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Coulsdon and Purley 1937
[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, 1937.
| Disease. | Beddington and Wallington. | Coulsdon and Purley. | Merton and Morden. | Mitcham. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cases | deaths | cases | deaths | cases | deaths | cases | deaths | |
| Diphtheria | 4 | — | 8 | — | 28 | 4 | 98 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 59 | — | 50 | — | 115 | — | 181 | — |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 8 | — |
| Tonsillitis | 1 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 7 | — |
| Measles | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | — |
| Rubella | — | – | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — |
| Other Diseases. | ||||||||
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Impetigo | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Cerebro—spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Meningitis—Tubercular | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Mumps | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Furunculosis with Anaemia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nephritis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| liver Abcess from Amoebic Dysentery | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Rhinitis and Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Adenitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cellulitis of Ankle | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Otitis Media | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Septic Burn of Foot | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Septicaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | 70 | — | 86 | 1 | 167 | 6 | 327 | 4 |