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Mitcham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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WANDLE VALLEY JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD.
Cases admitted to the hospital during the year ended December 31, 1936.
| Disease | Beddington & Wallington | Coulsdon & Purley | Merton & 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 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | 1† |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1† | 7 | 11 |
| Tonsilitis | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... |
| Measles | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 11 | 1|| | 6 | ... |
| Other Diseases | ||||||||
| Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| C.S.M. Mastoidectomy Septicæmia | ... | ... | 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 | ... | ... | ... |
| 68 | l | 155 | 2 | 162 | 2 | 282 | 10 | |
* Erysipelas with cerebral embolus.
† Typhoid with para typhoid.
‡ Erysipelas with nephritis.
§ Streptococcal Meningitis following scarlet fever.
|| Convulsions from measles.