Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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.