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Mitcham 1938
[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, 1938.
| Disease | Beddington & Wallington | Coulsdon & Purley | Merton & Morden | Mitcham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| Diphtheria | 15 | ... | 10 | ... | 33 | 2 | 76 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 38 | ... | 59 | ... | 143 | ... | 128 | ... |
| Typhoid | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Tonsilitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | 8 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Rubella | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Enteritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer of Bowel | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chill | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| T.B. Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Septicaemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Sepsis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malta Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Mumps | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Impetigo | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Admitted with mother | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Streptococcal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| 71 | 3 | 82 | ... | 196 | 3 | 233 | 3 | |