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Mitcham 1937
[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, 1937.
| Disease | Beddington & Wallington | Coulsdon & Purley | Merton & Morden | Mitcham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| Diphtheria | 4 | ... | 10 | ... | 28 | 4 | 98 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 59 | ... | 48 | ... | 115 | ... | 181 | ... |
| Typhoid | 1 | ... | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ... |
| Tonsilitis | 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 Men | ||||||||
| ingitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Meningitis-Tubercular | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Mumps | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Farunculosis - Amae- | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| mia | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Nephritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Liver Abscess from | ... | ... | ||||||
| Amoebic Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Rhinitis & Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Adenitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Cellulitis of Ankle | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Otitis Media | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Septic Burn of Foot | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Septicaemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 70 | — | 86 | 1 | 167 | 6 | 327 | 4 | |