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Coulsdon and Purley 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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Table v.—wandle valley joint hospital board.
Cases admitted to the Hospital during Year ended 31st December, 1936.
| Disease. | Beddington and Wallington. | Coulsdon and Purley. | Merton and Morden. | Mitcham. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cases | deaths | cases | deaths | cases | deaths | cases | deaths | |
| Diphtheria | 11 | - | 38 | 1 | 27 | - | 103 | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 47 | 1* | 96 | — | 111 | — | 149 | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | 4 | 1† |
| Erysipelas | — | - | 3 | - | 2 | 1‡ | 7 | 1§ |
| Tonsillitis | 4 | — | 6 | - | 1 | - | 5 | - |
| Measles | 3 | - | 2 | - | 11 | 1$ | 6 | - |
| Other Diseases. | ||||||||
| Chicken Pox | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| C.S.M.—Mastoidectomy— Septicaemia | - | - | 1 | 1 | -_ | _ | 2 | -_ |
| Ulcerated Stomatitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tubercular Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Enteritis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | — | — | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 3 |
| Babies—admitted with mother | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rubella | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | — | - | - |
| Rheumatic Fever.. | - | - | — | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Pemphigus | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mother—no disease | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | - | -- | - | -- | 1 | -- | - | - |
| Totals | 68 | 1 | 154 | 2 | 162 | 2 | 282 | 10 |
* Streptococcal Meningitis following Scarlet Fever.
†
Typhoid with Para Typhoid,
‡
Erysipilas with Nephritis.
§ Erysipelas with Cerebral Embolus.
$ Convulsions from Measles.