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Merton and Morden 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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HOSPITALS.
Smallpox. By arrangement with the South East Metropolitan
Regional Hospital Board, any cases of smallpox occurring in this
district are to be admitted to the Joyce Green Hospital, Dartford,
Kent. Fortunately once again we had no reason to take advantage
of this arrangement.
Infectious Disease. Whereas before the National Health
Service Act it was exceptional for cases of infectious disease from
our area to be admitted elsewhere than to the Wandle Valley
Hospital, which, under the Wandle Valley Joint Board served
this area together with the neighbouring areas of Mitcham, Beddington
and Wallington, and Coulsdon and Purley, now a considerable
number of these cases are admitted to other of the
Regional Board's hospitals, particularly the Grove Hospital, Tooting.
Table XI, which used to show the extent of the work done
on our behalf by the Wandle Valley Hospital, has therefore been
amended to show the hospital admissions of infectious disease.
TABLE IX.
Cases admitted to Isolation Hospitals during the year 1950.
| Disease (Final Diagnosis) | Wandle Valley | Grove | Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| Scarlet Fever | 38 | 16 | 18 | |||
| Measles | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Influenza | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dermatitis | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tonsillitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Non-specific Erythema | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 1 |
| Glandular Fever | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Pityriasis Rosea | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Fever | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 49 | - | 24 | - | 25 | 1 |
General and Maternity.
1. The Nelson Hospital. The accommodation of this
hospital, which serves the Wimbledon, Merton and Morden area
is 121 beds, 47 of which are maternity beds.
2. Other Hospitals. Other hospitals available for the use
of residents of the district include the St. Helier Hospital situate
just beyond the boundary of our district in the Carshalton area
and the Epsom and Kingston Hospitals which are within a
matter of five miles or so.
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