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Mitcham 1941
[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, 1941.
| Disease | Beddington & Wallington | Coulsdon & Purley | Merton & Morden | Mitcham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| Diphtheria | 11 | 1 | 6 | ... | 24 | ... | 82 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 19 | ... | 27 | ... | 70 | ... | 69 | ... |
| Typhoid | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | 7 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 11 | ... |
| Tonsilitis | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Measles | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 11 | ... | 9 | ... |
| Influenza | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 2* | 7 | ... | 20 | 1 1 | 14 | 1† |
| Rubella | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | ... | 10 | l |
| T.B. Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Chicken Pox | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1‡ |
| Admitted with mother | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Abscesses & Septic Sores | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Septicaemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Dermatitis (including Scabies) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Heat Rash | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| 52 | 3 | 57 | ... | 154 | 3 | 226 | 8 | |
* One Beddington & Wallingion death and one Merton & Morden death.
Whooping Cough with Convulsions.
† One death Whooping Cough and Broncho Pneumonia.
‡ One death Septic Abortion.