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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Mitcham 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Cases admitted to the hospital during the year ended December 31, 1945.
| Disease | Beddington & Wallington | Coulsdon & Purley | Merton & Morden | Mitcham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Canes | Deaths | Canes | Deaths | |
| Diphtheria | 5 | ... | 3 | 1 | 10 | ... | 67 | ... |
| Scarlet fever | 25 | ... | 48 | ... | 68 | ... | 97 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1* |
| Tonsillitis or Quinsy | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | 10 | ... | 15 | ... |
| Measles | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 16 | ... | 26 | ... |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Whooping cough | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Rubella | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Mumps | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Chicken Pox | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Meningitis & C.S.M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 |
| T B. Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever (Sepsis) | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Admitted with mother | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Admitted with baby | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Infantile paralysis | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Dermatitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Enteritis & Typhoid | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 5 | ... |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| No obvious disease | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Mastoid abscess | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Jaundice | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Conjunctivitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Brain Tumour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Purpura | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Pyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| 63 | 2 | 75 | 1 | 129 | 1 | 256 | 6 | |
| *Erysipelas and Cerebral Embolus | ||||||||