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Mitcham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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WANDLE VALLEY JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD.
Cases admitted to hospital during the year ended December 3i, 1935.
| Disease | Beddington & Wallington | Coulsdon & Purley | Merton & Morden | Mitcham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| Diphtheria | 18 | ... | 52 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 82 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 83 | ... | 78 | ... | 134 | ... | 130 | 1‡ |
| Typhoid | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1† | 2 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 1§ |
| Other Diseases | ||||||||
| Measles | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rubella | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Tonsilitis | 8 | 1 | 5 | ... | 13 | ... | 11 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tubercular Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | l |
| Whooping Cough and Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | l | 2 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rhinitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| No disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Babies (no disease) admitted with mother | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Septicaemia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1¶ |
| C.S.M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | l |
| Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Septic Bursitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Pemphigus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malta Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Otitis Media | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 116 | 1 | 143 | 2 | 209 | 7 | 244 | 8 | |
* Tonsilitis with chronic bronchitis.
† Typhoid with broncho pneumonia.
‡ Scarlet fever and enteritis.
§ Erysipelas with cerebral embolus.
|| Streptococcal septicaemia.
¶ Cerebral tumour.