | — |
| Admitted with Mother | 3 | — |
| Infantile Paralysis | 2 | — |
| Dermatitis | 2 | — |
| Laryngitis | 2 | — |
| Bronchitis | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 |
| Otitis Media | 1 | — |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | l | - |
| Total | 146 | 8 |
General and Maternity.
1. The Nelson Hospital for Wimbledon, Merton and
district. The accommodation of this voluntary hospital, to
whose funds the Council makes an annual grant, is 105 beds,
25 of which are maternity beds.
The following information relating to the hospital's activities during the year under review is supplied by the courtesy of the Secretary:—
| (a) General Medical and Surgical Treatment. | |
| Total number of in-patients admitted | 1,392 |
| Number from Merton and Morden | 482 |
| Total number of new out-patients | 8,740 |
| Number from Merton and Morden | 3,944 |