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Coulsdon and Purley 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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WANDLE VALLEY JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD.
Cases Admitted to Hospital during the Year ended 31st December, 1940.
| Disease. | Beddington and Wallington. | Coulsdon and Pur ley. | Merton and M or den. | Mitch am.. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | |
| Diphtheria | 3 | — | 5 | — | 9 | — | 32 | — |
| Scarlet fever | 30 | — | 71 | — | 95 | — | 70 | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 6 | — |
| Tonsilitis or quinsy | 1 | — | 1 | — | 12 | — | 7 | — |
| Measles | 2 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 6 | — |
| Influenza | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — |
| Whooping cough | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 9 | — |
| Rubella | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — |
| Typhoid and enteritis | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Meningitis, all types | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Puerperal fever (sepsis) | 1 | — | 9 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — |
| Admitted with mother | — | — | 8 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — |
| Infantile paralysis | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Dermatitis | 1 | — | — | — . | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Laryngitis | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | — | — | 2 | 2* | 1 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Nephritis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |
| Glandular fever | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |
| Tumour of brain | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Otitis media | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis lethargica | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas (admitted 21/12/45) | ||||||||
| — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Anterior poliomyelitis and influenzal pneumonia (admitted 24/7/45) | - | |||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 48 | 3 | 116 | 4 | 146 | 3 | 166 | 0 | |
* 1 death septic bronchitis, 1 death croup and broncho-pneumonia.
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