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Mitcham 1946
[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, 1946.
| Disease | Beddington & Wallington | Coulsdon & Purley | Merton & Morden | Mitcham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Death ss | Cases | Deaths | |
| Diphtheria | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | 9 | ... | 32 | ... |
| Scarlet fever | 30 | ... | 71 | ... | 95 | ... | 70 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 6 | ... |
| Tonsillitis or Quinsy | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | ... | 7 | ... |
| Measles | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | ... |
| Influenza | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... |
| Whooping cough | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 9 | ... |
| Rubella | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Typhoid & Enteritis | 5 | *1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Meningitis, all types including T.B. Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | †2 | 2 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever (Sepsis) | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Admitted with mother | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Infantile paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Dermatitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | 2 | ‡2 | 1 | §1 | 5 | ... |
| Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Glandular Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Tumour of Brain | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Otitis Media | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas (Acute Heart Block) (Admitted December 21, 1945) | ... | 1... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis & Influenzal Pneumo.nia (admitted July 24, 1945) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 48 | 3 | 116 | 4 | 146 | 3 | 166 | 0 | |
* Enteritis & Broncho Pneumonia.
† 1 death Pneumonoccal Meningitis, 1 death Cerebro T.B. following
Pulmonary.
‡ 1 death Septic Bronchitis, 1 death Croup and Broncho Pneumonia.
§ Septic Parotitis and Pneumonia.